Overview of Program
The Bible Training Institute of Grace Bible Church of Bakersfield (BTI) endeavors to disciple men and women at an accelerated rate compared to how they might grow spiritually if only attending church and a traditional Bible study. BTI covers three broad areas: Systematic Theology, Bible Survey, and Applied Theology.
- Systematic Theology: Introduction to Theology, Bibliology, Theology Proper, Theology of Worship, Christology, Pneumatology, Anthropology, Angelology, Hamartiology, Soteriology, Ecclesiology, Eschatology, Major Biblical Covenants, Kingdom of God, "Israelology"
- Bible Survey: A survey of all 66 books of the Bible
- Applied Theology: Spiritual Maturity, Personal Evangelism, Titus 2 Womanhood (Women), Leadership and Ministry (Men), Applied Ecclesiology, Hermeneutics (Bible Study Methods)
BTI can be taken "for-credit", where upon the satisfactory completion of all required assignments, the student is granted a certificate of completion. The program takes approximately two to two and a half years to complete. You may join BTI at the start of any module. Please contact Jay Street (jays@gbcob.org) to find out when may be the next best time to join.
Orientation
For more information about program expectations and assignments, please consult the BTI General Student Orientation document.