Apologetics deals with answering critics who oppose or question the revelation of God in Christ and the Bible. The purpose of this class is helping the Christian to "always be ready to make a defense to everyone who asks them to give an account for the hope they have."
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- How to defend one’s faith
- Understand the existence of God
- Understand the inspiration of the Bible
- Creation and the theory of evolution
- Understanding the complex arguments for the truth in Christianity and the Bible
- Professor: Dr. Ann Black
This course covers the 21 Laws of Leadership and is powerful and definitive, with timeless laws of leadership to help you be a great leader. We'll go straight to the heart of a profound leadership law, showing you the success and failure of others and how you can apply the law to your life. If you’re a willing student, you can learn the 21 Laws and put them into practice. Once you apply these leadership laws, you will be encouraged, and your ability to lead will expand. You may not be able to perfect all 21 Laws, but by learning them you will be able to build a team to help support you in leading well.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- To change the way you lead
- Expand your leadership capacity
- Sharpen your leadership skills
- Professor: Dr. Ann Black
In this course, students will understand that although we, as Evangelical Christians affirm the Scriptures as God's inerrant word, but we still disagree sometimes over the meaning of particular verses or passages. And these differences can influence our Christian doctrine and practice. Students will discover approaches to interpretation, and which is the most responsible.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Introduce the basic concepts of interpretation
- Provide a philosophy of interpretation focused on discerning the original meaning of Scripture
- Provide a philosophy of interpretation that leads to responsible, practical modern application
- Professor: Dr. Ann Black
This course helps students to understand the basic understanding of the overarching message and content of Old Testament Scripture. Discover how topics relate to the fundamental worldview of the Bible, and to the big picture of the Scripture. Each part of Scripture contributes to this big picture and when students come to understand the main story of the Bible, many of the things previously known come into clearer focus. Confusing things will begin to make sense. Students will realize how each part of the Bible contributes to this meaning and will be better prepared to use the whole Bible in their Christian lives and ministries.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Orient students to the overarching message of the Old Testament.
- Introduce the various genres of literature in the Old Testament.
- Introduce the background and settings of the books of the Old Testament.
- Professor: Dr. Ann Black
In this course, students will study modern evangelical theology and discover how extremely diverse it can be. Even those only somewhat familiar with Christian doctrines are aware that devout believers have different views on many topics. This course will give you clear answers to all of these questions.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Provide students with a helpful and useful method for discerning Christian beliefs and for determining levels of convictions for those beliefs
- Overview the various ways Christians have interpreted the Bible
- Consider the roles of church tradition and present community in building theology
- Evaluate the impact of individual Christian living on Christian beliefs
- Professor: Dr. Ann Black