“In the Beginning, God” - An Orientation Study Introducing Genesis 1-11 - Aug. 12, 2026
This is the first study in an introductory series to Genesis 1–11 for Hillsdale Baptist Bible Institute (HBBI). HBBI has long been a dream of Pastor Smith's — to teach and train a new generation of leaders, pastors, teachers, deacons, and laypeople who will dedicate their lives to serving as Christian leaders for Hillsdale Baptist Church and beyond. Having observed the failings of Bible colleges, universities, and seminaries over the past two decades, Pastor Smith has been burdened to establish a training ground for a new generation of leaders.
As you'll hear in this introductory study, Genesis 1–11 is the foundation of the major doctrines taught at Hillsdale Baptist Church. This 18-week course will use the Bible as its core textbook, supplemented by Dr. Henry Morris' commentary, The Genesis Record.
This lesson declares our confidence that Genesis 1–11 is a factual, sequential, historical narrative, inspired and preserved by God. We interpret Scripture using the Grammatical-Historical (literal) method of hermeneutics and reject interpretive methods that accommodate secular science.
Hillsdale Baptist Church and HBBI believe that Scripture interprets Scripture, and that the days of creation were ordinary 24-hour days.
