Guided Inductive Bible Study Stay with the passage. Follow the next step.
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Course Pathways and Training Plans

Use the same system as a short orientation, one-week crash course, six-week church class, twelve-week training course, or advanced capstone.

Choose the course pathway

PathwayBest forModulesRequired output
2-hour orientationNew usersHelp page, Hermeneutics Foundations, one Beginner study.One completed Quick Guided Study Template.
1-week crash courseSerious personal studyFoundations, Observation Key, Bad Methods, Application Discernment, Worked Examples.One Standard Passage Study and one Application Plan.
6-week church classSmall groupsFoundations, Whole Book, Observation, Genre, Interpretation, Application, Source Use.One literary-unit study and one group discussion plan.
12-week training courseTeachers and ministry traineesAll core modules plus figures, translation, textual variants, original-language mini-guides, rubrics.Three studies in different genres and one teaching outline.
Advanced capstonePastors, teachers, advanced studentsFull In-Depth workflow, principle audit, word study, cross-references, source tracker, rubric review.Complete final study packet suitable for review before teaching.

Recommended 12-week sequence

  1. Hermeneutics Foundations and the full workflow.
  2. Whole-book reading and horizontal charting.
  3. Observation key and detailed observation.
  4. Genre and figures of speech.
  5. Interpretation, authorial intent, and bad methods to avoid.
  6. Word study and original-language safeguards.
  7. Cross-references and biblical theology.
  8. Translation and textual transmission.
  9. Application discernment.
  10. Source use, AI safeguards, and citation honesty.
  11. Group study and teaching outline.
  12. Capstone presentation and rubric review.