Online Courses

Personal Enrichment (PE) Courses: Immerse yourself in our Personal Enrichment Courses, thoughtfully designed to deepen your understanding of faith and spirituality. Rooted in Christ, these courses provide a transformative experience, allowing you to explore foundational truths and principles that enrich your personal relationship with God.

Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Courses: Elevate your knowledge and skills with our Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Courses. Tailored for those seeking ongoing growth, these courses cover a spectrum of topics, from advanced biblical studies to practical ministry skills. Earn valuable CEUs as you engage in meaningful content, reflecting your commitment to continuous learning and development. These courses count for partial credit in the CLD courses

Contextualized Leadership Development (CLD): Delve into our specialized Contextualized Leadership Development Courses, offered in collaboration with Spurgeon College and Midwestern Seminary. These courses are designed to equip you with practical leadership skills rooted in the context of ministry. Immerse yourself in a curriculum that combines academic excellence with real-world applicability, fostering your growth as a leader in your community and beyond. These courses provide credit with Spurgeon College at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Seekers: Begin your spiritual journey with our Seekers courses, a welcoming space where questions about God and Christianity find answers. Grounded in grace and truth, explore the foundations of faith and discover the transformative power of Christ's teachings.

Believers: Strengthen your understanding of the Bible and fortify your faith with our Believers courses. Rooted in Christ's truth, these courses provide a solid foundation for believers, guiding you through essential teachings and principles that deepen your relationship with Jesus. 

Disciples: Immerse yourself in our Disciples courses, where the study of the Bible and the teachings of Jesus come alive. Rooted in Christ and founded on grace and truth, these courses are designed for disciples actively living out their faith, offering practical insights for a life centered on Christian principles. 

 Ministry Leadership Pathway: Explore our Ministry Leadership Pathway, a transformative journey for pastors, deacons, missionaries, and aspiring leaders. Rooted in Christ, this track equips you with the skills and knowledge needed to lead with grace and truth, preparing you to navigate the challenges of tomorrow's ministry landscape.

Many believe a bite-sized gospel. But Jesus redeems all of life.
Join Dr. Jason Allen and discover how the Jesus of Scripture—the real Jesus—brings hope, healing, and transformation.
Units in this class include:

• The Gospel & You
• The Gospel & Your Past
• The Gospel & Your Marriage
• The Gospel & Your Family
• The Gospel & Your Time
• The Gospel & Your Money
• The Gospel & Your Work
• The Gospel & Your Recreation
• The Gospel & Your Mind
• The Gospel & Your Church

We know we are made for something more. The story of God's glory gives significance to everything we see and do.
Join author Jared Wilson and see how God's great story makes sense of the most amazing and the most mundane things in our lives.
Units in this class include:

• God's Plan for Everything
• God's Plan for History
• God's Plan for Creation
• God's Plan for Nations
• God's Plan for Culture
• God's Plan for Evil
• God's Plan for Pain
• God's Plan for Fun
• God's Plan for Romance
• God's Plan for You

Seekers: Begin your spiritual journey with our Seekers courses, a welcoming space where questions about God and Christianity find answers. Grounded in grace and truth, explore the foundations of faith and discover the transformative power of Christ's teachings.

Believers: Strengthen your understanding of the Bible and fortify your faith with our Believers courses. Rooted in Christ's truth, these courses provide a solid foundation for believers, guiding you through essential teachings and principles that deepen your relationship with Jesus. 

Disciples: Immerse yourself in our Disciples courses, where the study of the Bible and the teachings of Jesus come alive. Rooted in Christ and founded on grace and truth, these courses are designed for disciples actively living out their faith, offering practical insights for a life centered on Christian principles. 

 Ministry Leadership Pathway: Explore our Ministry Leadership Pathway, a transformative journey for pastors, deacons, missionaries, and aspiring leaders. Rooted in Christ, this track equips you with the skills and knowledge needed to lead with grace and truth, preparing you to navigate the challenges of tomorrow's ministry landscape.

Since God is the object of our knowledge, the source of our wisdom, and the fountain of our everlasting happiness, what greater endeavor could the Christian ever pursue than theology?
Join Dr. Matthew Barrett in contemplating this grand vision of God in all His beauty.
Units in this class include:

• What makes theology theological?
• How do we think theologically?

