About & Statement of faith

Our goal is to equip you to go further into God's Word

We've been helping believers study the Bible for more than 50 years.

Explorer’s Bible Study is an interdenominational ministry with headquarters located just west of Nashville in Dickson, Tennessee. Tom and Nellie Constance founded the Bible study in 1972. 

EBS Executive Director

Our current Executive Director, Melinda L. Burnette is the fifth director since EBS founding in 1976.

Melinda previously served as the Director of Training and Class Development for EBS. She is passionate about inspiring and equipping disciples who make a difference in the lives of others.

Pathwise empowers believers to explore key themes of the Bible in just 6 weeks. A unique journey for those seeking growth and depth..

Melinda Burnette
Vision
Explorer’s Bible Study is a non-denominational, non-profit organization whose purpose is to invite all to a closer walk with God through in depth study of God’s Word.
Mission
To bring individuals closer to God through in-depth study of the Bible, understanding God through the reading of His revelation of Himself in the Bible, coming to know His Son Jesus Christ in all His fullness through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Statement of Faith

We believe the Bible is God’s Word, a divine revelation, in the original language verbally inspired in its entirety, and that it is the supreme infallible authority in all matters of faith and conduct (II Peter 1:21; II Timothy 3:16).

We believe in the Trinity – Holy God, Three in One; God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit, united in one Supreme and Divine Being (Matt. 28:19; Acts 2:31-33; 2 Cor. 13:14).

We believe in God the Father, perfect in holiness, infinite in wisdom, measureless in power. He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men, and He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ (I Timothy 1:17).

We believe in Jesus Christ, the eternal and only begotten Son of God, conceived of the Holy Spirit, of virgin birth, sinless in life, making atonement for the sins of the world by His vicarious substitutionary death on the cross, efficacious for all who repent and believe (Matthew 1:18-25; John 1:14-18: John 3:16-18; I John 4:9).

We believe in the bodily resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ which insures the resurrection of all believers who have received God’s gift of eternal life. (I Corinthians 15:1-4; I Thessalonians 4:13-18).

We believe in the ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ to the right hand of God the Father and in His visible return to the world according to His promise (Acts 1:10-11; John 14:1-6).

We believe in the Holy Spirit who came forth from God to convince the world of sin, of righteousness and of judgment, and to regenerate, sanctify and comfort those who believe in Jesus Christ (John 14:16-18; John 16:7-15).

We believe the church is the Body of Christ, a spiritual organism of born-again believers functioning in the world as a witness for Christ, thus fulfilling the great commission (Acts 1:8; Matthew 28:18- 20).

We believe it is vital that Christians should personally study the Bible through the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit, that they “might be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding” (Colossians 1:9).