The World Needs Good Preaching… Now More than Ever The Festival of Homiletics is moving online! And because there’s no better time than our current crisis to learn how to “preach a new earth,” registration for the virtual conference is totally FREE! Preaching a New Earth: Climate and Creation Be inspired by God’s Word …
View course details “The Festival is now LIVE ONLINE…and FREE!”
Should I choose this path rather than that one?” “What is the meaning of the experience I am having?” “How can I follow Christ more faithfully?” “What would that even mean?” As we celebrate the Resurrection, consider what “new life” might look like for you by taking time to sit with questions like these, and …
View course details “Listening to God: An Online Workshop on Discerning Vocation in Everyday Living”
Description: This live course is available asynchronously for registered students who are working during the live sessions or in a timezone that prevents them from participating in the live sessions. For more information see the Summer FAQ here. The Book of Revelation has amazed and mystified Christians for generations. The imagery is strange to us but also …
View course details “The Theology of the Book of Revelation: Lessons for Today from Visions of the Future”
Description: Delve into one of the most influential works in the canon. First discern the leading themes amongst the many in this animated, multifaceted book—then trace them through the work as a whole, noting continuity and development. Consider also the pressing relevance of Isaiah’s message to our world today, gaining insight into how the book …
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Description: Immerse yourself in the entire New Testament, one book at a time. In this overview, you will connect each book’s central message to the larger New Testament, to its own time and place in history, and especially to Jesus and his impact on those who knew him best. Gain a strong foundation that will …
View course details “New Testament Foundations”
Description: Recent scholarship has come to appreciate the power and subtlety of Mark’s deceptively straightforward and oft-neglected account of Jesus. The rehabilitation of Jesus’ long-ignored Jewishness has contributed to this renaissance, paving the way for a new understanding of Mark’s themes, structure, coherence, and remarkably high christology. Deepen your understanding of Mark’s gospel and its …
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Description: Examine Indigenous expressions of Christian faith and life. Compare and contrast Western and Indigenous theological methods with specific application to issues such as our understanding of the Creator God, the work of the Spirit, articulation of the gospel, and images of redemption. Critically examine the interaction of culture and the gospel, with particular emphasis …
View course details “Indigenous Theologies & Methods”
Description: This live course is available asynchronously for registered students who are working during the live sessions or in a timezone that prevents them from participating in the live sessions. For more information see the Summer FAQ here. In his beautifully crafted letter from a prison cell, the apostle Paul lays before us a glorious vision of …
View course details “The Whole Gospel and the Whole People of God: Living the Letter to the Ephesians”
Description: What is a Christian way of teaching? The question is not just about the subject matter being taught: it’s about the nature of the strategies and practices being used—about the culture and relationships fostered in the classroom. Consider how faith might shape pedagogy and transform the design of a learning experience. Working conceptually and …
View course details “On Christian Teaching: Practicing Faith in the Classroom”
Description: This live course is available asynchronously for registered students who are working during the live sessions or in a timezone that prevents them from participating in the live sessions. For more information see the Summer FAQ here. Survey the teaching of the Apostle Paul in his letter to the Romans. Focus especially on the argument of …
View course details “Romans”