Biblical Men/Women (BM/BW) *Elective

Course Description: For some reason, a lot of us have a concept of what it means to be a man or a women, but the thing is that in reality many of us aren’t taught what exactly they are…especially a godly man or woman. The Bible calls older men and women to train, disciple, and equip the next generation of men and women…and this is our goal for this course. It is a course that shows the biblical understanding of what it means to be a biblical man/women. But that’s not all…we’d want to show what it means practically also.

What to Expect: You’ll learn what Scripture says about biblical manhood and womanhood. You’ll be taught practical life skills such as finances, marriage, child-rearing, auto-mechanics, cooking, etc.

Textbooks: The Bible; other books at the discretion of the instructor.

Book Study (BS) *Elective

Course Description: A more in-depth study of individual books of Scripture or another type of book. Each book study elective will be different in accordance to the instructor. Some will be specific books of the Bible others will be based off a book study in Christian/Secular literature.

What to Expect: Expect to be challenged by really digging into Scripture as the foundation. Because this is a whole semester dedicated to one book, you get to analyze more – get into the authors mind and really challenge yourself to study hard.

Textbooks: The bible; other books at the discretion of the instructor.

Christian Beliefs 1 (CB1) *Required

Course Description: There are 20 basic, fundamental, crucial things one ought to know about Christianity – whether you are church person or not. God doesn’t call every Christian to go off to seminary, but there are certain matters of doctrine – that is, the church’s teaching – that every Christian simply must know. Theology is important because what we believe affects how we live.

What to Expect: You’ll be going through the first 10 chapters of Christian Beliefs: Bible, God, Trinity, Creation, Prayer, Angels, Satan and Demons, Man, Sin, Christ, and the Atonement.

Textbooks: The Bible (Translation recommended by the instructor); Christian Beliefs by Wayne Grudem (Zondervan: Grand Rapids 2005)

Recommended Reading: Bible Doctrines by Wayne Grudem (Zondervan: Grand Rapids 1999)

Christian Beliefs 2 (CB2) *Required

Course Description: There are 20 basic, fundamental, crucial things one ought to know about Christianity – whether you are church person or not. God doesn’t call every Christian to go off to seminary, but there are certain matters of doctrine – that is, the church’s teaching – that every Christian simply must know. Theology is important because what we believe affects how we live.

What to Expect: You’ll be going through the last 10 chapters: Resurrection, Election, What does it mean to be a Christian, Justification and Adoption, Sanctification and Perseverance, Death, Church, Return of Christ, Final Judgment, and Heaven.

Textbooks: The Bible (Translation recommended by the instructor); Christian Beliefs by Wayne Grudem (Zondervan: Grand Rapids 2005)

Recommended Reading: Bible Doctrines by Wayne Grudem (Zondervan: Grand Rapids 1999)

Church History 1 (CH 1) *Elective

Course Description: Before you overlook this course…wait! We don’t just happen to appear out of nowhere. You have to understand that there is a history…that we do things a certain way because someone started out that way. Same with the church. After the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus the church that he started continued. And it continued all the way to today…our theology, tradition, and history comes from it.

What to Expect: You’ll be studying the church and its history from the apostles to the Reformation. There’s no way we can go in detail with everything but you’ll get a good overview of what happened in the first 1500 years of church history.

Textbooks: The Bible (Translation recommended by the instructor); Church History in Plain Langauge by Bruce Shelley (Nelson: Nashville 1982)

Church History 2 (CH 2) *Elective

Course Description: Before you overlook this course…wait! We don’t just happen to appear out of nowhere. You have to understand that there is a history…that we do things a certain way because someone started out that way. Same with the church. After the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus the church that he started continued. And it continued all the way to today…our theology, tradition, and history comes from it.

What to Expect: You’ll be studying the church and its history from the Reformation to the Modern Church. Learn about the different denominations, traditions, American evangelicalism, etc.

Textbooks: The Bible (Translation recommended by the instructor); Church History in Plain Langauge by Bruce Shelley (Nelson: Nashville 1982)

Comparative Religion 1 (CR 1) *Elective

Course Description: So you know what you believe…but there are other beliefs out there. Do you really know how they think? Why they do what they do? What makes them so different from Christianity? How do you know that Christianity is the true religion? These are the questions we’ll be finding out during this semester.

What to Expect: You’ll be engaging with other beliefs and thoughts. More specifically: Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, and Catholicism

Textbooks: The Bible; The Kingdom of the Cults by Walter Martin (Bethany House: Bloomington 2003); Handbook of Denominations by: Frank S. Mead (Abingdon: 2001)

Comparative Religion 2 (CR 2) *Elective

Course Description: So you know what you believe…but there are other beliefs out there. Do you really know how they think? Why they do what they do? What makes them so different from Christianity? How do you know that Christianity is the true religion? These are the questions we’ll be finding out during this semester.

