Educational Format

Weekly Classes

Each course will meet for 50 minutes on 12 Thursday evenings. The first ten minutes will be allotted for the discussion of the assigned readings. The remaining 40 minutes will be for lecture and discussion. Since time is limited, no tests or quizzes will be given during classes. Mid-term exams will be take-home projects consisting of 3 - 8 essay questions. One week will be allotted for the completion of the exam. Final exams will also be take-home projects consisting of 3 - 8 essay questions. Approximately 10 days will be allowed for students to turn in exams to teacher (the school schedule will specify the deadline for work to be turned in to the office).

Each course will have a textbook that will involve the students in approximately 50 pages of reading each week. Teachers will give to students each week a reading guide of 5—10 questions that students must complete for the next class period. This will help the students to focus on the main ideas of the text and provide a system of accountability for reading assignments.

Grading will be as follows:

Weekly Reading Assignments 30 percent
Mid-Term Exam 30 percent
Final Exam 30 percent
Class Participation 10 percent

Saturday Seminars

These courses will be offered from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with an hour for lunch. A text will be assigned for each course. Students will have the remainder of the semester (usually 2 months) to write a 3-page summary on the seminar and a 15-page Interaction Paper on the assigned book.

Grading will be as follows:

Text Interaction Paper 60 percent
Summary Paper 30 percent
Class Participation 10 percent

The Three-Year Cycle of Course Offerings

This schedule remains the same and starts over again each 3 years. This format gives the students ability to plan their academic program and predict upcoming classes. If a student decides not to take a course when it is offered, he or she will know when it will be offered again.

Three Year Cycle

Winter 2007

Graduate Elective (7pm) TBA GE801
General Studies (7pm) Family Life GS101; GS501
Foundational Studies (8pm) Old Testament History and Wisdom FS201; GS502
Advanced Studies (9pm) The Wonder of Worship AS301; AS601

Seminar #1 Healing Broken Marriages PS401; S701
Seminar #2 Teaching Techniques PS402: PS702
Seminar #3 James PS403: PS703

Summer 2007

Graduate Elective (7pm) TBA GE802
General Studies (7pm) The Ministry of Counseling
GS102; GS503
Foundational Studies (8pm) The Prophets of the Old Testament FS202; FS504
Advanced Studies (9pm) Future Things FS302; AS602

Seminar #1 Prayer Dynamics PS404; PS704
Seminar #2 Galatians PS405; PS705
Seminar #3 What Christ Thinks of the Church PS406; PS706

Fall 2007

Graduate Elective (7pm) TBA GE803
General Studies (7pm) English Grammar GS103; GS505
Foundational Studies (8pm) New Testament Survey FS203; FS506
Advanced Studies (9m) I Corinthians AS303; AS603

Seminar #1 Children’s Ministry PS407; PS707
Seminar #2 Sermon on the Mount PS408; PS708
Seminar #3 Seven Signs of John PS409; PS709

Winter 2008

Graduate Elective (7pm) TBA GE804
General Studies (7pm) Principles of Church Growth
GS104; GS507
Foundational Studies (8pm) Church History I FS204; FS508
Advanced Studies (9pm) Life of David AS304; AS604

Seminar #1 Youth Ministry PS410; PS710
Seminar #2 Epistle of John PS411; PS711
Seminar #3 Introduction to Counseling
PS412; PS712

Summer 2008

Graduate Elective (7pm) TBA GE805
General Studies (7pm) Evangelism GS105; GS509
Foundational Studies (8pm) Church History II FS205; FS510
Advanced Studies (9pm) Romans AS305; AS605

Seminar #1 Hebrews PS413; PS713
Seminar #2 Revelation PS414; PS714
Seminar #3 Church Growth Ideas PS415; PS715

Fall 2008

Graduate Elective (7pm) TBA GE806
General Studies (7pm) Spiritual Growth GS106; GS511
Foundational Studies (8pm) Person and Work of Christ
FS206; FS512
Advanced Studies (9pm) Holy Spirit AS306; AS606

Seminar #1 Substance of Abuse PS416; PS716
Seminar #2 Temperament Therapy PS417; PS717
Seminar #3 Ephesians PS418; PS718

Winter 2009

Graduate Elective (7pm) TBA GE807
General Studies (7pm) English Composition GS107; GS513
Foundational Studies (8pm) The Bible FS207; FS514
Advanced Studies (9pm) Discipleship AS307; AS607

Seminar #1 Bible Psychology PS419; PS719
Seminar #2 Spiritual Warfare PS420; PS720
Seminar #3 Creation Evolution PS421; PS721

Summer 2009

Graduate Elective (7pm) TBA GE808
General Studies (7pm) The Cults GS108; GS515
Foundational Studies (8pm) Studies in Salvation FS208; FS516
Advanced Studies (9pm) Genesis AS308; 608

Seminar #1 Homiletics PS422; PS722
Seminar #2 Principles of Christian Education PS423; PS723
Seminar #3 Family Issues PS424; PS724

Fall 2009

Graduate Elective (7pm) TBA GE809
General Studies (7pm) Leadership Principles GS109; GS517
Foundational Studies (8pm) Pentateuch FS209; FS518
Advanced Studies (9pm) Introduction to Apologetics
FS309; AS609

Seminar #1 Pastoral Leadership PS425; PS425
Seminar #2 Acts PS426; PS426
Seminar #3 Public Speaking PS427; PS427