APOLOGETICS

Marlin Carpenter

After thousands of years of translating and copying, how can we know the Bible we have today is still the infallible Word of God? Growing skepticism in culture postulates that the Bible is antiquated and unreliable due to the translation process, man’s agenda driven alterations, and new scientific information. Further, it is claimed that there is no way to prove that the Bible is not just a scheme that men created for various reasons. Is there validity to these claims, and can the historicity, inspiration, and preservation of the Bible be defended apologetically? Join us for this exciting journey as we consider textual, logical, archeological, and apologetical factors that shape our understanding of how the Bible was written, inspired, translated, and preserved to this generation!

BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS

Jonathan Kinner

Hermeneutics may not be a familiar word, but don’t let that intimidate you; it simply refers to the discipline of biblical interpretation. You may have heard terms like “exposition” or “exegesis” from your favorite preachers and pondered what they meant; yup, hermeneutics. Perhaps you listen to thinkers who delve deep into biblical passages and wonder how they perceive so much in the text, their “secret?” hermeneutics.

Hermeneutics is the discipline theologians use to analyze Scripture, and it is the foundation taught to pastors and teachers today in seminaries. This discipline provides the tools and processes for the Holy Spirit to speak through the Scriptures today with the same weight and authority as when the writings were originally inspired. Equipping yourself with the tools and processes of hermeneutics will make studying the Bible more rewarding and enjoyable. If you’re interested in learning this discipline and utilizing the tools of biblical interpretation, join us as we explore the field known as hermeneutics.

EPHESIANS

Mark Hawbaker

The book of Ephesians is an exciting, hope filled, truly transformative book to study in the New Testament. I genuinely look forward to teaching from the book of Ephesians. God's intent for this book is to transform our lives from the way we think and understand to the way we live out our lives for the honor and glory of our Heavenly Father. God wants to take our thinking as a natural man and to transform us into a spiritual man. God wants to take our living experience as that of a chicken scratching in the dirt of this life and of sin to a spiritual man as an eagle soaring victoriously above the things of this old world. I believe this study of Ephesians can be and should be a life changing experience. Paul prayed for the Ephesians (Eph. 1:18) that their spiritual eyes would be opened and that they would understand what it truly meant to be a child of God and what the true riches and inheritance that was theirs through Jesus Christ. God wants our hearts to be filled with hope, and light, and life as we will see in our study of Ephesians.

CHORUS

Carleton Horst

Each weekday afternoon new songs are taught in preparation for the Saturday evening program.

The lyrics and the harmonic relationships of music are the heartbeat of the DBBS “Chorus” class. The culmination of this class is to represent the Bible School in a choral presentation on Saturday evening as the capstone of the week. In the daily afternoon class, the students will be introduced to new and old songs or hymns in choral arrangements. Practice in choral harmony is central but it is also an opportunity to explore music theory, worship singing, lyrical theology, and possibly, the creation of new worship songs by the inspired student. All students will experience the sounds of believers singing unto God!

Be sure to join us Saturday, February 7, 2026 for our Chorus Program at 6 PM.