Curriculum
Preaching Program - Two-year Bachelor’s of Biblical Studies
From the moment you begin your studies at Bear Valley you will be challenged. You will complete four years of college study in just two years at Bear Valley. When completed you will not only have earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Biblical Studies (BBS), but will also have laid a foundation of sound Bible knowledge upon which to build your ministry.
Imagine spending two years immersed in a focused study of God’s word. In our program you will spend over 900 classroom hours just studying the books of the Bible. This is an extensive course of study in Bible and Ministry, where you will learn Exegesis, Hermeneutics, Greek, Homiletics, and much more. Additional classes in Church History, Christian Evidences, Ministry Technologies, and others, contribute to a well-rounded ministry education.
Areas of study include:
Biblical Studies
Biblical Languages
Personal Evangelism
Church Growth and History
Preaching
Ministerial Development
Developing Study Skills
Doctrinal Courses
Apologetics
Biblical Studies
104 GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
106 GENESIS
107 EXODUS-DEUTERONOMY
112 ACTS 1
113 ACTS 2
120 GOSPEL OF MARK
121 EXODUS/LEVITICUS/NUMBERS
205 1, 2 THESSALONIANS AND PHILIPPIANS
212 1 CORINTHIANS
224 DEUTERONOMY/JOSHUA
225 JUDGES - 2 SAMUEL
228 JOB/SONG OF SOLOMON
303 ROMANS
304 GOSPEL OF LUKE
307 ISAIAH
310 GOSPEL OF JOHN
311 GALATIANS, EPHESIANS, COLOSSIANS AND PHILEMON
318 KINGS/CHRONICLES
319 JEREMIAH/LAMENTATIONS
320 EZEKIEL/DANIEL
321 PROVERBS/ECCLESIASTES
395 MINOR PROPHETS
401 JAMES, 1 AND 2 PETER AND JUDE
405 REVELATION
411 1 & 2 TIMOTHY AND TITUS
413 HEBREWS
416 2 CORINTHIANS
418 EPISTLES OF JOHN
419 EZRA/NEHEMIAH/ESTHER
Biblical Languages
114 GREEK 1
214 GREEK 2
Personal Evangelism
102 PERSONAL EVANGELISM
Church Growth and History
222 CHURCH HISTORY 1
223 CHURCH HISTORY 2
412 CHURCH GROWTH
Preaching
201 HOMILETICS 1 - FUNDAMENTALS OF PREACHING
305 HOMILETICS 2 - ADVANCED SERMON PREPARATION
407 HOMILETICS 3
455 HOMILETICS 4 - PRACTICE IN PREACHING
Ministerial Development
119 MINISTRY TECHNOLOGIES 1: INTRODUCTION TO LOGOS
226 MINISTRY TECHNOLOGIES 2: LANGUAGES IN LOGOS
227 MINISTRY TECHNOLOGIES 3: PRESENTATIONS
291 BIBLICAL COUNSELING
308 YOUTH & FAMILY MINISTRY
406 TEACHING STRATEGIES
414 THE PREACHER AND HIS WORK
Developing Study Skills
110 BIBLICAL EXEGESIS
111 BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS
118 WRITING & RHETORIC
Doctrinal Courses
206 SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY
415 GODHEAD
Apologetics
301 HOW WE GOT THE BIBLE
408 BIBLE GEOGRAPHY
409 APOLOGETICS 1
410 APOLOGETICS 2
417 ETHICS