Learn to Read the Bible Well
Every disciple of Jesus needs the tools to study Scripture for all its value and truth. Hermeneutics starts Thursday 28 May at Sent College. Five weeks. Every disciple needs this.
Hermeneutics starts Thursday 28 May at Sent College. Five weeks. Every disciple needs this.
Dear friends,
Every disciple of Jesus needs to know how to read the Bible well. Not just preachers. Not just teachers. Every believer who hungers to know God through His Word needs the tools to study Scripture for all its value and truth.
That is why I want to personally invite you into our next unit of study at Sent College.
Unit: Hermeneutics. Starting Thursday 28 May, running five weeks.
Hermeneutics is the discipline of interpreting the Bible faithfully. It teaches you to read with attention to genre, context, covenant, and the unfolding storyline of Scripture. It is the difference between guessing at the Bible and handling it with skill. Whether you are a long-time believer or new to serious study of the Word, hermeneutics will change the way you open your Bible.
You will learn to:
Read every passage in its proper context
Recognise and interpret different biblical genres (narrative, poetry, prophecy, epistle, apocalyptic)
Trace the unfolding storyline of Scripture from Genesis to Revelation
Avoid common interpretive mistakes that lead believers astray
Apply the Word to your life and ministry with confidence
This is foundational. Every disciple needs it.
And there is more coming
Immediately following Hermeneutics, we will be opening our next module: Homiletics (Preaching and Teaching). If you are wanting to grow in any form of public speaking, whether teaching a small group, leading a Bible study, preaching from a pulpit, or sharing the Word in any setting, you will want to take both units. Hermeneutics teaches you how to understand the text. Homiletics teaches you how to deliver it. The two belong together.
But Hermeneutics comes first, and rightly so. You cannot preach or teach faithfully what you have not learned to interpret faithfully.
More details on Homiletics will follow. For now, the door is open on Hermeneutics, and that is where you want to step in.
Why Sent College is different
Most Bible colleges produce theologians. We are producing disciples and disciple makers.
Our teaching is academically rigorous and AQF aligned, but it never stays in the head. Every unit pushes you toward formation, mission, and the practical outworking of the Kingdom in your life and ministry. Our faculty are practitioners, not just lecturers. We are apostolic in DNA, Kingdom focused in content, and committed to raising up sons and daughters who carry the presence and power of God into every sphere.
You will not just learn about the Bible. You will be formed by it.
Our strong recommendation: enrol for credit
We highly recommend you enrol for credit and complete the assessments. With a unit like Hermeneutics, this is especially important.
Hermeneutics is a craft. You do not learn it by listening to someone else interpret Scripture. You learn it by interpreting Scripture yourself, submitting your work for feedback, and refining your approach over time. The assessments are designed to put the tools into your hands. You will exegete real passages, wrestle with genre and context, build interpretive arguments, and receive coaching from faculty who will sharpen your thinking.
Without that, you may understand hermeneutics as a concept but never develop it as a skill.
Alongside the formation, you will earn credit toward a recognised qualification with Sent College USA: Associate Degree of Ministry, Bachelor of Theology, Bachelor of Ministry, or Master of Divinity. That credit travels with you into every future unit and qualification, including the Homiletics module coming next.
This is the pathway we want for you. Choose the credit option.
Audit is a fallback
If life simply will not allow you to take on assessments in this season, the audit pathway is available as a fallback. You will still receive the teaching, the videos, the notes, and lifetime access. But you will not complete the assessments, you will not be coached on your own exegesis, and no qualification will be granted.
Use this option only if the credit pathway is genuinely beyond your reach right now.
How it works
Classes run live on Zoom every Thursday at 6 pm AEST. If that time does not suit, you can study at your own pace by watching the recorded videos. Notes are provided. Lifetime access to the videos comes with your enrolment.
A special thank you to paid subscribers
Our tuition is already incredibly affordable, because we are committed to making serious theological training accessible to disciples in every nation. But if you are a paid subscriber of this Substack, we want to honour your partnership with us.
Paid subscribers receive a 10% discount off tuition. Simply reply to this email before you enrol and we will send you the discounted enrolment link.
This is our small way of saying thank you for standing with the mission.
Enrol now
Recommended pathway. Enrol for credit here. Complete the assessments and earn credit toward your Sent College USA qualification: Associate Degree of Ministry, Bachelor of Theology, Bachelor of Ministry, or Master of Divinity.
Fallback pathway. Enrol as an audit student here. Same videos, same notes, lifetime access. No assessments. No coaching on your work. No qualification granted.
Please note: Once we receive your payment, we will be in touch with everything you need: learner guide, Zoom link, video access, and more.
Do not delay. 28 May is just over two weeks away. Step in, learn to handle the Word with skill, and get ready for what comes next.
Grace and peace,
Glenn Bleakney President, Sent College sentcollege.com