What to Expect: You’ll be engaging with other beliefs and thoughts. More specifically: Jehovah’s Witness, Mormonism, Christian Science, Occultism, Kabbalah, etc)

Textbooks: The Bible; The Kingdom of the Cults by Walter Martin (Bethany House: Bloomington 2003); Handbook of Denominations by: Frank S. Mead (Abingdon: 2001)

Old Testament 1 (Law) (OT1) *Required

Course Description: Not so much an in-depth study of each book of the Old Testament, rather a broad overview of the Hebrew Canon. The reason why it is imperative that the Old Testament be understood is because it places the New Testament in its context. The Old Testament sets up the picture and scene for the New Testament to take its place

What to Expect: We will survey the first major section of the Old Testament otherwise known as the Law. For this semester you will be engaged with the first five books of the Old Testament and learning everything from creation to the Abrahamic Covenant to Moses…the Law and the nation of Israel. We will seek to understand Jesus and his mission as it is revealed to us in these first five books. We will learn how to read the Law and answer some common questions about the Old Testament.

Textbooks: The Bible (Translation recommended by the instructor); A Book You’ll Actually Read On the Old Testament by Mark Driscoll (Crossway Books: Wheaton 2008)

Recommended Reading: The Bible for Dummies by Jeffrey Geoghegan & Michael Homan (Wiley Publishing: Hoboken 2003)

Old Testament 2 (Prophets) (OT2) *Required

Course Description: Not so much an in-depth study of each book of the Old Testament, rather a broad overview of the Hebrew Canon. The reason why it is imperative that the Old Testament be understood is because it places the New Testament in its context. The Old Testament sets up the picture and scene for the New Testament to take its place

What to Expect: We will survey the Major and Minor prophets in the Old Testament. We will seek to understand the men and women God chose to use to bring him glory as well as to beware of their follies. Do they have wisdom to share with us? And if there is wisdom…will you and I even listen?

Textbooks: The Bible (Translation recommended by the instructor); A Book You’ll Actually Read On the Old Testament by Mark Driscoll (Crossway Books: Wheaton 2008)

Recommended Reading: The Bible for Dummies by Jeffrey Geoghegan & Michael Homan (Wiley Publishing: Hoboken 2003)

Old Testament 3 (Writings) (OT3) *Required

Course Description: Not so much an in-depth study of each book of the Old Testament, rather a broad overview of the Hebrew Canon. The reason why it is imperative that the Old Testament be understood is because it places the New Testament in its context. The Old Testament sets up the picture and scene for the New Testament to take its place

What to Expect: They’re called the “Wisdom Literature” for a reason. I promise you, it’s more than just fortune cookie advice…rather it’s the King of the Universe giving us advice on how to live wisely and at the end for our joy. They teach us how to view sex, money, success, foolish people, depression, loneliness, etc.

Textbooks: The Bible (Translation recommended by the instructor); A Book You’ll Actually Read On the Old Testament by Mark Driscoll (Crossway Books: Wheaton 2008)

Recommended Reading: The Bible for Dummies by Jeffrey Geoghegan & Michael Homan (Wiley Publishing: Hoboken 2003)

New Testament 1 (Gospels/Acts) (NT1)*Required

Course description: A proper understanding of the person and work of Jesus Christ, the church, and eternity. The focus is to get a general overview of the New Testament within Scripture and history. The King is introduced to the world…what is he like? Who does he talk to? What does he tell us to do?

What to Expect: Jesus and “religion” are two totally different things. By the end of this course, we’d hope that you’ll understand the difference. You’ll be digging through the life of Christ and see him for who he was and is. You will be going through Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John as the Gospels and the book of Acts to understand what happened right after Jesus died. Where did we get “the church”?

Textbooks: The Bible (Translation recommended by the instructor); A Book You’ll Actually Read On the New Testament by Mark Driscoll (Crossway Books: Wheaton 2008)

Recommended Reading: The Bible for Dummies by Jeffrey Geoghegan & Michael Homan (Wiley Publishing: Hoboken 2003)

New Testament 2 (Epistles) (NT2) *Required

Course description: A proper understanding of the person and work of Jesus Christ, the church, and eternity. The focus is to get a general overview of the New Testament within Scripture and history. The King is introduced to the world…what is he like? Who does he talk to? What does he tell us to do?

What to Expect: Romans to Revelation. You’ll get an overview of the early church. You’ll understand the nitty gritty of churches and why if you don’t learn history, you’re bound to repeat its mistakes.

Textbooks: The Bible (Translation recommended by the instructor); A Book You’ll Actually Read On the New Testament by Mark Driscoll (Crossway Books: Wheaton 2008)

Recommended Reading: The Bible for Dummies by Jeffrey Geoghegan & Michael Homan (Wiley Publishing: Hoboken 2003)

Senior Seminar (SS) (Seniors Only)

Course Description: This course is offered only one semester for high school seniors only. It gives the seniors an opportunity to grow in both spiritual foundations and life application. The course includes visiting other churches of like faith as well as other religions.

What to Expect: We will be traveling to other churches to experience their style of worship as well as teaching on different religions. This course will also challenge the seniors by giving them a taste of what college life has to offer. They will leave with a better understanding of how to lead small groups, teach bible studies, find churches, and build community.

Textbooks/Supplies: The Bible; Money for meals; Signed parent permission slip (found on our website)

Recommended Reading: Essential Church by Rainer and Rainer (B&H: Nashville 2008)

Workshops (WKSHP) *Elective

Course Description: These are smaller, selective classes for youth to attend. These workshop electives range from worship to leadership to parenting.

What to Expect: A short, but intense focus on one particular area of life. Learn the theological foundation and then learn the practical implication

Textbooks/Supplies: The Bible; other supplies assigned by instructor.