Duluth Bible Church


Phase 1

 

Our first phase of G.I.B.S. allows the interested student to get first hand exposure to biblical teaching that every believer should be well established in, yet with no determined time to finish this phase.  A person may proceed as fast or as slow as he/she is able and desirous of doing.

 

Unlike our G.I.B.S. classes in the past, we will be mostly utilizing the normal teaching sessions available at D.B.C.  G.I.B.S. students in Phase 1 (as well as Phase 2) will take classes / courses via face-to-face teaching during our Sunday morning 9:15 Bible classes, 10:30 church services, and our Wednesday night midweek Bible study.  Also, a limited amount of classes may be taken via video or cassette correspondence courses.  In each of these scenarios, a G.I.B.S. student will be required to complete outside class assignments and successfully pass occasional written tests.

 

The following is a partial listing of the classes available during our 9:15 Bible classes or via the tape correspondence courses.

 


—    Romans 1-5 *

—    Romans 6-8 *

—    Dispensational Truth 1 *

—    Biblical Distinctions *

—    A, B, C’s for Christian Growth 1 *

—    A, B, C’s for Christian Growth 2 *

—    Effective Evangelism *

—    Galatians *

—    Old Testament Biblical Synthesis *

—    Bible Study Methods / Rules of Interpretation *

—    Teaching Principles and Methods *

—    Dispensational Truth 2 öö

—    Revelation / Prophecy öö

—    Doctrine of Bible / God / Christ öö

—    Doctrine of Holy Spirit / Angels öö

—    Doctrine of Sin / Salvation öö

—    Contemporary Theological Issues öö

—    Church History öö

—    The Church: God’s Masterpiece öö

—    Clearing Up The Charismatic Confusionöö

—    New Testament Biblical Synthesis öö

—    Defending the Faith u

—    Living By The Book u

—    The Words and Works of Jesus Christ u

—    Divine Sovereignty and Human   Responsibility u

—    The Bible: God’s Amazing Book u


* Required in Phase 1    

öö Required to complete G.I.B.S.   

u Tape courses only

 

A minimum of 6 classes must be taken through face-to-face teaching out of the 12 required courses for Phase 1.

 

Phase 1 should be a time where a believer gets a better grasp on the biblical teachings of grace, experience on-going spiritual growth, as well as be willing to serve in various official and unofficial ministry opportunities in testing and developing his/her spiritual giftedness to teach the Scriptures.

 

The elders of D.B.C. will require the following for those who are eligible to apply for the Phase 1 training of G.I.B.S.

  1. At least 20 years of age.

  2. A believer in Christ and a regular attendee to D.B.C. for at least 2 years.

  3. A willingness to be a faithful and teachable servant as unto the Lord.

  4. Demonstrating a submission to the will of God and to the spiritual leadership of D.B.C.

 

If you are interested in applying for G.I.B.S., make this a matter of diligent prayer, fill out the application in the back of this brochure (Appendix 4) and give it to Pastor Dennis Rokser.   Upon acceptance from the elders, you may enroll in Phase 1 at any time.  Cost is limited to purchasing books for assigned reading.

 

We are planning to start our Phase 1 classes in September of 2004.

 

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