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Knowing God vs Knowing About God (Essentials in Theology, Part 1)
The term theology scares people. It sounds formidable, abstract, and academic. Many of us see it as disconnected from real life. As a result, we feel a tension between doctrine and practical living.
In this first lesson, we’ll learn how it’s helpful to understand that theology is a study of God in Scripture to know God – not just know about God.
Knowing God as Creator, Redeemer, and Holy (Essentials in Theology, Part 2)
In this Essentials Course, we’re explaining and applying the definition of theology as “a study of God in Scripture to know God as Lord in all areas of life.” In this second lesson, our focus is on helping you learn how to see God as “Holy Creator and Gracious Redeemer of all things.”
Knowing God By His Personal Name YHWH (LORD) (Essentials in Theology, Part 3)
In this Essentials Course, we’re explaining and applying the definition of theology as “a study of God in Scripture to know God as LORD in all areas of life.” In this third lesson, our focus is on helping you learn what the Bible teaches about “Knowing God as YHWH (LORD).”
Knowing God's Being (Essentials in Theology, Part 4)
In this Essentials Course, we’re explaining and applying the definition of theology as “a study of God in Scripture to know God as LORD in all areas of life.” In this fourth lesson, our focus is on helping you learn what the Bible teaches about God's transcendent and immanent being.
What is God? A Brief Explanation Of An Ancient Definition of God (Essentials in Theology, Part 5)
In this Essentials Course, we’re explaining and applying the definition of theology as “a study of God in Scripture to know God as LORD in all areas of life.” In this fifth lesson, our focus is on helping you learn what the Bible teaches about God’s communicable and incommunicable attributes.
Knowing God as Lord in All Areas of Life (Essentials in Theology, Part 6)
In this Essentials Course, we’re explaining and applying the definition of theology as “a study of God in Scripture to know God as LORD in all areas of life.” In this sixth lesson, our focus is on helping you learn what the Bible teaches about knowing Christ as Lord in all areas of life.
Your Support Gives Hope to the Persecuted Christians in China
The church in communist China is facing some of the most severe persecution in decades. In 2016, Pathway Learning began providing the essential training needed to equip Chinese leaders to develop strong, healthy churches that transform lives and communities in the face of great suffering.
Happy New Year and Great News!
When we first designed our innovative online and onsite courses for church leaders who could not access affordable training in traditional schools, we had no idea that the world would be turned upside down by a pandemic. But today we give thanks to God for the remarkable compatibility of our courses with the new realities of our COVID-19 world, and the amazing new doors God is now opening for us to serve around the world.
Your Support Gives Hope to Persecuted Christians in China
When you give to Pathway Learning, you help equip underserved church leaders with the training and tools they need to plant and develop churches among the persecuted church in China and around the world.
Your Support Transforms Lives and Communities in Italy
When you give to Pathway Learning, you help equip underserved church leaders with the training and tools they need to plant and renew churches that transform lives and communities in Italy.
Your Support Brings Hope to the Unreached in Japan
When you give to Pathway Learning, you help equip underserved church leaders with the training and tools they need to plant and renew churches that transform lives and communities among the unreached in Japan and around the world.
Your Support Brings Hope to Under-Resourced Inner Cities
When you give to Pathway Learning, you help equip underserved church leaders with the training and tools they need to plant and renew churches that transform lives and communities among the urban poor in North America and around the world.
Your Support Brings Lasting Change in Muslim West Africa
When you give to Pathway Learning, you help underserved leaders like Sylvain receive the essential education he needs to help start and develop churches that transform lives and communities among the poor in Muslim West Africa. You are helping to create lasting change and bring hope to people and communities around the world.
The Ministry of Mercy (Mercy, Part 1)
Biblical mercy is much broader than mere physical acts of charity or development for the materially poor. Mercy seeks to alleviate not only suffering from physical brokenness, but also all forms of spiritual, mental, emotional, and relational brokenness because of sin. In this part, you'll learn how to explain why the church is the most effective mercy ministry under heaven.
The Marks of Mercy (Mercy, Part 2)
Biblical mercy is much broader than mere physical acts of charity or development for the materially poor. Mercy seeks to alleviate not only suffering from physical brokenness, but also all forms of spiritual, mental, emotional, and relational brokenness because of sin. In this part, you'll learn how to recognize how mercy ministry reflects the mercy God shows us in Christ.
The Vision for Mercy (Mercy, Part 3)
iblical mercy is much broader than mere physical acts of charity or development for the materially poor. Mercy seeks to alleviate not only suffering from physical brokenness, but also all forms of spiritual, mental, emotional, and relational brokenness because of sin. In this part, you'll learn how to teach how church mercy ministry is a sign and instrument of God's kingdom.
The Goal of Mercy (Mercy, Part 4)
Biblical mercy is much broader than mere physical acts of charity or development for the materially poor. Mercy seeks to alleviate not only suffering from physical brokenness, but also all forms of spiritual, mental, emotional, and relational brokenness because of sin. In this part, you'll learn how to defend how the ultimate goal of mercy is the worship of Jesus as King.
The Heart for Mercy (Mercy, Part 5)
Biblical mercy is much broader than mere physical acts of charity or development for the materially poor. Mercy seeks to alleviate not only suffering from physical brokenness, but also all forms of spiritual, mental, emotional, and relational brokenness because of sin. In this part, you'll learn how to understand why mercy ministry is an act of service in worship to God.
When Helping Hurts– The Danger of Good Intentions When Serving The Poor (Mercy, Part 6)
Biblical mercy is much broader than mere physical acts of charity or development for the materially poor. Mercy seeks to alleviate not only suffering from physical brokenness, but also all forms of spiritual, mental, emotional, and relational brokenness because of sin. In this part, you'll learn how to determine best contextualized practices for your church mercy ministries.
The Revelation of God (Perspectives in Theology, Part 1)
The revelation of God’s Triune Lordship in the gospel is not just a set of theological beliefs. It’s also a way of seeing God and all things that gives meaning and purpose to life. It’s a biblical worldview through which we are meant to understand everything that happens so we will know, love, serve, and worship God as Triune Lord in all areas of life.