COURSES IN THEOLOGICAL STUDIES

*ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS: Students must own or have frequent access to a computer, printer and the internet to attend this seminary!

ONLINE LEARNING STUDENTS:

Students will receive their class schedules by email. The online attendance call with the instructor is required for graduation.  REMINDER: This is NOT an "at your leisure" seminary program, once you are enrolled in class you are required to attend class online just as you would attend a campus class. Students must attend classes to receive credit for the class taken. (NO EXCEPTIONS) Anyone is welcome to audit classes but will need to email  the seminary to receive the seminary Skype call-name.

Since this is an interactive website, student contribution in class will be taken into consideration in overall grade. Students will need to print the following class lecture notes and handouts in advance of class and be ready for class 10 minutes in advance. Open any applications that are needed for class - internet, webcam, Skype, etc.

SKYPE: Online students attend classes through Skype. Skype is free and is also used internationally. You must have a computer mic and webcam to attend our online classes. (These items can be purchased from the Seminary Bookstore)

The following are the steps for signing onto Skype.

• 1. Download Skype.
  
• 2. Register with Skype and create a user name and password (Skype call-name)
• 3. Test the mic and webcam at Skype by following Skype instructions. (Webcams can be tested on Skype at their "TOOLS" tab and then go to "OPTIONS" and "VIDEO SETTINGS".
  
• 3. Finally, call the seminary using the seminary Skype call-name (students will be emailed the seminary Skype call-name) and you will be in class!
  

Students who wish to make payments, can either mail in their payments or make payments via PayPal, Visa, MasterCard or Discover at the Seminary Bookstore.

Tests are given on Mondays and will be emailed to the online students. Emailed tests must be returned the following day - NO exceptions. Tests will be graded and the student will have their test scores emailed to them. We recommend filing your grades for future reference if needed.

If you run into any technological problems, please go to the Technology page.

DIPLOMA IN THEOLOGICAL STUDIES
28 credits  One Year

Many of the course materials used for this program were written by Moody Bible Institute approved instructors and theologians to ensure integrity in communicating biblical truths and in meeting learning objectives and it is with their approval that we present their AM coursework materials to our students. Students will be required to purchase the LOGOS Bible Study software available through our seminary preceding the first semester. The Bible Study software gives students the tools to really dig into specific passages or topics in the Bible and come away with fresh insight and understanding, whether it is for study and devotions or for a lesson for the next class. It contains nearly 170 Bibles and Bible reference titles worth almost $2,800.00 in equivalent print editions! The Bible Study Library searches the nearly 170 titles, looking up relevant articles, organizing content around a target passage or topic, collecting materials, and generating reports tailored to specific study. Students may purchase their coursework materials and Bible Study software directly at our TTS LOGOS website here.

Class Schedule

COURSES:

Christian Life Series

Perfect for new believers and the leaders who disciple them, this series uncovers basic keys to a thriving Christian life and explores the fundamentals of key spiritual disciplines and biblical texts.

• Steps in the Christian Life
• A Holy Life and How To Live It
• God’s Will for Your Life

DTS THEOLOGY - Reclaiming the Mind, The Theology Program

DTS HERMENEUTICS - Reclaiming the Mind,  Bibliology and Hermeneutics

Old Testament Series

Transform your understanding of how Old Testament books work together chronologically to present the unfolding of God’s redemptive plan. Also discover the beauty of poetry and examine the intricacies of prophecy as you explore these Old Testament books.

Survey of the Old Testament I

Survey of the Old Testament II

• Pentateuch
  
• Prophets
  
• Psalms
• Proverbs
• Job
  

New Testament Series

Ideal for those wanting to gain overall knowledge and insight into God’s Word, specifically the life of Christ, the birth of the church, and the doctrines expounded throughout the New Testament.