Christian theology serves as both a gardener, cultivating faithfulness to the Trinity of orthodoxy, and a guardian, protecting the church from old and new false teaching.
Join Dr. Matthew Barrett in studying the perfections of our triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Units in this class include:

• What are ways to know that God exists?
• Why is God the perfect Being? Part 1
• Why is God the perfect Being? Part 2
• How is the Blessed Trinity revealed to us? Part 1
• How is the Blessed Trinity revealed to us? Part 2

In the Gospels, we find the key to all the Scriptures and history: Christ Himself.
Join Dr. Patrick Schreiner as he teaches through Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and Acts in New Testament I.
Units in this class include:

• Matthew, Part 1: The Prophetic Key
• Matthew, Part 2: The New Israel
• Mark, Part 1: The Dramatic Key
• Mark, Part 2: The Suffering King
• Luke, Part 1: The Spiritual Key
• Luke, Part 2: The Savior of the World
• John, Part 1: The Glorious Key
• John, Part 2: The Son of God
• Acts, Part 1: The Promised Spirit
• Acts, Part 2: God's Plan for All Peoples

On the road to Damascus, Paul is called to be Jesus’s apostle to spread the message of the gospel to the known world. You are likely a Christian because Paul was faithful to this calling.
Join Dr. Patrick Schreiner to study Paul’s letters in the New Testament. Learn how God’s grace transforms people and puts them into communities that we call the church.
Units in this class include:

• Unit 1: Romans, Galatians
• Unit 2: 1 & 2 Corinthians
• Unit 3: Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon
• Unit 4: 1 & 2 Thessalonians
• Unit 5: 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus

Misguided beliefs and misguided actions are connected. Mistaken beliefs lead to immoral actions. What you believe determines how you act. You are what you believe and do.
Join Dr. Patrick Schreiner to study the General Epistles alongside Hebrews and Revelation. Examine the unique emphasis on the connection between orthodox teaching and moral living.
Units in this class include:

• Unit 1: Hebrews
• Unit 2: James
• Unit 3: 1 & 2 Peter
• Unit 4: 1, 2, & 3 John, Jude
• Unit 5: Revelation

The Old Testament was written for Christians. Israel’s story of failure and promise points us to Jesus.
Join Dr. Jason DeRouchie and hear the history of kingdom hope revealed in Jesus’ Bible.

On the road to Damascus, Paul is called to be Jesus’s apostle to spread the message of the gospel to the known world. You are likely a Christian because Paul was faithful to this calling.
Join Dr. Patrick Schreiner to study Paul’s letters in the New Testament. Learn how God’s grace transforms people and puts them into communities that we call the church.
Units in this class include:

• Unit 1: Romans, Galatians
• Unit 2: 1 & 2 Corinthians
• Unit 3: Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon
• Unit 4: 1 & 2 Thessalonians
• Unit 5: 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus

Do you believe in the God of the Bible? The God of Scripture and salvation is Father, Son, and Spirit.
Join Dr. Matthew Barrett and consider the danger of ‘Trinity drift’—and how we can return to the truth.
Units in this class include:

• Back to the Future: Returning from Trinity Drift
• The Dream Team: Standing on the Shoulders of the Nicene Creed
• The Ghost of Orthodoxy Past: The Problem with the Social Trinity
• More than a Riddle: The Immanent and Economic Trinity
• Simply Trinity: Divine Simplicity and the Three Persons
• Only Begotten: The Eternal Generation of the Son
• The Mosaic: Eternal Generation and the Gospel
• Glory to the Triune God: Assessing a New View of the Son
• Breath, Gift, Love: The Procession of the Holy Spirit
• Knowing the Trinity: The Undivided Father, Son, and Spirit

Ministry is not for the privileged; leadership comes at a price. Pastors and church leaders are entrusted with a stewardship from God.
Sign up to reflect on the sessions of the 2017 For the Church National Conference and consider the ministry entrusted to pastors and church leaders. Not only pastors and leaders but every disciple serving the Lord in a local church can benefit from this class.
Sessions include:

• The Minister's Preaching with Jason Allen
• The Minister's Prayer with H. B. Charles, Jr.
• The Minister's Marriage with Ray Ortlund, Jr.
• The Minister's Study with Owen Strachan
• The Minister's Mission with Matt Carter
• The Minister's Legacy with Jared Wilson
• The Minister's Gospel with Matt Chandler

The world says a lot about the Church, and the Church says a lot about itself. Many from outside the Church claim to be the Church. Study with us and investigate what the God of all Creation says about the Church.
Sessions include:

• The Church Invincible with Jason Allen
• The Church Domestic with Russell Moore
• The Church Prophetic with Owen Strachan
• The Church Confessional with Charlie Dates
• The Church Missional with David Choi
• The Church Majestic with Jared C. Wilson

In a world questioning truth and authority, ridden with guilt and shame, we look to Jesus, our only hope.
Sign up to learn from the sessions from the 2019 For the Church National Conference and consider the supremacy of Christ.
Sessions include:

• Christ and Courage with Crawford Loritts
• Christ and Discipleship with Jason Allen
• Christ and the Church with Tony Merida
• Christ and the World with J.D. Greear
• Christ and Culture with Owen Strachan
• Christ, Our Only Hope with Jared Wilson