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Knowing God as Lord in All Areas of Your Life: Essentials in Theology Part 6
Steve Childers, John Frame, Essentials, Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Knowing God, God's attributes, God's Lordship Steve Childers, John Frame, Essentials, Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Knowing God, God's attributes, God's Lordship

Knowing God as Lord in All Areas of Your Life: Essentials in Theology Part 6

Experience the transforming power of learning how to know God as Lord–not just in an isolated "spiritual life"– but in all areas of your life in the Essentials in Theology series by John Frame and Steve Childers.

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Knowing God’s Attributes: Essentials in Theology Part 5
Steve Childers, John Frame, Essentials, Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Knowing God, God's attributes, Incommunicable Attributes, Communicable Attributes, God's simplicity Steve Childers, John Frame, Essentials, Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Knowing God, God's attributes, Incommunicable Attributes, Communicable Attributes, God's simplicity

Knowing God’s Attributes: Essentials in Theology Part 5

Learn how to know God and find your joy in him by understanding his two kinds of attributes that reflect who he is and what he does. You should not see God's attributes as mere characteristics of God but as reflections of his being and person. Learn more from Frame and Childers.

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Knowing God’s Being: Essentials in Theology Part 4
Steve Childers, John Frame, Essentials, Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Knowing God, God's attributes, Herman Bavinck, Doctrine of God, Theology Proper, God’s immanence, God’s transcendence, Bible analogies Steve Childers, John Frame, Essentials, Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Knowing God, God's attributes, Herman Bavinck, Doctrine of God, Theology Proper, God’s immanence, God’s transcendence, Bible analogies

Knowing God’s Being: Essentials in Theology Part 4

You are at risk of dangerous error if you don't affirm two biblical truths about God that can seem contradictory. Learn how biblical analogies can help you know, love, and worship God as both high and lifted up (transcendent) and near you (immanent) in Essentials in Theology.

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Knowing God as Lord: Essentials in Theology Part 3
Steve Childers, John Frame, Essentials, Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Knowing God, God's attributes, God's Holiness, God as Holy, God as LORD, God as Yahweh, God as YHWH Steve Childers, John Frame, Essentials, Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Knowing God, God's attributes, God's Holiness, God as Holy, God as LORD, God as Yahweh, God as YHWH

Knowing God as Lord: Essentials in Theology Part 3

Can you explain the meaning of God’s personal name, YHWH (Hebrew)? Learn how to know God as Yahweh, the one and only Covenant LORD, who keeps all his promises in Essentials in Theology Pt 3 by Drs. John Frame and Steve Childers.

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Knowing God as Your Holy Creator and Redeemer: Essentials in Theology Part 2
Steve Childers, John Frame, Essentials, Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Knowing God, God's attributes, God's Holiness, God as Creator, God as Redeemer, God as Holy Steve Childers, John Frame, Essentials, Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Knowing God, God's attributes, God's Holiness, God as Creator, God as Redeemer, God as Holy

Knowing God as Your Holy Creator and Redeemer: Essentials in Theology Part 2

Learn how to know God as your Holy Creator and Redeemer and discover why God reveals himself to you in the Bible as "high," "exalted," and "lifted up" in Essentials in Theology Pt 2 by Drs. John Frame and Steve Childers.

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Dr. John Frame Honored by Westminster Seminary at 94th Commencement in Philadelphia
Steve Childers, John Frame, Mercy, Justice, Theology, The Cross, Atonement, Propitiation, Substitutionary Atonement, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning Steve Childers, John Frame, Mercy, Justice, Theology, The Cross, Atonement, Propitiation, Substitutionary Atonement, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning

Dr. John Frame Honored by Westminster Seminary at 94th Commencement in Philadelphia

Dr. John Frame was honored by Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia for his “steadfast service to Christ and longstanding teaching ministry” at the seminary’s 94th annual commencement ceremony on May 25th. Learn more.

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Knowing God Through Scripture: Essentials in Theology Part 1
Steve Childers, John Frame, Essentials, Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Knowing God Steve Childers, John Frame, Essentials, Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Knowing God

Knowing God Through Scripture: Essentials in Theology Part 1

Learn the difference between "knowing God" and "knowing about God," and how the goal of theology is not merely to understand doctrine, but to apply it so we know, love, and honor God in all areas of our lives–in Essentials in Theology Pt 1 by Drs. John Frame and Steve Childers.

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The Practice of Mercy: Mercy Part 6
Steve Childers, Mission, Kingdom, Mercy, Justice, Compassion, Poverty, Injustice, Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning Steve Childers, Mission, Kingdom, Mercy, Justice, Compassion, Poverty, Injustice, Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning

The Practice of Mercy: Mercy Part 6

When Helping Hurts: How you understand and define poverty will determine how you help alleviate poverty. Learn three effective approaches to help mobilize your church to have a more effective mercy ministry in this new Mercy course and book by Dr. Steve Childers.

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Exciting New Update from China!
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Exciting New Update from China!

Exciting New Update From China: Sunday, May 07, 3:07AM! The newest Pathway Learning online Church Planting Cohort was launched early Sunday (ET) for Chinese church leaders in Hong Kong. Learn about their first "Vision Course" in Mandarin, and see the map that shows the growth of Pathway Learning in China and East Asia.

