Courses
Join our instructor-led, online Zoom classes. See our Thinkific page for current class offerings. See below for Courses in alphabetical order.
We offer Courses when there is enough interest, or in partnership with church-based groups upon request. Fill out the form below to express interest and get on our email list to be notified of future classes.
Abortion Policy and Christian Social Ethics
Description: Examine the pro-contraception, pro-economic welfare, and pro-woman arguments.
Sessions: Three Zoom sessions of 90 minutes each; combines lecture and discussion.
A Long Repentance
Exploring Christian Mistakes About Race, Politics, and Justice in the United States
Description: Examine U.S. history from the standpoint of church history.
Sessions: Eight Zoom sessions of 1 hour each; discussion format.
Homework: 10 - 15 minutes of pre-reading per class.
The Bible in the Israel-Palestine Conflict
The Bible in the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Is Shared Prosperity Even Possible?
Description: Examine three major biblical themes and the role of Calvinist theology in the formation of Christian Zionism. Shared prosperity is possible. See more here.
Sessions: Four sessions of one hour each.
Homework: Readings of 45 - 60 minutes each week.
God’s Restorative Justice
God’s Restorative Justice
Description: God has a vision for relationship involving all things. God calls for human partnership to restore that vision. Our God’s Restorative Justice Study Guide has 101, 201, and 301 level materials, and this class will go in-depth to help you understand and participate in God’s restorative justice.
Sessions: TBD
Homework: Light readings.
God’s Restorative Justice for Anti-Trafficking
Description: Apply Christian restorative justice to the problem of human trafficking.
Sessions: Four Zoom sessions of 2 hours each; lecture and discussion format
Homework: Light readings. See the Pre-Work for each Session here. Also available are video recordings from a past class done for professionals in the anti-trafficking effort.
C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce
Description: Explore why hell is an acquired condition of eternal conscious resentment. See more here.
Sessions: Four Zoom sessions of 90 minutes each; combines discussion and short presentation
Homework: book readings with short videos.
The Enneagram and The Great Divorce
Description: The Enneagram is a tool for self-reflection and spiritual growth. We think the Enneagram can be used with discernment, and that it has a historic Christian source. Find out more here.
Sessions: Nine Zoom sessions of 90 minutes each.
Homework: Watch a short video on one Enneagram Type, and read roughly one chapter of The Great Divorce, per week.
It’s a Man’s World:
The Genesis 3:16 Effect
Description: Explore the causes, effects and cure for gender hierarchy on topics including: moral responsibility; work and compensation; reproduction and parenthood; civic life; education; marriage; sexual agency. For more information, see this page.
Sessions: Eight Zoom sessions of 60 minutes each.
Homework: Watch one video of one hour per week.
Jesus and the Healing of Our Sin-Sickness
Our Evangelism 101 Training
Description: Wondering how to share about Jesus and your experience of him? This is a workshop in four sessions with take-home assignments. For more info, click here.
Sessions: Four Zoom sessions of one hour each; workshop and discussion format.
Homework: Light reading, activity based challenges.
Plantation Capitalism vs. Jesus’ Jubilee Economy
Description: Examine the theological, legal, and economic ramifications of the plantation capitalism system that took hold with Christian enthusiasm in the colonies and the formal United States. We compare and contrast that to Jesus’ Jubilee Economy, the honoring of people and the planet. See more here.
Sessions: Ten Zoom sessions of 90 minutes each; discussion format
Homework: 1 - 2 hours of video pre-watching per session, with questions for reflection.
Reconstruction
Description: Have you been deconstructing Christian faith and practice but wondering what we can know and invite others into? Wondering what early Christian thought and practice can teach us? You will be inspired by the early Christian record of abolition of slavery and women in leadership and many other things. See more info here.
Sessions: Ten Zoom sessions of two hours each; combines lecture and discussion
Homework: light reading.