
Bill Gothard
Founder, Institute in Basic Life Principles
Overview
Bill Gothard was the founder of the Institute in Basic Life Principles, a non-profit corporation established for the purpose of introducing people to the Lord Jesus Christ. Bill received his B.A. (1957) and M.A. (1961) degrees from Wheaton College, and a Ph.D. (2004) degree from Louisiana Baptist University.
After years of working with teenagers as a young man, Bill was invited to design and teach a course at Wheaton College based on his experiences. The course was given the name “Basic Youth Conflicts.” Those who learned and applied this training found lasting solutions, and soon this course developed into a 30-hour seminar. Over 2.5 million people have now attended the Basic Seminar.

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Why don’t we bless? The power behind blessing Why the tongue is untamable Blessings after wedding vows The awesome act…
2002
Session 9: The Power of the Spoken Blessing

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A “New” Approach to Life! Distinguishing the wisdom of Scripture from intellectual knowledge, natural inclinations or humanism Understanding grace and faith from God’s…
Session 1: How to Trace Problems to Root Causes

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How to Share a New Approach to Life Becoming a channel of God’s genuine love Implementing principles of child discipline…
Session 19: Genuine Love

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How to Find God’s Best for Friendships Distinguishing four levels of friendship Choosing friends and knowing how to stand alone…
Session 18: Requirement for Total Marriage

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How to Overcome Temptation Understanding why past efforts have failed Turning faith into daily experience Applying truth to reckon ourselves…
Session 17: How to Overcome the Power of Sin

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Steps to Maturity Through the Eight Calllings of II Peter 1 Expanding our range of ministry Continuing in faith after…
Session 16: How to Discover Purpose in Life

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Steps to Maturity Through the Birth, Death and Supernatural Fulfillment of a Vision Learning the ways of God Developing a…
Session 15: How to Discover Purpose in Life

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The Principle of Success Discovering the basis of success Identifying basic areas of need Memorizing specific passages of the Bible…
Session 14: How to Experience God’s Guarantee for Success

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How to Grow in Your Spiritual Walk (Part 3) Learning to anticipate and respond to cycles of life Replacing old…
Session 13: How to Conquer Doubts About Salvation

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The bondage of anger How anger defeats us How strongholds form How to regain ground Examples of conquering strongholds Breaking…
Session 7: Breaking the Bondage of Anger

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How to Grow in Your Spiritual Walk (Part 2) Making no provision for the flesh Burning occult books and objects…
Session 12: How to Prepare Your Home for Successful Living

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How to Grow in Your Spiritual Walk (Part 1) Submitting to and praying for those in authority Learning how to…
Session 11: Practical Steps to Moral Freedom

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Examples of crying out to God The power of crying out How God responded to crying out What a cry…
Session 6: The Power of Crying Out

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Steps to Apostasy Following natural curiosity Overriding conscience Keeping a sensual focus Questioning Scripture Violating moral absolutes Awakening of guilt…
Session 10: Understanding the Causes of Moral Bondage

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The Principle of Freedom Pursuing the ultimate goal of God’s Law: genuine love Defining stages in the development of reprobation…
Session 9: The Development of Reprobation

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The Principle of Ownership Learning how to transform irritations Using sources of irritation for character development Removing the cause of…
Session 8: How to Transform Irritations

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The Principle of Suffering Overcoming bitterness with forgiveness Understanding the root of bitterness Taking up an offense Judging vs restoring…
Session 7: Dealing with Hurts / Keys to Forgiveness

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The Principle of Responsibility Gaining a clear conscience rather than balancing guilt and blame Listing offenses Purposing to ask for…
Session 6: Steps to Gain a Clear Conscience

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How to Work Within Structures of Authority Gaining faith through understanding authority Cooperating with God’s “chain of command” Appealing based on Scriptural…
Session 5: How to Make a Wise Appeal

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The Principle of Authority Discerning God’s guidance Arranging myself under structures of authority Cooperating with God-given authorities to develop character Defining roles…
Session 4: How to Relate to Four Authorities

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Strongholds of Bitterness Understanding why God allows conflict Tracing abnormal social developments Avoiding four types of suicide Regaining surrendered ground…
Session 3: Abnormal Social Development

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The Principle of Design Understanding the cause of inferiority Accepting our ten unchangeables (including physical features) Learning inward character as…
Session 2: How to Overcome Self-Rejection

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Three phases of the work of God’s Spirit Three steps to gain the power of love How to pass each…
Session 5: Turning Anger Into the Power of Love

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Why did God let it happen? Reasons to know why things happen Attitudes necessary for understanding Concepts to understand the…
Session 4: Understanding Why God Lets Things Happen

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A case study on anger A personal evaluation of anger Factors producing anger Steps to resolve anger
Session 3: Root Causes of Anger

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Being poor in Spirit Mourning over sin Meekness of heart Longing for righteousness Being merciful Purity of heart Establishing peace…
Session 2: Eight Prerequisites of Anger Resolution

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The Snake Story, victory in spiritual warfare (From the Pineapple Story Series, Otto Koning) Chalk Drawing, “Forty Soldiers for Christ Are We”, living and dying…
Session 20: Snake Story and Chalk Drawing

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Attitudes are controlled by viewpoints Requirements to know why it happened Reasons we can know why it happened How our…
Session 19: Why did God let it Happen?

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How Jesus matured in his youth Begin training before birth Establish a wise daily schedule Strengthen communication with the spirit…
Session 18: Principles of Discipline

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How birth order tendencies can be used to build harmony Other factors that affect tendencies How to bring harmony out…
Session 17: Birth Order Tendencies

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The ultimate goal of education is not to produce a degree, but to produce many godly generations. God charges parents…
Session 16: Successful Education

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The urgency of resolving anger How to evaluate anger The need to test every spirit Discerning a spirit of anger…
Session 1: Discerning a Spirit of Anger

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Being a man mighty in (God’s) Spirit How to find treasures in wisdom searches Make the commitment to build your…
Session 15: Mighty in Spirit

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Development of a slothful man The spirit of a marriage Seeing decisions from your partner’s viewpoint Five ways a wife…
Session 13: Spirit of a Marriage, Part 1

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Six purposes of marriage: Companionship Pleasure Completeness Fruitfulness Protection Illustration
Session 12: Six Purposes of Marriage

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Transforming criticism Pass the trial of bitter water Trace criticism to its real source Respond quickly and wisely to your…
Session 10: Criticism

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The consequences of a sensual father Applying levels of friendship to courtship
Session 9: A Sensual Father

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Scope of demonology How to know God’s will for daily decisions Basic principles of music evaluation There is no such…
Session 7: Music Evaluation

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Summary of the Financial Freedom Seminar Knowing why it is important to be financially free Understanding God’s purposes behind wealth and…
Session 5: Financial Freedom

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Spiritual Gifts: Specific Characteristics, Misuses, Examples and Instructions Analyzing the motivations of a prophet (Peter) Serving (Timothy) Teaching (Luke) Exhorting…
Session 4: Spiritual Gifts, Part 2

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Spiritual Gifts: Overview Understanding the need for balancing gifts Comparing motivation gifts, ministry gifts and manifestation gifts from Romans 12…
Session 3: Spiritual Gifts, Part 1

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What Today’s Youth Can Do to Conquer Goliath and His Brothers Taming the tongue Identifying and conquering pride Avoiding hypocrisy…
Session 2: Five Giants

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Truth and Its Actual Effects upon Personal Living, Family and Society Keeping Scripture central without reacting to opposition Reviewing non-optional…