 Survey of the New Testament

• Synoptic Gospels
• John
• Acts 
• Revelation

DTS LIFE OF CHRIST
The Life of Christ

DTS PAUL AND HIS MISSION
 
DTS CHURCH HISTORY
Basic Christian Doctrine

DTS APOLOGETICS

DTS ETHICS

DTS HOMILETICS

DTS PASTORAL THEOLOGY

DTS WORLD RELIGIONS

Personal Evangelism and Basic Teacher Training Series

A great foundation for all levels of Bible students, this comprehensive course of study will enrich your grasp of Scripture and deepen your understanding of God’s overall plan of redemption.

• Teaching with Results
• Understanding Students

DTS PASTORAL CARE AND CHRISTIAN COUNSELING
American Association of Christian Counselors - These classes are designed to educate and equip a community of helpers within the church to offer careful, Biblical encouragement, direction, hope and personal growth to hurting people in a hurting world.

BICO 102 Using Your Spiritual Gifts in Counseling
BICO 203 How to Help People Change
BICO 204 Heart Matters: Repentance and Godly Sorrow
BICO 403 Family Systems: Breaking Unhealthy Patterns
BICO 304 Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling
BICO 502 Grief and Loss
 
DTS MISSIONS AND EVANGELISM
The Biblical Basis of Missions
Successful Soul-Winning

Additional Handouts:

613 MITZVOT (Commandments)

Downloads:
BibleScript - Hebrew and Greek

Bachelor of Arts in Theology
120 credits Two years 
Required purchase: LOGOS Scholar's Library, a collection of texts and tools for serious Bible study using Greek, Hebrew, and English resources. It is the best value in Bible software today with more than 330 Bibles and Bible Reference titles worth over $6,100.00 in equivalent print editions!  Please click here to read the Scholar's Library Collection..

401 - GRADUATE WRITING, RESEARCH AND PRESENTATION
2 credits

402 - BIBLIOLOGY   Required Reading:The New Evidence that Demands a Verdict - Josh McDowell
3 credits

501 - BIBLICAL THEOLOGY  Required Reading: Biblical Theology - Geerhardus Vos
4 credits

502 - SURVEY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT  Required Reading: Survey of the Old Testament Introduction - Gleason Archer  Additional Reading: Survey of the Old Testament - Andrew E. Hill and John H. Walton
3 credits

503 - OLD TESTAMENT THEOLOGY  Required Reading: Old Testament Theology - Paul House
4 credits

504 - HEBREW and GREEK  Required Reading: Basis of Biblical Hebrew - Gary Pratico and Miles Van Pelt
3 credits 

514 - OLD TESTAMENT EXEGESIS Required Reading: Old Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students and Pastors - Dr. Douglas Stuart
3 credits

505 - NEW TESTAMENT SURVEY  Required Reading: From Pentecost to Patmos: An Introduction to Acts through Revelation -  Craig L. Blomburg
3 credits

506 - NEW TESTAMENT: GOSPELS AND JESUS   Required Reading: Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey - Craig L. Blomburg
3 credits

507 - NEW TESTAMENT THEOLOGY  Required Reading: New Testament Theology: Many Witnesses, One Gospel - I. Howard Marshall
4 credits

517 - BIBLICAL GREEK   Required Reading:  
3 credits

518 - NEW TESTAMENT EXEGESIS  Required Reading: New Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students and Pastors - Gordon D. Fee
3 credits

508 - CHURCH HISTORY I   Required Reading: Eerdmans Handbook to the History of Christianity - Tim Dowley and A Short History of the Jewish People - Raymond Scheindlin
3 credits

509 - CHURCH HISTORY II  Required Reading: Same as above
3 credits

510 - HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY AND CHRISTIAN THOUGHT  Required Reading: Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview - J.P. Moreland and William Lane Craig and to debate, Christian Theology: An Introduction (4th Edition) Alister McGrath
3 credits

411 - WORLDVIEW  Required Reading: A World of Difference, Putting Christian Truth Claims to the Worldview - Kenneth Richard Samples 
3 credits

512-APOLOGETICS   Required Reading: Handbook of Christian Apologetics - Peter Kreeft and Ronald K. Tacelli and Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis
3 credits

513-ETHICS  Required reading: Human Rights and Human Dignity - John Warwick Montgomery
3 credits

401 - SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY I   Required Reading: Systematic Theology Volume 1 and 2 - Norman Geisler
6 credits

402 - SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY II   Required Reading: Systematic Theology Volume 3 and 4 - Norman Geisler
6 credits

400-HOMILETICS   Required Reading: 
4 credits 

COURSE DESCRIPTION
(General course list, as new courses are always added)

PASTORAL COUNSELING
This course will focus on the process of understanding problems in living experienced by individuals from both theological and counseling perspectives. Attention will be given to effective assessment as a way of choosing helpful and effective ministry interventions. 

