Thursday, August 13, 2009

Coming soon... C-SBS

C-SBS = Chronological School of Biblical Studies. Yes, I'm going back to school. I have been serving in Christian Missions for over 6 years now, and the C-SBS is what I feel God has challenged me to do next. I believe this is so I might know Him better, understand His Word more fully, and be able to teach others to study the Bible for themselves.


I'm starting the school in about a month in Los Angeles. There are Schools of Biblical Studies at many Youth With A Mission locations around the world, but I was drawn to the school in Los Angeles because of the Chronilogical order and because its close enough to Washington so I can visit family at Christmastime. This is something that is important to me since I was overseas last Christmas.

The course begins on September 16th and until then I am in Washington State working a few odd jobs and saving for my course costs. And, of course, I'm hanging out with friends and family whenever I can!

Here's some information about the C-SBS from the YWAM LA website http://www.ywamla.org/ if you are interested in what exactly I'm going to be doing for 9 whole months.
Foundations for Life and Ministry
The Chronological School of Biblical Studies (C-SBS) is a nine-month course in which students study all 66 book of the Bible in chronological order, in effect reading the Bible through 5 times. This school takes an inductive approach, encouraging its students to observe what the text says, and allowing God's Word to shape their beliefs. C-SBS allows the Gospel story to unfold step-by-step, life-by life, as God revealed it to His people.

1st Quarter - September to December 2009:
Part 1: The beginning of Creation; the Fall of Humanity; the Call, Redemption, and Salvation of His people; the Birth of an earthly Kingdom. (Genesis - Samuel)
Part 2: The Heart of the King's Wisdom. (Job, Psalms...)

2nd Quarter - January to March 2010:
Part 1: Merciful Warnings of Judgment to a Stubborn Regime, Promises of Salvation to a Repentant Remnant, and the Downfall of a Kingdom. (Joel - Jeremiah)
Part 2: Rebirth of an International People, awaiting Messiah. (Ezekiel, Daniel... - Malachi)

3rd Quarter - April - June 2010
Part 1: Messiah arrives and defeats death; fills His special people with His Spirit to redeem all peoples into His Kingdom. (Matthew, Luke/Acts, James, Galatians... - 2 Corinthians)
Part 2: Messiah's people worldwide endure suffering as His Kingdom of Grace spreads to all nations. (Mark, Prison Epistles... - John's books)

Outreach: June - August 2010
The final phase of C-SBS offers the students an opportunity to pass on Bible Study tools to others. A three to eight week outreach follows one to two weeks of training after the lecture phase. C-SBS students will have their own collection of Bible stories collected and practiced throughout the 9-months to use in evangelism and teaching.


That's all for now. I'm still figuring out how to add things to this bloggy blog blog, I might even add a video here and there! How very schnazzy.

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