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Bible Core Course ( CHR 211 )

The Bible Core Course equips students with the Inductive approach to Bible study. This approach facilitates the use of critical thinking to move from the particulars of the text to personal discipleship. Observations from the text are utilised to draw conclusions and through interpretation arrive at timeless principles. This means that we will follow the process all the way through to personal life change. Students will learn how to read the Bible for learning and understanding in each biblical genre. A variety of creative and integrative teaching and learning styles are utilised. The student will be able to see the big picture of the whole Bible through their own personal creation of timelines and overviews. Students will learn how to memorize, meditate, teach, preach and lead small group Bible studies. This course meets the requirements for a Core Curriculum Course with the U of N.

Bible Core Course ( CHR 211 )

The Bible Core Course equips students with the Inductive approach to Bible study. This approach facilitates the use of critical thinking to move from the particulars of the text to personal discipleship. Observations from the text are utilized to draw conclusions and through interpretation arrive at timeless principles. This means that we will follow the process all the way through to personal life change. Students will learn how to read the Bible for learning and understanding in each biblical genre. A variety of creative and integrative teaching and learning styles are utilized. The student will be able to see the big picture of the whole Bible through their own personal creation of timelines and overviews. Students will learn how to memorize, meditate, teach, preach and lead small group Bible studies. This course meets the requirements for a Core Curriculum Course with the U of N.

Discipleship Training School (DTS) ( DSP 211 )

This school is an intensive Christian discipleship course beginning with an 11 or 12-week lecture/teaching phase followed by an 8-12 week practical field assignment. It is a prerequisite for all other courses in the University of the Nations, and also serves to orient and prepare all new Youth With A Mission (YWAM) staff. The DTS is designed to encourage students in personal character development, cultivating their relationship with God and identifying their unique gifts and callings. Cross-cultural exposure and global awareness are special emphases throughout the course, preparing the students to evangelize and disciple current and future generations, answering the call to "Go into all the world and teach (make disciples of) all nations." (Matthew 28:19). The curriculum is in the following six major categories: God's nature and character; God's intention for individuals, peoples and nations; seeing all of life from God's perspective; redemption, sin, and the Cross; God's family - the Church; God's world - His call and commission; the ministries of YWAM. Focused DTS's: In some locations the DTS is offered with a particular focus, such as the Crossroads DTS, Operation Year DTS, University DTS, Sports DTS, Arts DTS, etc. Credit will be given for this course with satisfactory completion of DSP 212.

Foundations for Intercultural Studies ( HMT 271 )

An overview of missions with some specific skill training is introduced during the initial three-month course and then developed further during the field assignment. Topics include: biblical and historical foundations for missions; the nature of the Church; intercultural communication (principles of and skills for learning another language and culture); missions strategy (evangelism and church planting, church growth, intercession and spiritual warfare, healing, signs and wonders, relief and development); personal and team relationships (the worker's relationship with God, interpersonal relationships, leadership and authority, team building and team dynamics, developing and relating with a prayer/financial support team). Some emphases are: Frontiers: focuses on unreached people groups among Muslims, Hindus, Tribals and Buddhists. The purpose is to train workers for living and ministering among unreached people groups with church planting as a key strategy in discipling new converts; Strategic: focuses on deploying pioneering teams as the basic vehicle for addressing strategic areas of need throughout the world. Strategic missions embraces both short-term and long-term strategies to accomplish all aspects of ministry, including the planting of both local churches and missions structures. Pioneering: focuses on equipping individuals and teams to pioneer new ministries in geograpical areas and societal spheres, and to help clarify callings, develop vision and learn how to implement a pioneer project. Muslim: focuses on providing students with the knowledge and skills to minister effectively long-term in a Muslim nation. Students should be able to provide an effective, contextual witness to Muslims, having the skills to be a part of a team starting a new long-term ministry in a Muslim nation.

Introduction to Inductive Bible Study ( CHR 111 )

Using the inductive method, and the books of Acts, Philemon and the Gospel of John, as well as a variety of learning methods, students will learn how to rightly handle the Word of God, develop an overall understanding of the message of the New Testament, and develop skills that will serve a lifetime of Bible reading, memorization, meditation and study. A reverence for God's Word and a hunger to understand and apply the Scriptures through study, worship, prayer and obedience will result in the transformation of beliefs, values and behaviors.

Missions Strategies ( CHR 199 )