{"id":21,"date":"2023-09-27T21:40:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T21:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2024-10-22T07:54:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T07:54:19","slug":"courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=21","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Course Description<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-pale-cyan-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/girl-5662435_1920-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/girl-5662435_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/girl-5662435_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/girl-5662435_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/girl-5662435_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/girl-5662435_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>\u201cThe core curriculum of the NewLife Behaviour Series, with appropriate illustrations, diagrams and models, comprises comprehensive studies leading to an understanding of ourselves and the value of discovering a meaningful relationship with God and others\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The course contains 174 lessons divided into 14 courses plus a &#8220;Children&#8217;s Edition&#8221;. Each of the 14 courses consist of 10 A4 page lessons and 2 Response Sheets.&nbsp; Lessons are written in the outline style so that it can also be use as a sermon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The curriculum was designed for people in all walks of life and has been well received by Christians and non-Christians alike. Meaningful application of the courses has also been in prisons, both incarcerated persons, as well as their families having been given Quality Assurance by Correctional Services. Portions of the NLBI curriculum are now available for our Spanish, Russian and Chinese speaking population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The curriculum has been edited and field tested for nearly 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-pale-cyan-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Core Curriculum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-pale-cyan-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>It is a curriculum providing a ministry for Restoring Hope and Transforming Lives. The Program was given a Quality Assurance from the Director of Program who approved it for use in all of its prisons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Word of God\/Bible is used as the guidebook and reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal is to integrate what a person thinks, feels and does, as illuminated by Bible texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, NLBI is useful to anyone experiencing changes in their life and has been used effectively with students of all ages, helping them improve the way they think, feel and act.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1275\" height=\"1275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Custom-dimensions-45x45-cm-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10\" style=\"width:281px;height:375px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Custom-dimensions-45x45-cm-1.jpeg 1275w, https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Custom-dimensions-45x45-cm-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Custom-dimensions-45x45-cm-1-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Custom-dimensions-45x45-cm-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Custom-dimensions-45x45-cm-1-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1275px) 100vw, 1275px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-pale-cyan-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Course Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the heart of this ministry lies a comprehensive curriculum that focuses on the nucleus of society, the family unit.&nbsp; As a extensively researched, and well illustrated, this behavioural skills program is taught in Schools, Churches and Prisons in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-white-background-color has-background\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Course I<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Course II<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Course III<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Course IV<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Course V<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Course VI<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=150\">A Sense Of Self<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=152\">A Sense of Family<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=154\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=154\">Parenting Matters<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=188\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=188\">True Freedom<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=156\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=156\">Christian Marriage Skills<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=158\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=158\">The Christian Woman<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=513\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"513\">A Sense Of Self: Children&#8217;s Edition<\/a><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Course VII<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Course VIII: A<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Course VIII: B<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Course IX<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Course X<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Course XI<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=160\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=160\">Attitudes &amp; Behaviours<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=162\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=162\">Christians Against Substance Abuse<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=164\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=164\">&#8220;CASA&#8221; &#8211; Christians Against Sex Addiction<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=166\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=166\">FamilyNet<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=168\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=168\">The Seeker Series<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=170\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=170\">Prisoners of Christ<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-pale-cyan-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Course Podcasts<\/h2>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/iframe.iono.fm\/c\/8087\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" referrerpolicy=\"origin\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Course Description \u201cThe core curriculum of the NewLife Behaviour Series, with appropriate illustrations, diagrams and models, comprises comprehensive studies leading to an understanding of ourselves and the value of discovering a meaningful relationship with God and others\u201d The course contains 174 lessons divided into 14 courses plus a &#8220;Children&#8217;s Edition&#8221;. Each of the 14 courses consist of 10 A4 page lessons and 2 Response Sheets.&nbsp; Lessons are written in the outline style so that it can also be use as a sermon.&nbsp; The curriculum was designed for people in all walks of life and has been well received by Christians and non-Christians alike. Meaningful application of the courses has also been in prisons, both incarcerated persons, as well as their families having been given Quality Assurance by Correctional Services. Portions of the NLBI curriculum are now available for our Spanish, Russian and Chinese speaking population. The curriculum has been edited&hellip;<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/?page_id=21\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":251,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":519,"href":"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions\/519"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nlbi.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}