Enrollment
Courses Offered in Upcoming Semester
Coaching/Tuesdays
Coaching: This course will discuss what coaching is and how to use it effectively in ministry. This will be accomplished by observing Jesus’ use of coaching, listening skills, asking open-ended questions, setting goals with the person one is coaching and establishing accountability.
Facilitator: Carey Skatzka
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Credits: 3
Starts: January 6
Length: 12 weeks
Answering Difficult Questions of the Christian Faith/Wednesdays
Answering Difficult Questions of the Christian Faith: Through this we will learn the defense of the faith as we explore the most common objections and answers to those objections to the Christian faith. Emphasis will be placed on how to engage in spiritual conversations. The focus is not on winning an argument but finding persons of peace and maturing disciples.
Instructor: Rev. Anthony Ferriell
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Credits: 3
Starts: January 7
Length: 12 weeks
Full-time Ministry Tract
These classes are designed for those who intend to make pastoral ministry their primary occupation, such as those who are aspiring to be Youth, Associate, or Senior Pastors. The courses are more academic in nature with heavier workloads.
Old Testament/Asynchronous
Old Testament 1: This is a flyover course covering the story, connectivity, relevance, progression, and history of the Old Testament. It will focus on common themes found throughout the OT, how the OT leads to the NT, the different literary genres of the OT, and how to apply the OT to our lives today.
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Instructor: Rev. Justin Whitcomb
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Credits: 3
Starts: January 5
Length: 12 weeks
Bible Interpretation/Asynchronous
Bible Interpretation: This class is focused on the science and practice of bible interpretation or hermeneutics. This class is designed to comprehensively survey principles and practices of bible interpretation (hermeneutics.) It will cover topics such as analyzing context, metaphor/symbolism, and bible genres.
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Instructor: Rev. Justin Whitcomb
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Credits: 3​​
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Starts: January 5
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Length: 12 Weeks​​
New Testament 2/Asynchronous
New Testament 2: This is the second of two theology courses designed to provide students with a broad theological foundation. This cover the Epistles and the book of Revelation.
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Instructor: Rev. Justin Whitcomb
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Credits: 3
Starts: Sept. 8
Length: 12 weeks
Co-Vocational/Elder Tract
These classes are designed for those who intend to work in part-time ministry or serve as an elder for their church. The content is challenging yet geared toward individuals who do not aspire to enter full-time pastoral ministry.
Theology 1/Asynchronous
Theology 1: This is the first of two theology courses designed to give you a solid grounding in Christian theology. Topics include the origin, inspiration, and authority of the Bible; the nature and relationship of the Trinity; the divinity, humanity, person, and work of Jesus Christ; the nature and empowerment of the Holy Spirit; the creation of the world; mankind's descent into sin; and physical healing.
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Instructor: Rev. Brendan Pittiglio
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Credits: 3
Starts: January 5
Length: 12 weeks
Theology 2/Asynchronous
Theology 2: This course continues to teach key doctrinal beliefs required for licensing within the Missionary Church. It unfolds topics such as the Gospel and its life-changing message/work, prevenient grace, the end-times, the nature of Christ's return, Israel in prophecy, judgement, and the ordinances/sacraments.
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Instructor: Rev. Brendan Pittiglio
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Credits: 3
Starts: January 5
Length: 12 weeks
New Testament Survey/Asynchronous
New Testament Survey: This course is an introduction to all things New Testament. Students will study how it fulfills the OT, its common themes, its different genres, and the centrality of the Gospels. There will also be an emphasis on how to apply its concepts to our personal and ministerial lives.
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Instructor: Rev. Brendan Pittiglio
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Credits: 3
Starts: January 5
Length: 12 weeks
Old Testament Survey/Asynchronous
Old Testament Survey: This is a flyover course covering the story, connectivity, relevance, progression, and history of the Old Testament. It will focus on common themes found throughout the OT, how the OT leads to the NT, the different literary genres of the OT, and how to apply the OT to our lives today.
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Instructor: Rev. Brendan Pittiglio
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Credits: 3
Starts: January 5
Length: 12 weeks
Bible Interpretation/Asynchronous
Bible Interpretation: This course is an introduction to the basics of biblical interpretation, covering different methods of reading and making sense of scripture, as well as why learning these concepts is a vital pursuit for the believer. The Bible provides the framework for everything we believe, so we need to know how to read it correctly!
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Instructor: Rev. Brendan Pittiglio
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Credits: 3
Starts: January 5
Length: 12 weeks