Evening and Weekend Courses

How do we listen well to people in our communities and our churches? How can we gain a deeper understanding of issues and challenges – from their own perspectives and in relation to broader literature on the subjects? How do we discover the lived theology of these individuals? And how do we apply what we’ve l... (Full Course Details)

This course is both a “how to” and a “how come” investigation of leadership in business, not-for-profits, and churches—in both large and small enterprises. Leadership is understood as a relationship of influence in which goals are accomplished and followership is gained. Building on a solid theological founda... (Full Course Details)

The aim of this course is to create a “community of practice” for students who want to think seriously about what a vocation (a calling) in or to artmaking might mean (which may or may not include an occupation in the arts). Our coursework will focus on supporting and developing each student’s own particular arti... (Full Course Details)

This course considers the place of intentional spiritual practice in the life of the Christian believer and the life of the church, along with the interplay of the two (the intersection of personal spiritual disciplines and those of the faith community).  The theological as... (Full Course Details)

Eating is one of the most profound ways by which we relate to each other, to the created world, and to God. In this course we will explore, within the framework of Christian theology, some of the biological, ecological, psychological, aesthetic, spiritual, agricultural, historical, economic, and ethical aspec... (Full Course Details)

This course considers the place of intentional spiritual practice in the life of the Christian believer and the life of the church, along with the interplay of the two (the intersection of personal spiritual disciplines and those of the faith community).  The theological as... (Full Course Details)

This interactive course is designed to cultivate reflective practitioners of learning and teaching. It is intended to equip people for enhanced teaching experiences in a wide variety of contexts, including their workplaces, congregations, organizational, and formal educational settings, including schools and univ... (Full Course Details)

This interactive course is designed to cultivate reflective practitioners of learning and teaching. It is intended to equip people for enhanced teaching experiences in a wide variety of contexts, including their workplaces, congregations, organizational, and formal educational settings, including schools and univ... (Full Course Details)

This course focuses on the history of Christianity in China from a globalizing perspective. In the past three decades, the study of Christianity in China has shifted from “Christianity in China” to “Chinese Christianity,” bringing with it new insights for understanding the phenomena of Christianity in China. ... (Full Course Details)

This course focuses on the history of Christianity in China from a globalizing perspective. In the past three decades, the study of Christianity in China has shifted from “Christianity in China” to “Chinese Christianity,” bringing with it new insights for understanding the phenomena of Christianity in China. Adoptin... (Full Course Details)

This course seeks to render explicit the relation of “spiritual formation” (an expression of relatively recent coinage) to the traditional theological language of “sanctification” (now largely fallen into disuse). More fundamentally, it will clarify and reconnect “spiritual formation” to the biblical presentation of... (Full Course Details)

This course seeks to render explicit the relation of “spiritual formation” (an expression of relatively recent coinage) to the traditional theological language of “sanctification” (now largely fallen into disuse). More fundamentally, it will clarify and reconnect “spiritual formation” to the biblical presentation of... (Full Course Details)

Organizations matter; leadership matters. This course assumes that institutions merit the investment of our time and energy. This course will develop a theological vision for institutions as venues for the synergy of talent, effort and vision. Our impact, as Christians, in our social contexts, is exponentially gr... (Full Course Details)

Organizations matter; leadership matters. This course assumes that institutions merit the investment of our time and energy. This course will develop a theological vision for institutions as venues for the synergy of talent, effort and vision. Our impact, as Christians, in our social contexts, is exponentially gr... (Full Course Details)