Not Just Information
The BSN is not just about accumulating knowledge or facts; it’s about knowing the God of the Bible, fostering a life-long love for the Word, and going to the nations equipped with truth that transforms.
The 6 month BSN core course is designed to provide a Biblical foundation, tools and skills for those who are hungry for the Living Word. As you study the Scriptures, deepen your love for God and your desire to share His Word in the nations.
During the four month classroom phase of the BSN, students will grow in their biblical worldview as they gain an overall understanding of the Bible while studying it chronologically. With a focus on personal and societal application, students’ confidence in God will be enlarged as they understand His character, how He brings about His purposes in history, and learn His intentions for each sphere of society.
Get Equipped
The BSN immerses you in the whole story of the Bible, working through the Old and New Testament chronologically and exploring all the ways God has revealed Himself to us throughout. The four-month lecture phase will train you to
- Make relevant applications of biblical truth to all areas of life
- Cultivate a lifestyle of hunger for God’s Word
- Develop tools for studying and understanding Scripture
- Learn to effectively communicate God’s truth
- Grasp the overall story of the Bible
- Take the transforming power of the Bible to the nations
BSN Course Modules
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Old Testament
New Testament
Methods & Topics
The BSN uses a chronological method to study the full historical narrative of a God who rules and reigns in the world and redeems His people for Himself.
Topics Include:
God's nature and character
God's kingdom principles
God's purpose for humanity
God's interaction with His creation
Outreach
In many places in the world, the church is expanding, yet is riddled with unbiblical thinking and behavior due to its lack of scriptural understanding and application. This lack of discipleship in the ways of God has resulted in broken families, divided churches struggling with sinful habits, and communities marked by vice and lost in hopelessness and pain.
Our vision is to see communities and people groups transformed by the Word of God through empowering church and community leaders who have limited access to Biblical training. Therefore, after your four-month lecture phase, you will travel overseas and apply what you learned.
Outreach is a two-month outreach focused on equipping local churches and pastors with practical bible training. We partner with BELT (Biblical Education & Leadership Training) in supporting and empowering indigenous local pastors and community leaders who have limited access to Bible training.
BELT began in 1995 with the partnership of YWAM and Wycliffe Bible Translators giving the Bible to people groups in their native tongue and running Bible immersion seminars.
BSN FAQs
The BSN is open to anyone who has successfully completed a YWAM Discipleship Training School
Lecture Phase is $3890 and the price of outreach will depend on the location
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 with the broader YWAM Louisville family, local outreach opportunities, and work detail.
Once your application has been processed, we'll send you a packing list and other helpful information. But here are three essentials: a heart to learn, some way to take notes and complete assignments, and an ESV or NASB Bible.