Change without compromise!

Change…How to Manage the Journey (Tuesday AM only)
Whether we like it or not, change is an unavoidable part of life. It's impossible to navigate around it…you will be a part of change. The Bible does not avoid talking about the realities of the real world. As a matter of fact it speaks clearly to the devastation…the necessity…and the reality of change. This workshop will address some of the principles used to move from static to dynamic, from cultural irrelevance to relevance, and from ineffective to effective.

Essential worship is more than music, style, personalities.

Worship and the 4-Fold Pattern (Wednesday and Thursday)
Worship debate often revolves around style and culture, but what about a consistent, biblical theology of worship? What are the essentials of a biblical pattern of worship? How do we apply that pattern in our different settings and cultures? If you want to explore these questions and move your worship conversation beyond the discussion of hymns and choruses, the 4-Fold Pattern discussion is for you. Learn from Jim Bullard, Worship Pastor of Lake Valley Community Church in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and former member of the contemporary Christian group Glad.

Strong families are still in. You can help!

Marriage and Family Counseling (Monday - Friday)
Taught by Dr. Tom Edgington, this course will examine God’s design for marriage and family life, and how couples and families develop problems when they deviate from His design. Biblical solutions will be presented as a means of restoring God’s design. A “Family Systems” approach to relationship problems will also be included. This course can also be taken for MA or DMin credit from Grace Seminary or MA credit from Grace Graduate School of counseling.” (Available for Credit from Grace Seminary).

Biblical AND Relevant!

Guiding Principles for the People of God in a Postmodern World (Monday - Tuesday)

Postmodernity is shaping our culture. Some churches, attempting to be relevant to their culture, are assimilating emergent postmodern philosophies. Other churches, attempting to be faithful to Scripture, are freezing their forms. Drs. Paul Klawitter, Kary Oberbrunner, Matt Harmon and Tom Julien, representing three different generations, will share guiding principles for learning leaders who desire to be biblically faithful and culturally relevant as they navigate both inherited and emergent churches through today’s fluid postmodern culture.

Can your church be an evangelistic team?

Reaching Them... Together (Wednesday and Thursday)
The best way to bring new life into a local church is with new believers (in Jesus). How can your church become externally focused? What are some tried-and-true ways for a community of believers to reach out into its town or city? This class will be an intentionally practical symposium on ways your church can do evangelism together. Our facilitator, Pastor Jim Brown, is a pastor with an unstoppable passion for reaching people for Jesus.

Attention all women: Four mornings that will change your life and ministry!

Prayer and Counseling (For Women) (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, AM only)
Too many caregivers, pastoral counselors, parents and compassionate friends have failed to ask God to change the hurting people they seek to help. Our Lord never intended for us to change anyone, but to expect Him to do that as we help them live joyfully in His presence. This seminar will be an invitation to God’s banquet table of intimate fellowship with Him. Dr Tammy Schultz and Dr. Roger Peugh will lead this class. This course is available for MA credit from Grace Graduate School in Counseling.

Want to start a new church? Start here!

Seminar in North American Church Planting (Monday - Friday)
What skills and understandings do I need to start a church? How can I take it past the 75 person barrier? Can I aggressively plant multiple churches? This 5-day course taught by Dr. Terry Hofecker is sponsored by Grace Theological Seminary and Grace Brethren North American Missions. This course can also be taken for MA or DMin credit from Grace Seminary.

The future... in a day!

The Book of Revelation: "No Need to Be Surprised" (Monday and Tuesday, AM only)
This fast paced yet thorough look at the book of Revelation will thrill you, awe you, and prepare you for the future. Dr. Randall Smith will apply his gift for teaching and his experience in the Holy Land to this exciting future story.

Apostles? Prophets? Evangelists? Shepherds? Teachers?
What is biblical team all about?

An Exploration of Biblical Team Building (Monday - Thursday, PM only)
In our world today incredible claims are made about spiritual gifts. Examining spiritual gifts and spiritually gifted people in order to maximize our church’s effectiveness can be exciting. Tony Webb will lead the study, focused on Ephesians 4:11 .

Change your church! Through intentional generational transition.

Leading the Church/Flock in the 21st Century (Monday - Wednesday)
Eeek and Meek! How will the church of the 20th Century transition into the church of the 21st Century? Bob Combs and Jeff Bogue are engaged in an intentional and very successful transition of a growing ministry. Learn from the best!

Ezekiel: a powerful display God's faithful and enduring love!

The Book of Ezekiel: "When the Eyes Have Fallen" (Monday and Tuesday, PM only)
Enjoy this incredible love story of a man of God and his wife in the sixth century BCE that became the backdrop of God’s revelation of the fall of Jerusalem’s temple. Taught by Dr. Randall Smith.

Want to help other women grow in their faith? Let's talk!

Spiritual Formation (For Women) (Monday and Tuesday, PM only)
How do I help other women grow in their faith? How do I help them grow in the context of their family and personal life experiences? Dr. Christy Morr will help the learner explore God’s design for growth and how the individual might cooperate within the context of a developing relational Christian spirituality.

Be a community that people WANT to be a part of!

Assimilation and Building Community in the Local Church (Monday - Friday)
How can we successfully welcome newcomers into the local church and successfully integrate them fully into the life of the church body. The class will also develop a biblical basis for local church community and present practical means and models that churches are using to cultivate and advance the christian community within a local church. Led by Dr. Gary McIntosh. This course can also be taken for MA or DMin credit from Grace Seminary.

