Sample Winter Term Date # Pre-Session Work Session Topics Post-Session Work God Speaks (Colin Smith) READ: Chicago READ: The One 1 1/4/18 Starting Something New (John Aiello) Statement on Biblical “Must-Read” This Inerrancy Year (Piper) READ: Overcoming Battling Temptation (Colin Smith) WRITE: A plan for 2 1/11/18 Sin and Tempation Leverage your Life (Elizabeth Maring) battling a consistent sin (1 page) (Owens) READ: An Elder Pastoral Care/Visiting Others WRITE: A 2-3 3 1/18/18 (Colin Smith) paragraph response to and His Work (Dickson) Protecting Your Joy as Leaders Protecting Your Joy as (Tom Olson) Leaders READ: Why Go to How People Change (Luke Trifilio & READ: Chapters from 4 1/25/18 Laura Kleinschmidt) Church? (Whitney) How Does God Gathers (Scott Lothery) Sanctification Work? (Powlison) Nourish Your Faith (Colin Smith) READ: Chapters from WATCH: Video of 5 2/1/18 When Trouble Ministering at Home (Laura A Neglected Grace Kleinschmidt) (Helopoulos) Comes (Ryken) READ: Redeeming Our Time (Colin Smith) READ: The The Power Disciple’s 6 2/8/18 Godly Stewardship (Ruth Guillaume & Prayer Life (Sanders) (Smith) & of Giving LifeKeys Article Val Hogan) READ: Short Term Missions (Brad Mullet) WRITE: Survey & 3 Is Every 7 2/15/18 Effective Lay Leadership (Kathy Ruda) Lessons learned from Christian a Vine (Marshall (1 page) Worker? LEVERAGE and Payne) READ: The Gospel Weakness and Strength (Colin Smith) N/A 8 2/22/18 Reduced (Metzger) Graduation and Testimonies Final Exam available upon request Optional Note: The above schedule is an example only. The actual schedule is slightly different every year due to adjustments in topics and order.
Sample Winter Term # Date Pre-Session Work Session Topics Post-Session Work 1 1/4/18 READ: The One “Must-Read” This Year (Piper) God Speaks (Colin Smith) Starting Something New (John Aiello) READ: Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy 2 1/11/18 READ: Overcoming Sin and Tempation (Owens) Battling Temptation (Colin Smith) Leverage your Life (Elizabeth Maring) WRITE: A plan for battling a consistent sin (1 page) 3 1/18/18 READ: An Elder and His Work (Dickson) Pastoral Care/Visiting Others (Colin Smith) Protecting Your Joy as Leaders (Tom Olson) WRITE: A 2-3 paragraph response to Protecting Your Joy as Leaders 4 1/25/18 READ: Why Go to Church? (Whitney) How People Change (Luke Trifilio & Laura Kleinschmidt) God Gathers (Scott Lothery) READ: Chapters from How Does Sanctification Work? (Powlison) 5 2/1/18 WATCH: Video of When Trouble Comes (Ryken) Nourish Your Faith (Colin Smith) Ministering at Home (Laura Kleinschmidt) READ: Chapters from A Neglected Grace (Helopoulos) 6 2/8/18 READ: The Power of Giving (Smith) & LifeKeys Article Redeeming Our Time (Colin Smith) Godly Stewardship (Ruth Guillaume & Val Hogan) READ: The Disciple’s Prayer Life (Sanders) 7 2/15/18 READ: Is Every Christian a Vine Worker? (Marshall and Payne) Short Term Missions (Brad Mullet) Effective Lay Leadership (Kathy Ruda) WRITE: Survey & 3 Lessons learned from LEVERAGE (1 page) 8 2/22/18 READ: The Gospel Reduced (Metzger) Weakness and Strength (Colin Smith) Graduation and Testimonies N/A Optional Final Exam available upon request Note: The above schedule is an example only. The actual schedule is slightly different every year due to adjustments in topics and order.