Church-Based Community Development

Learning from Marginalized Christian Communities

Preaching to a Divided Nation

Hoffman and Kim outline seven steps for preaching to a divided nation, leading our communities toward unity in a disintegrating culture.

Transforming Discipleship: Making Disciples a Few at a Time

Greg Ogden addresses the need for discipleship in the local church and recovers Jesus’s method of investing in just a few people at a time.

Disability and the Church

This course explores how churches can come alongside and minister to and with people with disabilities.

Analog Church

What does it mean to be an analog church in a digital age? How do online churches and video venues affect discipleship and community?

Integral Mission: History, Theology, and Relevance

Learn about Integral Mission—a theology born in Latin America that focuses on bringing together what never should have been separated.

Missiology in the 21st Century

This course explores the question of how the church should practice God’s mission throughout the whole world in the 21st century.

Ministerio con Adolescentes

Together in Ministry

Examine a theology of gender equality and learn how to value differences while developing flourishing mixed-gender partnerships.

Pastoral Ministry: Calling and Resilience

Mark Quanstrom, Director for the Center of Theological Integrity, teaches on pastoral resilience, modeled after the pattern of Jesus.

Uncommon Church

Alvin Sanders, CEO of World Impact, teaches the practices that make a difference in the lives of the urban poor and their neighborhoods.

Faithful Antiracism

Christina Edmonson and Chad Brennan study Christians and race and offer analysis and interventions to resist racism.

Black Church Studies

Rev. Dr. Marshall Hatch teaches the history of the Black church in America from the arrival of enslaved Africans to the present day.

Advocating with Survivors of Sexual Violence

This course equips you to promote justice, establish systems that prevent sexual abuse, and support survivors in their healing.

Worship and the World to Come

Glenn Packiam explores the meaning of Christian hope and its expression in worship.

Reading While Black

Reading Scripture from the perspective of Black church tradition provides a rich faith history and addresses the urgent issues of our times.

Brown Church

In this course, Romero shows how God's vision for redemption includes the transformation of every aspect of our lives and the world.

Faith and Finances

In this course Gary Hoag teaches what God’s Word says about money so that it shapes all aspects of everyday living.

What Is the Church: Why It Still Matters

At a time when the church is losing credibility and cultural privilege, Fitch offers a model for thriving as God’s people.

The Church’s Western Cultural Captivity

Professor Soong-Chan Rah calls the North American church to embrace a new evangelicalism that is diverse and multiethnic.

Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods

Jonathan Brooks challenges local churches to rediscover that loving our neighbors means loving our neighborhoods.

Rediscipling the White Church

Pastor David Swanson contends that discipleship, not diversity, lies at the heart of our white churches’ racial brokenness.

Is Christianity the White Man’s Religion?

Antipas Harris demonstrates that the Bible is a book of justice, promoting equality for all people.

Beyond Colorblind: Redeeming Our Ethnic Journey

Ethnicity and evangelism specialist Sarah Shin reveals how our brokenness around ethnicity can be restored and redeemed.

The Next Worship: Glorifying God in a Diverse World

A Clinical and Biblical Perspective on Mental Illness

Describing common mental disorders, Stanford probes what science says and what the Bible says about each illness.

Ten Practical Ways to a Better Sermon

Mary Hulst provides foundational concepts and tips for preaching that all pastors can use.

Evangelism: Sharing the Big Story

Rethinking Incarceration

Dominique Gilliard explores the history of mass incarceration and shows how Christians can pursue justice that restores and reconciles.

Crisis Counseling

This course helps you understand crisis events, how individuals are impacted, and how aid during and following times of crisis.

Empowering Women in Ministry

Pastor Tara Beth Leach issues a stirring call for a new generation of women in ministry: to teach, to preach, to shepherd, and to lead.

Connecting with Teenagers

Griffin & Powell share tools for engaging teenagers in meaningful conversations about identity, belonging, and purpose.

Teach Your Children Well

How do we parent our kids in ways that lead to lasting faith? Learn how to have an active discipleship role and form your child's faith.