Bible School for the Nations

The Bible School for the Nations (BSN) is a 4-month chronological study of Genesis to Revelation that equips each participant in how to become an effective communicator of God’s Word. The BSN also tackles topics such as Biblical Worldview, Hermeneutics, Church History, Transformation of Society, the Kingdom of God, God’s Nature and Character, and much more.

 

  • TBA, 2025

  • Non-refundable application fee: $40 USD

    Tuition is $4,400 USD

    • Tuition includes housing, transportation to course-related activities, meals, course materials, and two week-long outreach trips to various US cities (housing, transportation & food included for trips)

    Cost for outreach is TBA (between $2000-$4000 USD)

  • The BSN is geared to equip and train you to:

    • develop a lifelong desire to study the Bible

    • cultivate tools to understand and apply the Bible

    • become more effective communicators

    • apply the Bible to all areas of life and society

    • effectively disciple nations

    • understand the overall story of Scripture

    Skills learned:

    • Inductive Bible study approach

    • Ability to teach the Bible in a variety of contexts

    • Familiar with Metanarrative of Scripture

    • Crafting a sermon

    • Crafting a Biblical teaching/Bible study

    • Sharing your personal testimony

    • Sharing the Gospel in other cultural-contexts

    • Applying the Biblical truth to life

  • Participants who complete the BSN will have the following courses completed/credits with the University of the Nations:

    CHR 225 - 12 credits

    CHR 125 - 4 credits

    About the University of the Nations (UofN):

    The University of the Nations was born out of Youth With A Mission (YWAM), a highly decentralized international movement of Christians from many denominations dedicated to presenting the person of Jesus Christ to this generation and to training and equipping many believers in that endeavor. As citizens of God’s kingdom, YWAM staff seek to love, worship, and obey their Lord, to love and serve His Body, the Church, and to present the whole gospel for the whole person throughout the whole world. Learn more about the UofN here.

 

Modules

The BSN is broken up into 7, multi-week modules. These modules include:

  • Intro to Studying the Bible

  • The Pentateuch

  • Kingdom of Israel

  • Exile & Return

  • Kingdom of God

  • The Epistles

  • Discipling the Nations

Participants are also equipped with a week-long Cross-Cultural Training week before leaving for outreach.

Other elements of BSN

The BSN schedule also includes small groups, local ministry, worship, intercessory prayer, one on one accountably, and inductive Bible study. You will have the opportunity to grow in your understanding of the Bible and your skills in a live/learn environment designed to help you along in your journey in Christian community.

One unique aspect of our BSN is two, 1-week-long stateside outreach weeks built into the lecture phase to other cities around the U.S. and Canada to put into practice what you are learning. These two weeks are included in the cost of tuition.

The final portion of the BSN is a 6-week overseas outreach to partner with the church and local ministries to share the Gospel, disciple local believers, and see God’s Kingdom expand as we go to the ends of the Earth!

 

frequently asked questions

  • The BSN is open to anyone who has successfully completed a YWAM Discipleship Training School (DTS).

  • A typical week in BSN includes daily personal time with Jesus, daily class time on that week’s topic, homework/study time, intercession and worship, local outreach opportunities, and work detail.

  • Globally, YWAM is united by a shared statement of purpose, belief and foundation values. Please follow this link to learn more and read YWAM’s statement of belief.

 

Interested in BSN but not ready to apply yet? We’d love to hear from you and give you more info!