Essential Teaching for Effective Ministry

Contemporary Issues in the Church

Today’s Challenges and the Right Path to the Future

Course Description: This course will provide the learner with what is needed to face the challenges and opportunities that the quarantine crisis creates for the local church, including new and better ways to lead the gathered church, a wide-open door for growing the digital church, a moment to rethink the facilities, new strategies for church growth, and much more.

Accompanying Book: The Post-Quarantine Church by Thom S. Rainer

Professor: Thom Rainer

Launching, Leading, and Sustaining a Healthy Small Group Ministry

Course Description: This course will provide the learner with an exploration of the characteristics of a healthy small group and many of the issues that will be faced as a leader, an explanation of how to address common issues that arise in small groups, and insights into how to equip church members to love God and love one another.

Accompanying Book: How to Lead a Healthy Small Group by Kevin Mills

Professor: Kevin Mills

New Testament Essentials

The Teachings of Jesus and the Early Church

Course Description: This course will provide the learner with a complete understanding of the teachings of Jesus and how the early Christians thought and lived out their beliefs. It is a solid foundation of biblical knowledge on which the learner can build a deeper understanding of Scripture and God’s ultimate purposes.

Accompanying Book: Journey through the New Testament by William F. Cook III

Professor: Bill Cook

Old Testament Essentials

Connecting the Themes and Stories of the Old Testament

Course Description: This course will help the learner gain a solid grasp of the major themes and stories of the Old Testament by exploring God’s original design for humanity, tracking the major themes in the Old Testament, tracing God’s story of redemption, and more.

Accompanying Book: Journey through the Old Testament by Justin Gatlin

Professor: T. J. Betts

Personal Evangelism

Overcoming the Difficulties of Sharing the Gospel

Course Description: This course will help the learner discover why it is so difficult to share the greatest news in the world, identify common objections that are difficult to answer and learn how to respond to them gracefully, learn about the three biggest barriers to talking to others about the gospel and how to bypass those obstacles, and see how God loves to work through our lives to draw others to Himself.

Accompanying Book: Sharing the Gospel with Ease by Thom S. Rainer

Professor: Thom Rainer

Prayer

Leading Churches from Our Knees

Course Description: This course will illustrate how churches need to take prayer seriously in order to grow, explore how Jesus and the early church depended on God through prayer, explain how prayer is essential to preparing for spiritual battles, and guide the learner in establishing the priority of prayer and a thriving prayer ministry in their churches.

Accompanying Book: The Potential and Power of Prayer by Chuck Lawless

Professor: Chuck Lawless

Systematic Theology

Connecting the Dots of Doctrine in the Bible

Course Description: This course will offer a summary of Christian teaching that covers a multitude of Christian beliefs. This course offers precise descriptions without sacrificing depth in a way that is beneficial for church leaders and churches.

Accompanying Book: I Believe by Thom S. Rainer

Professor: Matt McCraw

The Healthy Church

Identifying the Essential Ingredients for Thriving Churches

Course Description: This course will reveal traits that are present in healthy and revived churches. The course will further identify actions that church leaders can take to implement steps that will lead to greater health and vitality in their churches.

Accompanying Book: The Anatomy of a Revived Church by Thom S. Rainer

Professor: Thom Rainer

The Role of Women in Redemptive History

Course Description: This course will explore what God has accomplished through the unique talents and contributions of women of the Bible, drawing inspiration and lessons for all women in the Church today. Through character studies and personal reflection the learner will identify with a long lineage of women that God has used to impact families, communities, and workplaces for the Kingdom of God.

Accompanying Book: The Calling of Eve: How the Women of the Bible Inspire the Women of the Church by Jacki C. King

Professor: Jacki King

Understanding the Bible as a Whole

Comprehending the Big Picture of Scripture

Course Description: This course course will help the learner comprehend God’s big picture as revealed in His Word, explore the major themes of Scripture, and know quickly and easily the subject and purpose of each book of the Bible.

Accompanying Book: Understanding the Bible as a Whole by Sam Rainer

Professor: Sam Rainer

Women’s Discipleship

Course Description: This course will help the learner create a foundation of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus and how he modeled discipleship for his followers. The learner will learn how to make disciples through practical teaching on the spiritual disciplines, the community and accountability of the Church, and ways to engage in Gospel conversations. Whether a stay at home mom, ministry leader, or someone in the marketplace, the learner will be equipped to follow Jesus in personal discipleship and will learn how to develop others in their own faith journey.

Accompanying Book: Disciple: How to Create a Community That Develops Passionate and Healthy Followers of Jesus by Chuck Lawless

Professor: Jacki King

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