About Joshua

Life Skills

The point of the Joshua program is not just to have knowledge but to be life effective. During the course of the year students will learn necessary skills for effective practical living. We will cover etiquette, car maintenance, finances/budget, taxes, time management, relationships, conflict resolution, and much more.

Theology

The Joshua Theology class is designed to give students an overview of the basic doctrines of the Christian faith. Our desire is that students will walk away with not only an understanding of what it means to be a Christian but that they would own their faith and practically live out what Jesus describes in the Bible as being a disciple. This is not a quest for knowledge but rather owning ones faith and striving to understand the heart of God and what he desires from his people. During the year we will cover such topics as scripture, God, man, sin, Christ, salvation, church, and the end times.

Old Testament

The Old Testament Class at the Joshua Wilderness Institute has three purposes. The first is to demonstrate to students their ability to study the Old Testament scriptures on their own. Many students today are prone to ignore the OT when it comes to life application, discipleship, or evangelism because they feel that it is either too difficult to interpret or too outdate to be relevant. The first purpose of this class is to dispel that myth. The second purpose of the class is study the character of God. Similarly, when students want to understand who God is they spend the majority of their study time investigating Jesus Christ in the New Testament. While this is certainly a good way to understand God, it is not all that has been revealed about Him and to get a complete picture one must look at the Old Testament. The third and last purpose of the class is to get a clear perspective on the overarching rise and fall of man's relationship with God as displayed in the OT. The Old Testament scriptures show such a clear pattern of man's duality and his constant fluxuation from faithfulness to faithlessness despite God's consistency. This pattern is important for students to understand because that same duality is present in our lives, despite God's consistency, and an understanding of His faithfulness regardless of our failure is a major key to ongoing growth in discipleship, and the avoidance of discouragement.

Inductive Bible Study

The purpose of the inductive Bible classes is to equip students with the tools needed to properly study God’s word. Throughout the year they will have a variety of as they put into practice the inductive skills they are learning, utilizing the distance learning curriculum from Moody Bible Institute.

BI-1120: Elements of Bible
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3 semester hours. Emphasizes the inductive Bible study method, basic principles of biblical interpretation, and uses other methods and tools for Bible study. Students will learn how to get an over- view of any book of the Bible, make observations and ask interpretative questions, distinguish between figurative and literal language, outline passages, and make applications from biblical principles.

BI-3316: Major prophets 1
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3 semester hours Examines the book of Isaiah, giving attention to historical background and the critical issues surrounding the book while focusing primarily on detailed analysis of the content. Emphasis is on the theological significance of the purpose and message of the book for both Old and New Testaments.

BI-3325. Pauline Epistles 1
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3 semester hours An expository study of 1 and 2 Corinthians, with attention given to the background, church problems, doctrine, and practical applications of these books.

MINISTRY Skills 101

Hume Lake provides a unique opportunity to learn and hone ministry skills. In talking with pastors, speakers and missionaries, we’ve developed a set of skills that they feel are helpful in ministry in the real world, and will be bringing in Hume staff and guest speakers to teach this class, then providing practical opportunities to use the skills they learn at Heartland and in their Summer Internships.