October 29 - November 2, 2018

In his classic book The Knowledge of the Holy, A. W. Tozer explains, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us. . . .  For this reason the gravest question before the Church is always God himself, and the portentous fact about any man is not what he may at a given time say or do but what he in his deep heart conceives God to be like.”  This course offers an opportunity to broaden and deepen your understanding of the God whom we love and worship. To this end, we will explore Christian teaching regarding the nature and attributes of God, the persons of the Trinity, the inspiration and authority of Scripture, and the person and work of the Holy Spirit.  You will better understand how one God has revealed himself to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  You will gain greater confidence in Scripture as the inspired, truthful, authoritative, sufficient and powerful Word of God.  You will discover how the Holy Spirit enables you to grow in conformity to the image of Christ and empowers God’s people to bear witness about Christ to the ends of the earth.  We will examine these doctrines as they are taught in Scripture and confessed by the church so that we may better live to the glory of the triune God (2 IBS credits – Theology and Apologetics).

Dates:  Monday, Oct. 29 to Friday, Nov 2, 2018

Time:  9:30am to 3:00pm

Location:  Bill Bright Strategy Center

Instructor:  Dr. Keith Johnson

Tuition:
$250 IBS Credit ($50 discount if you register by October 5th)
$250 Audit** ($50 discount if you register by October 5th)
$340 Graduate Credit ($50 discount if you register by October 5th)
Note:$100 of the tuition is non-refundable.

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Course Texts:

Theology in the Context of World Christianity by Timothy Tennent

Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves

50 Core Truths of the Christian Faith by Gregg Allison

Note:  It is your responsibility to secure the required course texts. Used copies are often considerably cheaper.

Articles:

• Download "Trinity and Community" by Christopher Mwoleka
• Download "Imitatio Trinitatis:  How Should We Imitate The Trinity?" by Keith Johnson
• Download "We Have Been Believers" by James Evans Jr.
• Download "Invitation To World Missions" by Timothy Tennent
• Download "Mañana" by Justo L. González (Ch. 1)
• "Biblical Righteousness Is a Four-Paned Window" by Ellis
• Additional Resources
• Penal Substitution as an Undivided Work of the Triune God
• Center for the Study of NT Manscripts (link)
• Hearing the Music of the Gospel

Description: This course will equip you to respond to the basic objections to Christianity that are encountered in evangelism. Topics include postmodernism, the existence of God, religious pluralism, the fate of the unevangelized, the problem of evil, historical reliability of the Bible, the New Age movement, and the resurrection.

Dates: Monday, Jan. 28 to Friday, Feb. 1, 2019

Time: 9:30am to 3:00pm (with lunch break)

Location: Bill Bright Strategy Center

Instructor: Dr. Mark D. Liederbach

Tuition: 
$250 IBS Credit ($200 if you register by Dec. 14)
$250 Audit** ($200 if you register by Dec. 14)
$340 Graduate Credit ($290 if you register by Dec. 14)
Note: $100 of your pre-registration is non-refundable

*Note: Auditing an IBS course (i.e., attending the lecture but not doing any work) does NOT fulfill Cru requirements. Audited courses cannot be counted toward the organizational requirements for IBS.

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