How do you interact with World Religions?

Understanding World Religions (Monday - Friday)
In this course the belief systems of major religions are studied with a view to understanding why the tenets make sense and drive behavior for the adherents. How each religion affects the host culture and how the culture affects the religion will be explored. The inadequacies of each belief system will be discussed in light of the adequacy of Christianity, thus, an introductory understanding of biblical theology is assumed. Taught by Dr. Tom Stallter. This course can also be taken for MA or DMin credit from Grace Seminary.

Today's pastor can communicate on multiple levels. Learn how!

The Christian Communicator—Extending Your Reach (Wednesday and Thursday)
Today’s culture is communication rich. People are used to information that is both current and substantial. How can you extend the reach of your ministry using written and electronic communication media? Terry White will teach this class.

To be "Boring" is the "unforgivable sin" of the 21st century.
Spice it up without weakening the foundation.

Creativity and Freshness in Preaching (Monday - Friday)
Ever feel stuck in a rut in your preaching? This course is for you. Focusing more on the art of preaching than the science of exposition, Dr Jeff Arthurs does an excellent job of helping the learner strengthen preaching skills. This course can also be taken for MA or DMin credit from Grace Seminary. Click HERE to read the pre-requisites for this course.

Being a woman is to be in constant change.
Design ministry that helps women grow.

Contemporary Issues for Women (Thursday and Friday, PM only)
What are the issues that women face in today’s world and in each stage of life? How can we design ministry programs to facilitate the holistic growth of women in and outside the church context? Dr Christy Morr will lead this class.

Is God "done" with Israel? What are the rest of us? Daniel has some answers.

The Book Of Daniel: "Becoming a Light in Dark Places" (Wednesday)
Does God keep his promises? Absolutely! Daniel is the story of God’s faithfulness and a series of prophetic dreams that help explain the timeline of God’s program for the Gentile nations and God’s unique protection and preservation of the Jewish people. Dr. Randall Smith, International Director of christian Travel Study Programs, will teach this one-day class.

How about an Extreme Church Makeover!

Discipleship Counseling: Resolving Personal and Spiritual Conflicts on the Personal and Corporate Level (Monday - Wednesday)
Dr. Neil Anderson’s passion is to help Christians and Christian ministries resolve their personal and spiritual conflicts through genuine repentance and faith in God. Based on his two books, Discipleship counseling and Extreme church Makeover, Neil will first share the theological basis for discipleship counseling and corporate conflict resolution.

New ways to share the gospel that are really very old!

Way of the Master: Biblical Evangelism (Monday and Tuesday)
Time and experience has proven that personal evangelism is by far the single most effective means of reaching the lost. But tragically, it seems to be the most seldom practiced means of reaching the lost utilized by the church and Christians today. Bill Bright, the founder of Campus Crusade for Christ, estimates that only 2% of Christians witness faithfully. This class will focus on teaching biblical principles and strategies for evangelism. It will intend to equip christians for the ministry of effective personal evangelism and conversational witnessing. It is a great complement to the “Way of the Master” evangelism training material. Taught by Andy Lapins of Transfired .

Improve your juggling!

Balancing Family and Ministry (Monday and Tuesday, PM only)
Balance in ministry and in family is a tough challenge. In this class, led by Gay O’Deens, we will discuss and compare ways to balance life in today’s extremely busy world. We will take a personal check-up to see if we are well balanced in various areas of responsibilities. “Talking about achieving balance may mean we must be unbalanced!”

The church and its mission cannot be separated. Learn the essence of both!

The Essence of the Church and Cross-Cultural Ministry (Monday - Friday)
On Monday and Tuesday Dave Guiles will lead us in a discovery of how the Apostles revealed the church to the diverse world of the first century as well as principles for presenting the true nature of the church to the diverse world in which we live and minister today. On Wednesday and Thursday, Sherwood Lingenfelter will help us understand the essence of cross-cultural Ministry and the fundamental issues involved in developing effective cross-cultural ministries today. Friday will be spent talking about applications of these principles.

The Bible and our ideas about God are under attack. Are you ready with answers?

The Divine Disclosure (Monday - Friday)
How is good theology done? What is a biblical World view? How do I answer questions about where the Bible came from and can it be trusted? Is God in control? What does this mean? This class is a great chance for any emerging or experienced leader to gain a strong biblical foundation for his or her life and ministry. The class is taught by Dr. Dave Plaster and James Joiner.

Most of us have it on our computers? Ever wish you could use it? Learn Excel!

Beginning Excel (Monday and Tuesday)
This 2-Day class is for any office or ministry staff that always wished they knew how to use Excel. create and navigate an Excel worksheet. Format a worksheet. Use formulas and functions, and more. Taught by Rick koontz.

What's up with these kids? How do we help them?

the Millenials (Wednesday and Thursday)
Today’s generation of young people supposedly have an attention span of three to seven minutes. They are also known as the consumer generation, and are technologically connected like no other generation. come and learn about this highly interactive generation known as “the millennials.” Taught by Jim Swanson and Scott Feather.

Learn more about Excel. It can be a valuable ministry administration tool.

Excel II (Wednesday and Thursday)
Do you have a basic knowledge of Excel but want more? This class will teach you how to create, maintain and sort lists of information, apply conditional formatting, create and edit graphs, integrate Excel spreadsheets and Word documents, and more. Taught by Rick Koontz.