What's better than taking a great summer course? Taking a course with friends using our Church Group Benefit!
We hope you'll join us this summer—and bring your church along. For ideas on what you can learn this summer, take a look at a few highlights below, or browse our full list of Summer courses.
Spiritual Discernment: Decision-Making & the Voice of Jesus
Gordon T. Smith
May 13–17, 8:30–11:30
Onsite or Online
This course is an introduction to the art of spiritual discernment: recognizing and responding to the prompting or inner witness of the Spirit. Incorporating the wisdom of the Christian heritage, we'll look at a model for effective decision-making focused on seeking the wisdom and direction of God, whether as individuals or communities.
Women in the New Testament & Early Church
Lynn H. Cohick
May 27–31, 8:30–11:30
Onsite or Online
This course will examine women’s lives in the New Testament and the wider Greco-Roman world by studying the biblical text, literary sources, and archaeological evidence. We'll explore women’s contributions to the Christian story in the church's first five centuries, and then consider women’s participation in leadership in the church today.
Listening to the Land of the Bible
Cyndi Parker
Jun 24–28, 1:30–4:30 pm
Onsite or Online
The landscape of the Bible has many secrets to tell us if we learn to listen. How did things like soil, weather, hills, valleys, and roads shape people's lives in biblical times, and the biblical story itself? Through marking maps, viewing pictures, and reading text, we'll root biblical stories in real places, get to know characters as real people, and see God's word in a new light.
Race, Racism & Christian Identity
Elizabeth Yao-Hwa Sung
Jul 8–12, 8:30–11:30 am
Onsite or Online
The impact of societal racial disparities on our personal lives and relationships often goes undetected and unaddressed. How do we engage Christianly with the historical, political, economic, and cultural factors that affect our capacity to live out our identity in Christ? We'll develop a perspective based on God’s character and will to forge a restorative path forward.
Shaping Your Future Leadership
Peter Shaw
Jul 15–19, 1:30–4:30 pm
Onsite or Online
Review and shape your leadership by discovering your voice, owning your life decisions, and understanding your influence. Learn from leaders from different sectors and from biblical texts and characters. This interactive course will help you crystallize your goals, whether you're looking for growth, renewal, or a new direction.
The Holy Spirit & the Arts
Jeremy Begbie
July 29–August 2, 8:30–11:30 am
Onsite or Online
For centuries, many have perceived a strong bond between the work of the Spirit and artistic creativity. This course asks why this might be so. What is it about the arts that leads so easily to "spirit-talk"? We'll also ask, how can the arts be more effective agents of the Spirit’s activity in the church and world?