4 Courses
This course examines the Greco-Roman foundations and religious, philosophical, political, economic, moral, and cultural inheritance of the West; Church history from the post-apostolic era through the twentieth century; and influential works from Aristotle through Dante and Dickens. Neither uncritical celebration nor wholesale rejection, it distinguishes Christianity from Western culture while accounting for their historical relationship. In the Ministerial Formation Portfolio, students answer twenty-five guided questions and discern what faithful ministry should receive, correct, redeem, or reject.
This course traces biblical faith, the major covenants, and God's dwelling places through the canon toward fulfilment in Christ; examines the person and work of the Holy Spirit, including Charismatic-Pentecostal perspectives on Spirit Baptism; and evaluates the Church's testimony to Scripture's inspiration, authority, accuracy, reliability, and preservation. The Biblical Reliability Casebook applies these doctrines to twelve representative challenges.
This course presents an evangelical systematic account of essential Christian doctrine, introduces philosophical reasoning as a tool for Christian ministry, examines the lives and writings of G. K. Chesterton, Karl Barth, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and C. S. Lewis, and explores political theology without allowing Scripture to be controlled by cultural fashion or partisan movements. The Christian Ethical-Political Dilemmas Project applies these disciplines to five contemporary questions.
At the end of each chapter, the student will complete a live examination averaging 30 minutes covering the three courses contained in that chapter. The student must explain and defend protocol decisions, connect them to course content, and respond to ministry scenarios. Evaluation considers biblical and theological fidelity, pastoral safety, contextual usability, student authorship and judgment, transparent AI use, and demonstrated ministry application.