Ethics for Christians: Seeing Right from wrong in a foggy world

This course is an introduction to Christian ethics. 
Knowing right and wrong is a necessary but challenging aspect of being a human. Doing it with skill and power is one of the secrets to the good life in Christ. In this class we will study the scriptures, the ancient wisdom of the church and philosophy to understand the dilemmas, issues, and possibilities involved in being a good person. For centuries Christians have understood that the moral life grows from an inner life of loving God and loving neighbor. Ethical decision-making is complicated by the complexity of contemporary life and the variety of competing philosophies and competing personal and social values. Students will practice ethical decision-making based on Christian values with perspectives drawn from various schools of ethics. The goal is learning to be good people in a challenging world. 

Instructor: Layton Friesen, PhD

September - December: Wednesday Evenings

Discipleship and Evangelism 

This course will examine the meaning and practice of biblical evangelism and the process of Christian discipleship. Students will examine how evangelism and mentoring work together in and through the people and ministries of the Church. 
The course is designed as an intensive workshop experience from an evangelical Anabaptist perspective. Students will explore the gospel as the good news of Jesus and the kingdom of God, the church as a visible community of witness, evangelism as embodied and verbal testimony, and discipleship as surrendered obedience to Jesus in community. 

Instructor: Calvin Tiessen, PhD 

September 11-12, October 16-17, November 20-21

Three Views On Hell

Coming Soon

Instructor: Michael Zwaagstra

Friday Evenings - Fall

The Distinctiveness of  Earliest Christianity

Instructor: Joshua Coutts, PhD

What is Christianity and what distinguishes it from anything else? This course considers this question through a close look at the earliest Christian communities, which united around the explosive historical event of Jesus and left the world forever changed. As we consider earliest Christ-devotion, Christian identity, community practices, models of cultural engagement, morality, and theology, we learn from our fore-bearers how to think and live Christianly in our own world.

This course is also available for graduate credit through Providence Seminary. Please register with Providence Seminary to take this course for graduate credit.