Address:
7119 Mountain View Dr
Ozark, Arkansas 72949, USA

Upcoming school:
Contact school directly for dates and fees

Contact:
(+1)479-667-1152

More information/Apply here:
www.ywamozarks.org/dbs/

Why Ozarks?

In 2003 God’s call led Jim & Barb Nizza to move their family from Kona, Hawaii, to launch a YWAM work in the Ozarks region of Arkansas.  Why Ozark, Arkansas? There Barb’s grandfather had started Ozark Bible Institute in 1946 on Manitou Mountain, sending most of their students out as pastors or missionaries.  It was closed down 40 years later. Fast forward to 1999, Jim and Barb were praying about buying a home in Kona when God spoke clearly that they were to restore the spiritual inheritance that had been lost and forgotten on the mountain in Arkansas. This directive was a complete surprise. Eventually they moved and purchased the Bible college property, despite a cancer diagnosis for Jim. Jim led the School of Biblical Studies (SBS) in Kona and has a UofN Master’s Degree in Biblical Studies, and was eager to bring a Bible school back. This property has a legacy for studying and applying the Word. That vision didn’t die after Jim went to be with the Lord. Our 66-acre campus is a peaceful setting for soaking in the Word, and yet it’s close enough to city to connect with crowds when you feel that need.

School Leaders

Barb Nizza

Barb is co-founder and current director of YWAM Ozarks. When her husband Jim passed away from cancer, she knew that some form of Bible Study needed to continue in this place. Jim had been deeply rooted in SBS and inductive Bible Study methodology in Kona and here in our new YWAM base. Upon hearing the concept of DBS she felt it was the perfect expression of biblical studies which would ignite passion in students — without burnout. When YWAM Ozarks launched DBS, Barb staffed the school led by Johnson Tran. Now as he is moving long-term to Japan, she will continue to carry on as DBS school leader.