YWAM Tyler School of the Bible

School of the Bible is a one-year training program that will give you the tools to reason Biblically, influence every sphere of society, and raise up the next generation to lead the nations into liberty.

"The School of the Bible will take you by the hand and lead you into the truths of God’s Word and the truths of why the Word of God literally changes lives and changes nations. Learn it. Live it. Become the living Word".
— Loren Cunningham, Founder of YWAM

Come ready to receive:

In depth and practical teaching, designed to reveal:
- How the OT and NT fit together harmoniously
- Worldview, Apologetics, The Character & Nature of God
- How to study the Bible & How to teach from the Bible
- Modern-day tools to study grammatically through Greek
- God interaction and relationship with mankind
- God's ways of bringing about the Kingdom of God,
- and genuine revival
- Christian living, and much more...

Daily quiet times spent with the Lord to keep your relationship intimate and active as you grow in understanding of the beauty of who He is.

Intercession groups that focus on hearing God's heart for the nations, and partnering with Him through bold and courageous prayer.

Daily two hour work duties, teaching the practical side of missions, serving one another, the value of teamwork, and responsibility (e.g. meal prep, cleaning, office work).

An average day during the lecture phase week:
7:00 am - Breakfast
7:45 am - Worship/Intercession/Greek
9:00 am - Teaching
12:30 pm - Lunch
1:30 pm - Work duty (2hrs)
5:30 pm - Dinner
6:00 pm - *Independent Study / personal time

*Independent Study is daily individual reading and assignments that expound on the current class topics. Students should expect to have at least three hours of independent study each evening.

Field Assignments:
School of the Bible includes three outreaches (spanning seven weeks) for practical experiences; allowing you to apply the principles learned throughout the lecture phase.

1st - A one-week leadership outreach with the purpose to gain practical ministry insight alongside a church pastor; seeing through his/her eyes to gain a greater appreciation of their daily responsibilities and ministry perspective and the necessity of the local church.

2nd - A one-week teaching outreach in the spring to minister in churches, rehabs, schools, prisons, etc... with the purpose to gain experience in leadership, preaching, teaching and evangelism.

3rd - A five-week team teaching outreach in the summer, involving preaching, teaching, evangelism, and leading Bible seminars/workshops stateside or in cross-cultural situations.

Cost of Lecture Phase (separate from outreach costs):
$6300 - for a single person
$6300 - for a single parent
$12,600 - for a married couple (There is an additional cost for a spouse or child not enrolled in SOTB)

Cost of Outreach Phase:
Subject to location.

Application Fee:
$50 for singles
$70 for couples

SOTB applicants must have successfully completed DTS.

Students completing SOTB can receive up to 44 credits from YWAM University of the Nations.