TESTIMONIAL: What does Brad, online student from Austin, Texas, have to say about our online courses?
What made the online course effective and conducive to your learning? Clearly, the interactivity. The course engaged us in some big, wide-open topics related to rural ministry, but the system enabled us to tackle them in an organized way. It’s interesting how easy it is for everyone to be heard online; much tougher in classroom contexts, even in small groups.
What was a benefit with online learning? The power of this medium for continuing education and for collegial association over distance.
Would you take an online course again? Why or why not? I will definitely continue to study online. It affords me opportunities I can’t find locally and fits with my needs to scrupulously manage my time.
Join us for a class this FALL!
Online Courses for Fall 2008
Tuition Information
Courses taken for Certificate Credit, Continuing Education
Credit or Lifelong Learning are $225/course** + materials.
Courses taken as part of Wartburg Theological Seminary's
TEEM certification program to meet the ELCA's
TEEM (Theological Education for Emerging Ministries)
requirements are $555/course** + materials.
**These fees apply to courses taken during the
2008-2009 academic year. TEEM candidates prior to July 1, 2008
continue at their previous tuition rate.
FALL 2008 ONLINE COURSES
All courses over Thanksgiving will break for that week.
Imagining Rural Ministry
8 week online course Aug. 18th-Oct. 19th
Dr. Paul Baglyos
WTS Assistant Professor of Rural Ministry
This course explores the character of rural communities within the context of American society, and the character of rural congregations within the context of rural communities. In the light of those explorations, this course considers implications for the public ministry of the gospel in rural settings. Particular attention is given to an understanding of relational ministry.
This course meets the Contextual Ministry (rural) requirement for Wartburg’s TEEM certification.
Engaging
the Gospels:
Perspectives on Following Jesus
8 week online course with optional 2 weeks
on the Book of Revelation
Sept. 1st-Oct. 26th and Nov. 3rd-16th
–TEEM candidates must complete all 10 weeks
Dr. James Bailey
WTS Professor Emeritus of New Testament
This course is designed to provide participants a basic introduction to the four Gospels and engage them in an informed reading of these important Christian writings. The course will focus on Mark, Matthew, and Luke—often designated as “the Synoptic Gospels” because of their similar portrayals of the Jesus story. Though telling the same basic story, each Gospel has its distinctive features, including how it portrays the figure of Jesus and what it means to be his disciple. The Synoptics hence offer three models of discipleship for contemporary Christians to ponder. The course will introduce the Fourth Gospel (John) to demonstrate its theological importance and how different it is from the other three.
This course meets the New Testament 1 requirement for Wartburg’s TEEM certification.
Emerging Ministry Being
Church Today
8 week online course Oct. 13th-Dec. 14th
Dr. Nathan Frambach
WTS Assoc. Prof. of Youth, Culture & Mission
What does it mean to be the church as we live - not as we think or remember or long for, but as we live God's mission today? What does it mean to be who we are, where we are as the people of God? The emerging church conversation will be “Exhibit A” in this course as we respond to these and other important questions. Participants will explore evangelical listening and living in a radically contextual, communal way as seen in many emerging church communities.
This course meets the Contextual Ministry (ELCA TEEM pilot program only) requirement for Wartburg’s TEEM certification.
God and the World in Christ:
The Christian Narrative
9 week online course Oct. 6th- Dec. 14th
Dr. Duane Priebe
WTS Professor of Systematic Theology
The Nicene Creed briefly summarizes the basic Christian narrative of God’s engagement with the world. It runs from creation through redemption in Jesus Christ to the ultimate consummation of all things in the power of the Holy Spirit in the resurrection of the dead. This is the story of all creation it also is the story of each one of us. This course will examine this basic story and ways of bearing witness to God’s engagement with the world in Jesus Christ.
This course meets the Systematic Theology 2 requirement for Wartburg’s TEEM certification.
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These courses are offered through Fisher's Net.
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