
31 Courses
This course is an overview of the Old Testament that aims to familiarize students with the over-arching story of the Bible as seen through the Old Testament. This course will give attention to the Torah (first five books of the OT), the history of the nation of Israel until the time of the second Temple, the major and minor prophets, and poetry and wisdom literature. Challenges relating to its proper understanding and application will be explored.
The breadth of one’s ministry to others will correspond wit the depth of one’s relationship with God. This is a 3 week mini-course on the things that build a strong spiritual foundation, such as devotional study, prayer, worship, solitude, rest, exercise, service, witness, and fasting.
This course will provide a general overview of Church history from the end of Acts to the time of John Wesley, highlighting the formation of the Early Church, the early Christian creeds, and the Protestant Reformation. A closer look will be taken at the life and ministry of John Wesley, along with the developments that have led to the Wesleyan Church today. We will also gain a working knowledge of the content of the Discipline of the Wesleyan Church and understand how to use it in church ministry and governance.
The breadth of one’s ministry to others will correspond wit the depth of one’s relationship with God. This is a 3 week mini-course on the things that build a strong spiritual foundation, such as devotional study, prayer, worship, solitude, rest, exercise, service, witness, and fasting.
The purpose of this course is to give the student an insight into the first five books of the Old Testament, and to see how the message of these five books is definitive for the rest of Scripture.
This course is designed for the personal and spiritual growth of the minister, exploring the biblical and historical foundations of the spiritual life, as well as methodologies and resources for developing Christian spirituality in the lives of others in cooperation with the work of the Holy Spirit. This course should enhance the student's ability to see the relationship between spirituality and ministry, and to discover principles for the enrichment of their own spirituality and to help Christian disciples grow in their relationships with Christ.
2024/2025
This course equips students with a biblical, ethical, and practical framework for pastoral counseling. It integrates theological principles, psychological insights, and practical skills to address spiritual, relational, and emotional growth in a counseling context. Students will develop core competencies for effective counseling that is biblically sound and rooted in prayerful reliance on the Holy Spirit.
This course introduces the student to basic principles of church leadership, church management and parliamentary law. Through reading, observation and reflection, the student will be prepared spiritually and practically to provide leadership in a local church.
This course will teach you the joy of getting into the Bible for yourself. Effective Bible study requires a method. Bible Study Methods will give the student an opportunity to learn how to approach the study of the Bible - not just for information - but with two ultimate goals. Goal #1: to fall in love with the Author of the Bible. Goal #2: to experience positive life-change, both in your life personally and in the lives of those you teach or lead.
In this practical course, students will explore and discover what leading is, isn't, and how Jesus is both the model and the means for world changing leadership.
This course will examine persons and events that shaped the origins and development of The Wesleyan Church, plus help the student develop a working knowledge of The Discipline of The Wesleyan Church as a tool for church administration.
The Pastoral Ministries course will provide a survey of the tasks which accompany pastoral ministry in a local church setting. Emphasis will be placed on pastors as persons as well as the competencies needed for contemporary ministry
The Pastoral Ministries course will provide a survey of the tasks which accompany pastoral ministry in a local church setting. Emphasis will be placed on pastors as persons as well as the competencies needed for contemporary ministry
An introduction to the process of theology and the core ecumenical doctrines of
the christian faith.
This is not intended to be just another course. Hopefully it will be an experience. There will be time spent in the classroom. There will be theory and teaching. However, it is my prayer that the Holy Spirit will move us out of the classroom to lead people to Christ.
An overview of the books of the New Testament.
An introduction to hermeneutics (the art of biblical interpretation) through the study of the principles of induction, the development of inductive skills, and the use of various reference tools which are applied to specific books of the Bible.
In this practical course, students will explore and discover what leading is, isn't, and how Jesus is both the model and the means for world changing leadership.