How it Works
Seminars are designed to operate in a workshop format. In other words, this is not a "lecture style" seminar, but a hands on training in studying the Scriptures. Our purpose is to develop a fresh approach to the Bible, and yet, a very accurate study of the Scriptures through the Inductive Bible Study Method. Lessons from different book types; narratives, poetry, epistles, prophesy, and Jesus' parables make each participant comfortable throughout the entire Bible.
What is Learned
How to break down difficult passages of Scripture into "bite size" pieces.
How accurate observation of a text clarifies Scriptures and makes the Word come alive! How to develop study tools for effective interpretation and application. How to make simple outlines of entire books of the Bible for easier learning and teaching. How to chart a text once it is outlined to further break text apart and see it's depth. How to teach the Bible in a way that others can follow.
Types of Workshops
Introductory
Weekend workshops (Friday p.m. and all day Saturday), we introduce and stress three basic steps to IBS... Observation, Interpretation and Application. Participants are asked to complete work assignments individually, in small groups, and in class discussions with the director.
Full Week
The Monday thru Friday workshop covers the IBS material in depth. All five book types are covered in seven assignments and leaders are taught how to prepare Bible studies and sermons. This full week workshop is the most popular seminar.
Seven Week Course
This is a week night course that will run seven weeks and gives the participants more time to complete each assignment. Seminars are available on request if you have a group of twenty or more, ICM may be available to come to your town to conduct a seminar. Contact our office through e-mail to see if there are any seminars scheduled in your area. Teacher training for inductive bible study is available once a year. The course is open to teachers, pastors or anyone desiring to learn how to teach the course
Check with ICM for next training dates.
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Teacher Training Course
Once a year ICM conducts a teacher training course for those who would like to teach the Inductive Bible Study Course. The prerequisite for taking this training is to have already gone through the course either in a live training seminar or through the DVD's or CD's. We will walk you through step by step about each lesson and the key things to get across. You will also be required to do the assignments with your work will being critiqued. We will cover how you can teach the course in two levels. The first level has to do with teaching participants how to study using the Inductive method and the second level will cover how to prepare Inductive Bible studies and sermons. You will receive a teachers manual and all the materials needed to teach the class. We will discuss the variety of ways the course can be taught. ICM will consider requests for this training course anywhere in the world.
Full Week
The Monday thru Friday workshop covers the IBS material in depth. All five book types are covered in seven assignments and leaders are taught how to prepare Bible studies and sermons. This full week workshop is the most popular seminar.
Study Materials
ICM has published an Inductive Bible Study manual and has it available in the following languages:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Russian
- Korean
- Polish
- Thai
- Romanian
- Albanian
- Greek
- Arabic
- India: Telugu, Oriya, Bengali, Hindi, Tamil
- Filipino: Tagolog, Cebuano and Illocano.
- Farsi
- Mandarin
- Kiswahili
- Bengali
- Ugandan
- Indonesian
- Tonganese
