

NATIONAL INDUCTIVE BIBLE STUDY
“Learning to See the Word Clearly, Understand It Correctly, and Live It Faithfully.”
Have you ever wanted to study the Bible with greater confidence and understanding? The National Inductive Bible Study Seminar is designed to help believers learn how to discover God's truth directly from Scripture through a simple, practical, and empowering approach to Bible study.
Through guided instruction, interactive discussion, and hands-on exercises, participants will develop tools that will deepen their personal Bible study, strengthen their teaching and preaching, and enrich their spiritual growth. You can do this — and this seminar will show you how.
mondays | july 20, 2026 - march 22, 2027 | 6:30pm (EST)
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of this seminar, participants will be able to:
Our goal
This seminar is open to all believers: new believers, ministers, elders, deacons, deaconesses, church leaders, Sunday School teachers, or simply someone who desires to grow in God's Word. All sessions will be conducted virtually via Zoom.
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Students will be required to register and enroll in the course. The course is free. Participants are responsible for purchasing the required textbook, Inductive Bible Study: Observation, Interpretation, and Application through the Lenses of History, Literature, and Theology by Richard Alan Fuhr, Jr. and Andreas J. Köstenberger. Students are encouraged to give a love offering to the instructor (this is not required).
Class sessions will be via Zoom. Enrolled students will be required to have up-to-date computers and Wi-Fi connections to participate without interruption. Students will also be required to leave their camera on throughout the session.
Class
schedule:
July 20, 2026 – Ch. 1: The Task of Bible Interpretation
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August 3, 2026 – Ch. 2: Inductive Bible Study
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August 17, 2026 – Ch. 3: Comparing Bible Translations
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August 30, 2026 – Ch. 4: Asking the Right Questions of the Text
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September 14, 2026 – Ch. 5: Reading with Discernment
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September 28, 2026 – Ch. 6: Having Eyes to See
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October 19, 2026 – Ch. 7: Determining Literary Units
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October 26, 2026 – Ch. 8: Considering the Context
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November 23, 2026 – Ch. 9: Interpretive Correlation
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December 7, 2026 – Ch. 10: Discovering the Meaning of Words and Phrases
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January 4, 2027 – Ch. 11: Thematic Correlation
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January 25, 2027 – Ch. 12: Consultation
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February 8, 2027 – Ch. 13: Establishing Relevance and Legitimacy
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February 22, 2027 – Ch. 14: Appropriating the Meaning
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March 8, 2027 – Ch. 15: Doing Theology
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March 22, 2027 – Closing Celebration & Graduation
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