What is DBS?
The Discipleship Bible School is a transformative 3-month journey from Genesis to Revelation. DBS makes the Scriptures come alive, helping you to understand God's story and your place in it. Through engaging lectures, daily small groups, and personal study, you will experience the Bible in a new and profound way—with a focus on God’s Character and Nature, His plan of redemption for creation, and finding ways on how to practically apply the things you learn.
At the end of the school, you will have an understanding of the overall story of the Bible, as well as have the practical know-how on how to present it, and you will have the skills to study any passage in the Bible and lead people through it together.
Program structure
DBS combines classroom learning, group reading times, and self study times. You'll explore the Bible's historical context, learn the Inductive Bible Study method, and learn how the Old and New Testaments connect, as well as how the Bible is one, simple, story.
Weekly themes cover major biblical periods in chronological order. Some examples of the weekly topics are: Pentateuch, Kings, Early prophets, Jesus week, and many more.
Who is DBS for?
DBS is for anyone longing to know God better through His Word and for those who desire to know what the Bible actually says. Whether you are a new believer or have been following Jesus for years, DBS offers a fresh, immersive way to encounter God in the Scriptures. It is open to those who have completed a Discipleship Training School (DTS) and are ready to go deeper in their walk with Him.
Course Information
Prerequisites
Discipleship Training School with YWAM
Dates
Lecture phase:
September 17 - December 12 2025
April 8 - July 2 2026
or
Languages
English
Lectures, studies, and homework
Dates
Cost
€3150
Tuition fees, food, and housing included
Outreach:
TBD.
Meet your School Leader
Christopher Hipona is from the Philippines and is passionate to disciple followers of Jesus walk in their God given purpose. Together with his wife (Jenneke) they have been in YWAM since 2008 mostly involved in Biblical Studies and Counseling.
They moved to the Netherlands at the beginning of 2019 to help pioneer the School of Biblical Studies (SBS) and now hope to see the Discipleship Bible School (DBS) kick off in Amsterdam and beyond. They are a growing family and have two beautiful daughters named Keziah and Zoë.
Accreditation
Three individually accredited semesters for the University of the Nations
Discipleship Bible School
Optional outreach
We are sending very first DBS outreach from YWAM Amsterdam! We are planning to send two teams to Asia for bible outreaches. We will be able to teach the Bible, facilitating the Bible seminar, sharing Bible overviews, etc. It will be such a special time to use the tools what we will be equipped during the DBS lecture phase!
Come and join us!