Events
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08Oct 2019
Taste of Seminary: The Ethical Challenges of Brain Science
October 8 // “The Ethical Challenges of Brain Science” Brain augmentation is the final frontier of technological self-manipulation, raising fundamental moral questions about identity, freedom, and moral responsibility. How should Christians respond? This is the first of four lectures in our Fall 2019 Taste of Seminary lecture series. Time: 7:00-8:30 Presenter: Todd Daly, Ph.D. Location: Stratford Park Bible Chapel Cost:…
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15Oct 2019
Taste of Seminary: Being a Faithful Witness
October 15 // “Being a Faithful Witness in a Suspicious, Censorious, Post-Christian Culture” In the face of increasing marginalization, the greatest obstacles to sharing one’s faith are often psychological. How can we overcome our fear in order to be faithful witnesses? This is the first of four lectures in our Fall 2019 Taste of Seminary lecture series. Time: 7:00-8:30 Presenter: Mike McQueen, D.Min. Location: Stratford Park Bible Chapel Cost: Free Everyone is welcome! (Coffee, tea and dessert provided)
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22Oct 2019
Taste of Seminary: Eden Regained?
October 22 // “Eden Regained?“ What will become of the earth when Christ returns, and how does it relate to heaven? What has Eden to do with Christian discipleship today? Time: 7:00-8:30 Presenter: Peter Spychalla, Ph.D. Location: Stratford Park Bible Chapel Cost:…
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29Oct 2019
Taste of Seminary: CS Lewis
October 29 // “Virtue, Language and Science: Why C. S. Lewis’ “Abolition of Man” Matters Today“ Even though C. S. Lewis’ The Abolition of Man began as a series of three lectures given during the Second World War, it addresses questions that…
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10Mar 2020
Ancient Israel Tour
March 10-21, 2020 Followers of Jesus dream of seeing the land where he lived, and where much of the Biblical narrative played out. Here is your chance to learn to read the Bible in context with a vivid encounter of…
Fall 2019 Courses
BIBLICAL STUDIES
BI 605 163: King Josiah: His Life, Times, and Relevance
- Start date: August 28, 2019
Why does the Bible say that Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him who turned to the LORD as he did (2 Kings 23:25)? Why was he so extraordinary? What can we take from his life for our lives today? A study of the accounts of the reign of King Josiah of Judah in 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles, set against the cultural and historical background in Israel and the ancient Near East.
- Time: Wednesday, 8:15 - 9:15 pm
Credit: 1 hour
Location: Twin City Bible Church
Instructor: Kenneth Cuffey
BL 501 100: New Testament Greek I
- Start date: August 26, 2019
An introduction to the Koine Greek language of the New Testament. Emphasis will be placed on acquisition of basic vocabulary, introduction to the grammar, verbal voice, tense, and aspect. The course offers graduate credit for students in programs other than the M.Div. degree.
- Time: Monday and Wednesday, 4:10 - 5:40 pm
Credit: 3 hours
Location: Grace Community Church
Instructor: Peter Spychalla
BI 510 200: Inductive Bible Study
- Start date: August 27, 2019
A survey of the steps and methods of systematic personal Bible study by incorporating practice in using these methods with biblical texts.
- Credit: 2 hours
Instructor: Kenneth Cuffey Section 1 Time: Tuesday, 6:30 - 8:30 pm Location: Bloomington Evangelical Free Church (Bloomington, IL) Section 2 Time: Wednesday, 6:00 - 8:00 pm Location: Twin City Bible Church
BI 501 100: Old Testament Survey
- Start date: August 29, 2019
An introduction to the literature of the Old Testament/Hebrew bible within the context of the history of Israel and the ancient Near East. The course will consider the interpretation of varied genres and will provide a survey of the individual books, their backgrounds and messages, and the developing revelation of God’s saving work throughout history. Emphasis placed on pivotal themes such as creation, covenant, promise, and the coming Messiah.
- Time: Thursday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Credit: 3 hours
Location: Windsor Road Christian Church
Instructor: Kenneth Cuffey
CHRISTIAN HISTORY & THOUGHT
CT 740 310: C. S. Lewis
- Start date: August 27, 2019
An overview of the writings of one of the most influential writers in western Christianity during the twentieth century, C. S. Lewis. This class will focus on themes that most heavily shaped his work, as well as the various genres in which he worked, including fantasy, science fiction, theology, apologetics, poetry and even a little of his literary theory.
- Time: Tuesday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Credit: 3 hours
Location: Stone Creek Church
Instructor: Melody Green
CT 620 100: Christian Bioethics
- Start date: September 6, 2019
This course provides an assessment of contemporary medicine from a Christian perspective. In particular, we will consider how the goods of medicine relate to the Christian moral vision informed by life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ as attested in Scripture and confessed and interpreted by the church. The basic outlines of this moral vision will provide a moral framework for thinking about contemporary issues related to healthcare and ethics, including the relationship between bioethics and Christian ethics, physician-patient relationship, issues relating to having and preventing children, genetic engineering, euthanasia, gender reassignment surgery, scarcity of resources, and human enhancement.
- Only meets four weekends:
Dates: Sep 6-7, Oct 4-5, Nov 8-9, Dec 6-7
Time: Friday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm; Saturday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Credit: 3 hours
Location: University Baptist Church
Instructor: Todd Daly
CT 501 100: Theology I
- Start date: August 26, 2019
This course provides an overview of the Christian doctrines of revelation, scripture, God the Father, Christ the Son and the incarnation.
- Time: Monday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Credit: 3 hours
Location: Windsor Road Christian Church
Instructor: Todd Daly
CH 501 100: History of World Christianity I: Early and Medieval
- Start date: August 29, 2019
A general historical survey of the Christian movement from its inception through the Medieval period. Particular attention is given to significant ideas, individuals, movements, crises, and institutions in the rise and development of Christianity prior to the Protestant Reformation.
- Time: Wednesday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Credit: 3 hours
Location: Windsor Road Christian Church
Instructor: Joe Thomas
PRACTICAL MINISTRY
PM 554 100: World Christian Movement: A Gateway to Mission
A survey of the global cause of Christ in Christian missions. Biblical, theological, and historical foundations for missions, crucial issues of cross-cultural ministry, recent developments in methods, application in the local church, and future trends. Consideration of personal relational evangelism. This course will use selected materials from Perspectives on the World Christian Movement courses of the U.S. Center for World Mission.
- Time: Monday, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Credit: 3 hours
Location: Twin City Bible Church
Instructor: Mike McQueen
INTERDISCIPLINARY
GN 500 100: Introduction to Graduate Research
- Start date: September 14, 2019
An introduction to the nature of graduate research, the methods used in conducting research, strategies for writing, and resources and tools used in conducting graduate-level research. Required of all incoming students in all programs.
- Time: Saturday, September 14, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Credit: pass/fail
Location: University Baptist Church
Instructors: Various