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Performing the Bible: Exploring the Performance Genres of Scripture

Apply by January 30, 2023

Launches May 2023

This cohort will put the Bible on its feet, inviting those who love Scripture to deeply consider its performance genres. 

 This study aims to empower leaders who will teach perspicuity, as Eugene Peterson explained it- “the conviction that the Bible is basically readable as it is. It is not a body of secret lore accessible only to an academic elite.”

We expect the cohort to include preachers, worship leaders, and scholars with gifts in the arts. Together we will learn to reclaim the action and orality that was lost when the Bible became a “book.”

Hungering for God: The Pastor as Spiritual Guide 

Apply by January 30, 2023

Launches May 2023

This cohort builds on the conviction of the pastor as a spiritual guide inspired by the Holy Spirit, seeking to equip ministry leaders to assist others in knowing, loving, and serving God more fully. 

Through biblical, theological, and historical reflection and regular engagement with spiritual practices, we will examine how various individuals and movements across the history of the church have experienced and sought to nurture their relationship with the Triune God.  

This cohort recognizes the critical need for creating a supportive community of disciples learning and journeying together.  The final project will be grounded in the student’s ministry setting and integrate cohort readings, spiritual practices, class discussions, and experiences.

Youth Ministry: Imagining More

Apply by October 1, 2023

Launches January 2024

This cohort creates space and time necessary for leaders to develop the concepts and seek the habits, skills, and practices necessary for leading a ministry of people with all abilities and at all life stages, especially adolescence. 

The primary focus of this program is to develop a better understanding of youth ministry in the U.S., advance a contextualized practical theology of youth ministry, and to work out the implications of both for Christian youth ministry. We seek to build a cohort with women and men whose research interests intersect in meaningful ways such that deep and rich lifelong conversation partnerships and friendships are cultivated.