School of Biblical Christian Worldview (SBCW)

What’s in it for you?

• To be encouraged to apply Bible-based Christian principle in your community and sphere of society
• Discover a Bible-based Christian worldview.
• The ability to articulate your own worldview and reflect upon others.
• Continue your learning and being able to pass it on to others.
• Learn how to professionally bring your vision into the real world.
• Learn to write a project for social care, Church, NGO’s, businesses, environmental care or political engagements.
• During the school you will have the opportunity to visit the following:
  Reformation tour, UN, Nuclear Centre in Geneva; Supreme Court of Switzerland in Lausanne; World Council of Churches; Red Cross; the Swiss parliament; state government; cheese and cookie factory, a bakery; NGO in social care; firm for renewable energy; water treatment station; firm for high quality Swiss products; Catholic, International and State church; innovative farming projects; a recycling facility; company in digitalization, as well as a business consultant.
  

School Program

During the School of Biblical Christian Worldview, we discover how we can meet the challenges of the 21st Century by applying a Bible-focused Christian worldview. We help you to find your sphere of influence and to teach how to take responsibility in all spheres of life (family, economy, politics, science, church, media, and the arts). Switzerland is one of the most influenced nation with Christianity and therefore the best place to study reformation.

The SBCW will help you to find answers to the world’s big questions from a biblical Christian worldview. The school deals with the cultural developments in our globalized world and gives insight into the thinking behind current social and political shifts.

You will learn not only in the classroom but practically, from responsible professional people who hold significant positions in different spheres of society. Both, in and out of the classroom you will learn from international teachers who are skilled in challenging people’s minds and moving their hearts.

Learning will take place through lectures, discussions, self-study, practical work, designing your own projects, worship, intercession and through communal living. Almost every week we visit different projects outside of the classroom environment.

Each student will be personally tutored by one of the staff and get professional support in their own project. In these times, we will go deeper into subjects that are of interest to you. This will aid you in your personal application of what you’ve learned. It is our goal to help each student discover biblical Christian principles, and to be encouraged to apply them in their personal lives and realm of society. We also emphasize the importance of character-building and a godly lifestyle while searching for knowledge. We encourage you to live a lifestyle based on Jesus. With every student, we will look at his or her next steps and support them in finding their destiny.

How we venture to influence the world?

The world is changed by people living in close relationship with Jesus Christ and living in good relationships to the environment where God put them in. We equip students with the best tools available to address their challenges in all spheres of society. These tools help and encourage you to live your life based on the bible. We teach, plant ideas, encourage you to think and foster growth in your personal life.

Some examples on what this could signify:

Family

- Strengthening of the family (man and wife as image of God) in society, which in turn will foster stable and trustful relationships and through this, increase social and economic stability and prosperity.

Church

- Church understands itself as active contribution to the redemption of all creation, including all spheres of society.
- Church becomes a launching pad to influence all spheres of society through the revelation of God, resulting in tangible hope.

State

- The state serves its members (families, individuals) and not vice versa.
- Legislation and decisions are implemented on the most basic possible level of society (i.e. first individuals, then family, then church, then (federalist) state). Individuals and their families assume self-responsibility.

Education

- Teaching should be based on a Bible-based, Christian worldview.
- Teach how students can take self-responsibility and care for their own culture.
- Learn how a nation can develop, work and function.

Economy

- Economical thinking moves from creativity given by God.
- Conducting businesses as worship to God.
- Economic decisions become determined by our values.
- Increase self-responsibility: Entrepreneurs can prosper or succeed, assuming the responsibility given by God.
- Empower people to find their calling and destiny.

Media

- Media considers itself as a herald of truth.
- Media serves society and upholds moral values, as communicated in the bible.

Science

- Science is based on truth.
- Awareness that scientific research is not the only path to discover truth.
- Science serves God and the people, and not itself.
- Science assumes its important role in the restoration of creation.

Arts

- Creativity is God-given and should reflect the Creator or His creation.
- Arts – content wise – return to their initially intended purpose: Leading people to worship and the adoration of the Creator.

Application and further information

University of the Nations

The SBCW Wiler (HMT/SCI 213) is accredited with the <link internen link im aktuellen>University of the Nations. A completed and accredited <link internal-link internen link im aktuellen>Discipleship Training School (DTS) is required to earn 12 credits for the SBCW. The SBCW can meet the Humanities and Science core course requirements for a bachelor’s degree, and therefore may be taken in place of HMT/SCI 211.

Costs SBCW at YWAM Wiler

CHF 3’300 incl. food and housing (CHF 2`880 for long-term missionaries).
There will be additional costs for an optional, following outreach.

Scholarships may be granted for students who come from developing nations and can`t afford their tuition. The reduction can be up to CHF 1’100.00. However, we can`t guarantee any scholarship during the application process.

Visa and residence permit regulations for Switzerland

Further information about visa and residence permit you find  <link https: jmemwiler.ch en schools visa-requirements-for-switzerland internen link im aktuellen>here. 

Insurance

The government requires that each of our students have medical health insurance as well as accident and liability insurance which are valid in Switzerland for the duration of their stay. Further information about those mandatory insurances you find <link file:1171 _blank download herunterladen der datei>here.

Application / Contact

Would you like to register for the SBCW or do you have any questions? We look forward hearing from you!