IFD679 – Finding the Christian Story in the Old Testament

Course Dates: Not Currently Enrolling Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted Sometimes persons who follow the Christ of the New Testament find it hard to see how the Old Testament fits into their larger faith narrative. However, the Old Testament is vitally important to the Christian faith. This four-week course helps [...]

IFD332 – Sacred Tension Reading Group

Course Dates: October 12 - November 20, 2026 [dt_default_button link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fscps.formstack.com%2Fforms%2Fifd332_registration_|target:_blank" size="custom" button_alignment="btn_center" font_size="18px" icon_size="18px" button_padding="16px 24px 16px 24px" border_radius="3px" text_color="#ffffff" default_btn_bg_color="#990000"]Enroll Now![/dt_default_button]Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted This six-week course is designed for learners who want to read William P. Brown’s book Sacred Tension in community with an instructor and other learners. The course will [...]

LSM331 – Teaching Sacred Tension in Local Congregations

Course Dates: September 21 – October 2, 2026 [dt_default_button link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fscps.formstack.com%2Fforms%2Flsm331_registration|target:_blank" size="custom" button_alignment="btn_center" font_size="18px" icon_size="18px" button_padding="16px 24px 16px 24px" border_radius="3px" text_color="#ffffff" default_btn_bg_color="#990000"]Enroll Now![/dt_default_button]Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted This course is for laity and clergy who want to have a dialogue with scripture, even if they’ve never before thought of the Bible [...]

MC124 – Biblical Women in Pentecost (Microcourse)

Course Dates: June 29 - July 3, 2026 [dt_default_button link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fscps.formstack.com%2Fforms%2Fmc124_registration|target:_blank" size="custom" button_alignment="btn_center" font_size="18px" icon_size="18px" button_padding="16px 24px 16px 24px" border_radius="3px" text_color="#ffffff" default_btn_bg_color="#990000"]Enroll Now![/dt_default_button]Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted This course is for busy Christians who want to stay spiritually and scripturally centered during the long season of Pentecost. This microcourse provides an [...]

IFD112 – Jesus’ Use of Spiritual Gifts

Course Dates: August 31 - September 11, 2026 [dt_default_button link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fscps.formstack.com%2Fforms%2Fifd112_registration|target:_blank" size="custom" button_alignment="btn_center" font_size="15px" icon_size="15px" border_radius="3px" text_color="#ffffff" default_btn_bg_color="#990000"]Enroll Now![/dt_default_button]Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted This course is for people who want to examine Jesus’ use of spiritual gifts in the Synoptic gospels. The two-week course first explores Scripture to discover how Jesus used various [...]

IFD679 – Finding the Christian Story in the Old Testament

Course Dates: Not Currently Enrolling Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted Sometimes persons who follow the Christ of the New Testament find it hard to see how the Old Testament fits into their larger faith narrative. However, the Old Testament is vitally important to the Christian faith. This four-week course helps [...]

IFD273 – Old Testament Through a Different Lens: Ketuvim/Writings

Course Dates: December 7 - 18, 2026 [dt_default_button link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fscps.formstack.com%2Fforms%2Fifd273_registration|target:_blank" size="custom" button_alignment="btn_center" font_size="15px" icon_size="15px" border_radius="3px" text_color="#ffffff" default_btn_bg_color="#990000"]Enroll Now![/dt_default_button]Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted This course examines the Ketuvim/Writings, sometimes described as “the least holy books of the Hebrew Bible,” by studying familiar Biblical writings through lenses other than what Christians often use. [...]

IFD272 – Old Testament Through a Different Lens: The Prophets/Nevi’im

Course Dates: October 26 - November 6, 2026 [dt_default_button link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fscps.formstack.com%2Fforms%2Fifd272_registration|target:_blank" size="custom" button_alignment="btn_center" font_size="15px" icon_size="15px" border_radius="3px" text_color="#ffffff" default_btn_bg_color="#990000"]Enroll Now![/dt_default_button]Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted This course examines Scripture through lenses other than those familiar to us as Christians. It looks at the Prophets—from Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings, to the major and [...]

IFD271 – Old Testament Through A Different Lens: Torah and Beyond

Course Dates: September 28 - October 9, 2026 [dt_default_button link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fscps.formstack.com%2Fforms%2Fifd271_registration|target:_blank" size="custom" button_alignment="btn_center" font_size="15px" icon_size="15px" border_radius="3px" text_color="#ffffff" default_btn_bg_color="#990000"]Enroll Now![/dt_default_button]Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted Old Testament? Hebrew Bible? TANAKH? What do these three have in common? Do we get any sense that these three refer to the same set of scriptures? For [...]

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