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The Heart for Mercy: Mercy Part 5
Steve Childers, Mission, Kingdom, Mercy, Justice, Compassion, Poverty, Injustice, Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning Steve Childers, Mission, Kingdom, Mercy, Justice, Compassion, Poverty, Injustice, Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning

The Heart for Mercy: Mercy Part 5

Learn how to develop a heart of mercy like the Apostle Paul's that was "eager" to care for the poor. And learn why caring for the poor was not just a duty to Paul, but an act of worship in this new Mercy series by Dr. Steve Childers.

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The Goal of Mercy: Mercy Part 4
Steve Childers, Mission, Kingdom, Mercy, Justice, Compassion, Poverty, Injustice, Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning Steve Childers, Mission, Kingdom, Mercy, Justice, Compassion, Poverty, Injustice, Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning

The Goal of Mercy: Mercy Part 4

You're called to show mercy to those who suffer from broken relationships–with God, themselves, others, and the world. Just as there are different types of brokenness, so there are different types of parallel ministries of mercy. Learn more in the new Pathway Learning series.

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The Vision for Mercy: A Sneak Preview, Mercy Part 3
Steve Childers, Leslie Newbigin, Mission, Kingdom, Mercy, Justice, Compassion, Poverty, Injustice, Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning Steve Childers, Leslie Newbigin, Mission, Kingdom, Mercy, Justice, Compassion, Poverty, Injustice, Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning

The Vision for Mercy: A Sneak Preview, Mercy Part 3

When you show mercy to the poor you display a “sneak preview” of God’s kingdom to come on the earth when Jesus returns. Learn more in the new Mercy series by Dr. Steve Childers.

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The Four Key Marks of Mercy: Mercy Part 2
Steve Childers, Mercy, Justice, Compassion, Poverty, Injustice, Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning Steve Childers, Mercy, Justice, Compassion, Poverty, Injustice, Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning

The Four Key Marks of Mercy: Mercy Part 2

God calls you to be a channel of his mercy in both the church and world. Learn the four key marks of biblical mercy to help you fulfill your calling– in the new Mercy Series by Dr. Steve Childers.

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“I Believe in the Resurrection of the Body”: A Biblical Exposition of the Apostles’ Creed
Steve Childers, John Frame, Hope, Justice, Theology, The resurrection of the body, Jesus' resurrection, End times, New Heaven and New Earth, Last Days, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning Steve Childers, John Frame, Hope, Justice, Theology, The resurrection of the body, Jesus' resurrection, End times, New Heaven and New Earth, Last Days, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning

“I Believe in the Resurrection of the Body”: A Biblical Exposition of the Apostles’ Creed

Learn how to look forward to YOUR resurrection from the dead and the life to come in the new book and course by Drs. Frame and Childers, "Theology of Faith: A Biblical Exposition of the Apostles' Creed."

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What’s Good About Good Friday?
Steve Childers, John Frame, Mercy, Justice, Theology, The Cross, Atonement, Propitiation, Substitutionary Atonement, Penal Substitutionary Atonement, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning Steve Childers, John Frame, Mercy, Justice, Theology, The Cross, Atonement, Propitiation, Substitutionary Atonement, Penal Substitutionary Atonement, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning

What’s Good About Good Friday?

On Good Friday we’re reminded of the good news of God’s love for us displayed in the death of his Son Jesus Christ on the cross. Frame and Childers help you deepen your understanding of Jesus' death for you by expounding the meaning of the biblical word "propitiation."

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The Ministry of Mercy: Mercy Part 1
Steve Childers, Mercy, Justice, Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning Steve Childers, Mercy, Justice, Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Online Seminary Training, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning

The Ministry of Mercy: Mercy Part 1

Jesus calls you to follow him in his earthly ministry of mercy through his church. Did you know the most effective mercy ministry method under heaven is a healthy local church? Learn more in the new Mercy series by Dr. Steve Childers.

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A Special Year-End Message From Pathway Learning Board Member Lyn Perez
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A Special Year-End Message From Pathway Learning Board Member Lyn Perez

As 2022 comes to an end, I want to thank you for being a friend of Pathway Learning and for staying connected with this vital ministry.

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Merry Christmas and a Free Book!
Disciple-making, World Missions, Pathway Learning, Mission Strategy, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Urban Poor, Developing World, Evangelism, Evangelism Strategy Disciple-making, World Missions, Pathway Learning, Mission Strategy, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Urban Poor, Developing World, Evangelism, Evangelism Strategy

Merry Christmas and a Free Book!

From all of us at Pathway Learning, we want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and give you a FREE BOOK just released on Christian Hope by Drs John Frame and Steve Childers. Learn more.

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Help Make Disciples of All Nations By Using The Most Effective Ministry Strategy Under Heaven!
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Help Make Disciples of All Nations By Using The Most Effective Ministry Strategy Under Heaven!

Help Make Disciples of All Nations By Using The Most Effective Ministry Strategy Under Heaven! In 2023 the spiritual battle rages for the hearts of people worldwide. Come help change the world. Learn more.

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Help Bring Hope to Inner Cities: Join Us in Serving the Urban Poor in North America!
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Help Bring Hope to Inner Cities: Join Us in Serving the Urban Poor in North America!

Meet one of our key global partners serving the urban poor in North America – Rev. Craig Garriott and his team at Metro Baltimore Seminary. Learn how to make a difference in North America by joining our strategic global partnership.

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