Online Bible Core Course
Online Bible Core Course
The three-month Bible Core Course is now available online to enable YWAM staff and those from other walks of life to take the course part-time while continuing with their base/team/ministry and life responsibilities.
The Online Bible Core Course (OBCC) is a dynamic way for individuals to participate in a fully accredited University of the Nations BCC that can be studied part-time at home, your YWAM base or team location.
One month’s curriculum of our residential school is extended to a three-month module requiring 15-20 hours per week of study. There is a set start time and finish time for each module with the course leader who will not only be a tutor and support throughout the module but also create community with the other students taking the course.
This course is designed to give students a thorough understanding of the Inductive Bible Study approach by learning how to employ various methods for reading, interpreting, and applying the Scriptures.
Students also have opportunities to be involved in topical seminars and various forms of historical, archaeological, literary, and geographical research.
During the course, students read through the whole Bible and study many individual books from both the Old and New Testaments in-depth. This study will also provide opportunity to interact with each of the main literary genres of Scripture.
Prerequisites for the Online BCC
Commitment to study approximately 12-15 hours a week
Access to the Internet
The dedication, time commitment, and self-motivation for this kind of learning
The OBCC is not a “cheap and easy way to take the BCC;” it is not “BCC lite.” This course is “Part Time,” not “Spare Time.” With the OBCC, you will receive the same depth of teaching input our residential students receive, and the standard of work anticipated is the same. The community dimension of the course – the online meetings – is an integral part of the course, and participation is expected.
For our full-time YWAMer applicants, we recommend you negotiate with your team/campus leaders to be released two days a week from your ministry focus to give you time to benefit the most from this course. This should be seen as ongoing ministry training and will benefit both you and the ministry you are part of.
The OBCC and, UofN Course Credit
Each Online OBCC module is registered with the University of the Nations (UofN) Online Extensions Studies (OES) program, with credit awarded upon completing each module. You will be registered with UofN OES, and a certificate will be sent to you upon module completion. Each of the modules earns four credits, with a total of twelve credit for the completed OBCC. For more information about Extension Studies please visit es.uofn.edu.
If, at some point, you desire to use the Extension Studies course credit towards a UofN degree, then these credits will be accepted as other transfer credits. The number of credits that count towards a degree will depend on the subject of the degree and if these credits are appropriate for the degree focus.
Though the Bible Core Course is a stand-alone course, it is designed to be compatible with the longer Online SBS (School of Biblical Studies).
For UofN campus training directors: The Online BCC is also available for UofN locations who want to run a full time BCC course. We as the Online BCC can partner with you to help you do this. Please contact Deb on deb.possin@uofn.edu
For further information, fees and application.
The OBCC is offered from two locations, YWAM Montana, USA, and YWAM The King’s Lodge in the UK. For further information, start dates, course fees and application procedures, follow these links:
YWAM Montana
deb.possin@uofn.edu
The King’s Lodge
joy.axelsson@ywamthekingslodge.org