HOMILETICS
This course enables students to acquire the knowledge and skills for effective preaching. The structure of the course will include biblical and theological foundations and exegesis for preaching and current communications theory.

MISSIONS

An overview of the global expansion of Christianity and its effects on the life of the church and contemporary culture.

FOUNDATIONS IN MINISTRY

A course focusing on the design and management of congregational organization in shaping and delivering ministry. Issues of organizational development, program design, strategic planning, guiding change and resolving conflict are all addressed within the framework of developing biblical and theological foundations for the church.

SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP

A course focusing on the pastor's leadership role who nurtures and fosters a shared vision in guiding a congregation into ministry within its context. Issues of spiritual leadership, management and administration are addressed with each student engaging in a self-assessment of his/her spiritual gift(s), leadership style, and approach to dealing with conflict.

CHURCH HISTORY

A study of central events, figures, teaching, and Christian life from the New Testament early church.

CHURCH HISTORY

A study of the Reformation, Luther, various Protestant and Roman Catholic reforming movements, middle ages, church cannon, early modern period through the eras of Enlightenment to the modern church to today.

HEBREW AND GREEK

An introduction to ancient Hebrew language. Old Testament texts explores the nature of translation and its relation to interpretation.
An introduction to ancient Greek language. New Testament texts explores the nature of translation and its relation to interpretation.

PENTATEUCH

Introduction and content of the Pentateuch will be addressed. The laws and covenant with Israel will be studied.

PROPHETS

A survey of the prophets and their literature from literary, historical, theological perspectives and a study of the Major and Minor Prophets.

WISDOM LITERATURE

Conventions of poetry and wisdom literature and the study of Psalms, Song of Solomon, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job. Analysis of the structure and formation of the writings; categorization of psalm types.

SYNOPITIC GOSPELS

Matthew, Mark, and Luke as narrative and theology.

JOHANNINE THEOLOGY
Exegesis and theology of the Johannine and General Epistles.

NEW TESTAMENT THEOLOGY

An overview of some critical issues and problems involved in the theology of the New Testament, and the purpose of a New Testament theology.

PAULINE MISSIONS AND THEOLOGY

A study of Paul, giving particular attention to the social, cultural, and intellectual contexts of Paul's mission. Exploration the historical and theological issues that are involved in the study of Paul's letters and a study of his missionary journeys.

SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY

Basic Christian teachings about God and God's creating, redeeming, and sanctifying work. The doctrines of creation, humans and sin, evil, the person and work of Christ, and the work of the Holy Spirit in the Christian life are considered.

CHRISTIAN ETHICS

This course explores the ethical and legal problems encountered by church professionals arising from the practice of ministry. Included are such topics as homosexuality and other issues encountered by the modern church.

HERMENEUTICS

An investigation of classical and contemporary definitions of the hermeneutical task concluding with the student's knowledge of how best to interpret and confess the gospel

PASTORAL CARE

An investigation of the resources, methodologies and approaches to pastoral care ministry on the basis of a biblical and theological understanding of God and human experience. Pastoral care issues are addressed .

FUNDEMENTALS IN MINISTRY
This course trains ministry workers how to develop ministries in the church, in particular, pastoring, Christian education, counseling, and general ministry.

OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY
Survey to acquaint the student with the content, background, message, and significance of the books of the Old Testament.

NEW TESTAMENT SURVEY
Survey to acquaint the student with the content, background, message, and significance of the books of the New Testament.

INDEPENDENT STUDY AND INTERNSHIP
Students who have demonstrated appropriate academic or professional abilities may engage in a specialized study project under the supervision of a faculty member.