Theology Seminar Session 1 — Doctrinal Overview
This session explains why theological depth is essential for faculty at a Christian university. By strengthening biblical understanding and engaging critically with academic disciplines, educators can disciple students effectively and prepare them to navigate a complex world while remaining grounded in their faith.
Theology Seminar Session 2 — Theology and Worldview
This session explains how theology and worldview work together to shape Christian thinking. By grounding their disciplines in Scripture and engaging ideas critically, educators can help students develop a coherent worldview that informs both their academic pursuits and their lifelong faith.
Theology Seminar Session 3 — Revelation
This session highlights how God’s self-revelation in Scripture provides the foundation for understanding truth, forming worldview, and integrating faith into every area of life and scholarship.
Theology Seminar Session 4 — Hermeneutics
This session shows how interpreting Scripture well leads to a coherent worldview, enabling Christians to think wisely and live faithfully in every area of life.
Theology Seminar Session 5 — God and Creation
This session shows how creation shapes a Christian worldview, helping scholars evaluate ideas, understand limits, and pursue truth within God’s designed order.
Theology Seminar Session 6 — Humanity and Sin
This session shows how a biblical understanding of humanity and sin forms wise, faithful Christians who think clearly and live purposefully in a complex world.
Theology Seminar Session 7 — Salvation
This session shows how justification and union with Christ provide the foundation for assurance, transformation, and faithful living in the Christian life.
Theology Seminar Session 8 — Church
This video unpacks the doctrine of the church, clarifying that it is a gathering of believers rather than a building. It explores biblical definitions, the role of the local church, and the importance of meaningful membership, while challenging modern misunderstandings and emphasizing the church’s mission to grow, equip, and send believers.
Theology Seminar Session 9 —The Holy Spirit
This message explains why Jesus said His departure was beneficial, focusing on the gift of the Holy Spirit. It clarifies the Spirit’s identity as fully God, His role in guiding believers into truth, and His work in glorifying Christ. Grounded in Scripture and church history, it helps Christians better understand and appreciate the Spirit’s presence and power in their lives.
Theology Seminar Session 10 — Doctrine of Last Things
This video introduces the doctrine of last things, covering death, judgment, and the new creation. It highlights the Christian hope of resurrection and restoration while showing how eternal truths shape present living, academic work, and a Christ-centered worldview.
Theology Seminar Session 11 — Theism and World Religions
This lecture explores how Christians engage a pluralistic world where shared conclusions often mask deeper differences. It emphasizes asking better questions, understanding competing worldviews, and using those moments of overlap as opportunities to faithfully integrate faith with vocation and gospel witness.
Theology Seminar Session 12 — History of Higher Education
This lecture explores how Christian colleges can maintain their identity in a changing academic landscape. It traces the historical drift toward secularization and argues that strong theological commitments—clearly expressed and consistently practiced—are essential for long-term faithfulness, impact, and institutional distinctiveness.
Theology Seminar — Integration Paper Workshop
This session equips faculty to integrate faith and learning by connecting Scripture, theology, and worldview to their disciplines. It provides a clear framework and practical tools for writing an integration paper and for helping students think Christianly in their academic and professional lives.