There are many definitions of our subject that come to mind.
You are a pastor, a seminarian, a candidate for ministry. Or, perhaps, you are in the middle of a new church plant. And you say to yourself:
I need to do theological reflection and critical thinking about church planting, revitalization, renewal, and my place in it all.
What if there were a place where I could go to think these things through? But it would need to be online because, well, you know: work, family, and all the other things. But I would want the school to represent the truth of God’s Word, to stand on the shoulders of giants, but give me room to explore. I’d like my professor to be a mentor, a guide to the field trip of theological reflection. I don’t need to be indoctrinated, though. I need to think, to read, reflect, and, yes, I need to learn.
“I need to think, to read, reflect, and, yes, I need to learn about church planting and where I fit in.”
There is such a place. “For such a time as this."
In Partnership with
Dr. Michael A. Milton is the President of D. James Kennedy Institute for Reformed Leadership and James Ragsdale Chair of Missions at Erskine Theological Seminary. See more at http://michaelmilton.org/about
You will study:
1. Introduction to Church Planting: The Mission and the Man in Church Planting
2. Shallow Roots, Deep Roots: Methods and Means in Church Planting
3. The Centrifugal Vision of God: A Biblical-theological Frame for Church Planting
4. Burning Alive: The Portrait of a Church Planter from the Pastoral Epistles-1
5. Burning Alive: The Portrait of a Church Planter from the Pastoral Epistles-2
6. Burning Alive: The Portrait of a Church Planter from the Pastoral Epistles-3
7. Burning Alive: The Portrait of a Church Planter from the Pastoral Epistles-4
Strategic Studies in Church Planting: What We Learn from the Acts of the Apostles
The Hero's Journey: Preparing the Church Planting Plan
Stages, Stresses, and Defining Success: Important Issues in Church Planting
What if this were the beginning of something new?
The Church Planting and Renewal course.
So. Come immerse yourself in this online learning community. Come and bring your dream. Speak your vision. Share your burden.
Contact David Cathcart (Cathcart@erskine.edu) or Robin Broome (Broome@erskine.edu). They will guide you through the opening in the hedges that lead to the field of dreams.
A TESTIMONIAL
"I began Dr. Milton's Church Planting and Revitalization course with a resolve that I am not the kind of man that God would use for planting a church - that I just don't have what it takes and won't ever be part of such a pioneering work. It wasn't long before Dr. Milton had me convinced, from Scripture, that God loves to plant new churches and that he will give those he calls an inescapable burden to do so. By the end of the course, I found in myself a passion for church planting that I had never known. I left with a newfound desire to participate in church planting, whether personally or indirectly. If you have the slightest spark in your heart for church planting, then you would be well-served to take this course from an experienced planter with a pastor's heart - but be careful, you just might end up on the front lines of a church plant one day very soon!" — Chandler Machemehl, Class of 2018
“Follow Your Call,” © 2018 words and music by Michael Anthony Milton. Bethesda Music, BMI, CCLI.
Credits:
Faith for Living, Inc.