The BCC

We're in Week Five of the BCC and it's going great so far. We've been keeping pretty busy with school work and the time has been flying by.

The BCC (Biblical Core Course) is a shorter version of the School of Biblical Studies offered through YWAM. In three months, we'll read through the Bible from beginning to end (out loud) and do an in-depth study of fifteen books using an inductive method designed by the school. Much of the idea behind the inductive study is to approach the text without preconceived ideas about its meaning and seek to understand it in context.

The school runs from Monday-Saturday. Every Saturday, we read a few books out loud in reading groups. The following week, one of those books will become the subject of our inductive study. The method is pretty comphrehensive, including color-coding, writing titles for each paragraph and creating charts that provide both a big picture synopsis and an in-depth analysis of each book. The school also hosts a speaker each week to teach on the book, providing historical information, scholarly references and personal perspectives and theories. All of our assignments are due Saturday afternoon, leaving Sunday our only free day (but it's completely free).

We have also been doing some of our readings off base, which has given us a good opportunity to get out of the classroom and see more of Worcester. In the first week of the school, we went to the Botanical Gardens and yesterday we went to Goudini Spa, a hot springs resort, for the night. Our school leader has been posting pictures of us on Facebook - so you can find some there to see exactly what we've been up to! We'll post some of our own pictures soon.

Our school ends on June 24th and then we're off to the World Cup. We're still in the process of working out ministry, but we've been offered a place to stay at the YWAM base in Cape Town.

We'll post updates as our plans solidify - can't wait to see you all in July!

-bkwam