Nazarene Theological College Moodle

(The) Person & Work of Christ (UG: T7210B; Prerequisite: T7105 Intro to Christian Doctrines)

Christology & Soteriology (PG: T9210B; Prerequisite: T8105 Basic Christian Doctrine)

Jesus Christ is the most revered and influential person in the history of the world. But why is this? What can be known? Who is this Jesus? Who is this first century peasant Jew, whom the Christian Church affirms as fully human and divine? What did he do and why does it matter? Explore the Church's historical witness of who Jesus is and discern what this Jesus means for you and the Church today.

Information and resources for all students, including:

• orientation materials
• templates for assessments, including essays and the cover sheets
• extension requests for assessments
• library resources, including electronic database login details
• student handbooks
• relevant student policies
• grievance resolution.

Why does asking questions improve our critical thinking skills? How can we ask questions that invite dialogue, engage diversity, and probe issues and problems more deeply? Is there a right answer to every question? When reading, when do we soak up a lot of information like a sponge and when should we select and filter it? Why do critical readers read the conclusion of an article or book first? What is a “hook” and a “thesis statement” and why do the introductions to our essays need them? How to we integrate the views of “scholars” into our writing? The learning activities in this class will respond to these questions and will improve critical thinking, reading, and writing skills for theological studies.

John and Charles Wesley, two Anglican priests in the 18th century, could never have imagined that two hundred and fifty years after their deaths roughly 80 million Christians around the world would identify themselves as ‘Wesleyan’ in their theology and spiritual practices. What was it about these two figures that inspired such a long-lasting tradition? What influenced their own theology and practices? How did they navigate the cultural, political, and ecclesial challenges of their day? These and many other questions will be explored in this fascinating class.

Theology of John and Charles Wesley (UG: T7268B)
Theological Writings of John and Charles Wesley (PG: T9268B)

For many Christians, the doctrine of the Trinity has either been set aside in the “mysteries of faith not meant to be understood” basket or passed over quickly with reference to analogies of 3 leaf clovers and water that can be ice, liquid and steam. Other than these moves, the doctrine of the trinity has little relevance for life and ministry. In the context of interfaith dialogue some Christians may even consider the doctrine to be something of an embarrassment. In this course, with the help of some excellent guides, we will discover the revolutionary implications for life and ministry of this much overlooked doctrine.

Self-Revealing God UG: T7213B
Triune God & Revelation PG: T9212B

Those engaged in Pastoral Care will often find themselves called upon to offer Pastoral Counselling formally or informally. How does one prepare? How do Pastoral Care and Counselling overlap? What is distinctive about Pastoral Counselling? What are its relationships to the Bible, theology, and the behavioural sciences? And what are the attitudes, values, strategies, and skills that help turn a well-meaning conversation into a therapeutic dialogue? Explore these and other questions while developing the basic skills of this very practical and important aspect of pastoral care.

Counselling, Introduction to: A Pastoral Care Approach (UG: C7100B)
Pastoral Counselling in Ministry: A Pastoral Care Approach (PG: C8102B)

The Christian church is an evolving institution, which has constantly acted and reacted in terms of its own developing sense of identity, and in terms of its historical and social context. In this way, the theology and the ecclesiology of the church have come to assume their current shapes. This survey of church history introduces students to methods of historical inquiry and provides an overview of the church’s doctrinal and institutional evolution as a framework for other theological study and more advanced historical study.

This course unit provides students with an opportunity to focus at an advanced level on the denominational distinctives of the Church of the Nazarene. It enables students to critically examine theological, historical, and sociological perspectives within the ministry practice of a specific tradition and to examine how to apply those perspectives to leadership in contemporary ministry.

This course unit provides students with an opportunity to focus, at an advanced level, on the Wesleyan understanding and application of the Means of Grace in a pastoral setting. The unit builds upon introductory units in pastoral theology and enables the student to understand and apply a range of spiritual formation practices in a congregational setting.

What would a new church look like and how does it meet the needs of its community? What types of people and resources are required? Explore the historical, biblical, and theological foundations for church planting, principles of Community Development, cultural “exegesis,” strategies for and measurements of a successful church plant. Learn how to assess the need for new churches and develop a church-planting toolkit.

P7233B Church Planting through Neighbourhood Engagement
P9233B  Church Planting through Community Engagement