Teacher: Jerome Van Kuiken

A Theology of the Church includes an overview of the various biblical images of the church, which in turn necessitates an understanding of historical and theological developments and adaptations of these biblical images. The course includes exercises where the student will critically reflect upon life in the church as he or she currently experiences it in light of these biblical, historical and theological values.  The goal is for the student, as a ministry leader, to become a facilitator of a biblically informed, culturally relevant, spiritually growing, reproducing, missional congregation.