Biblical Interpretations

Mini-Courses:

What is the storyline of the Bible from Genesis to Revelations? This mini-course gives your a 30,000-foot view of the complete Bible narrative in less than 5 hours of study. 

Be Inspired in your ministry calling by traveling to Turkey and Greece. These selected YouTube videos are filled with rich content about the context of early Christianity. 

Are you interested in learning how to lead Bible studies? Learning to lead Bible studies is crucial for ministry leaders. 

So you have been asked to speak at a ministry event? Maybe you are asked to give a sermon because your pastor is on vacation. Maybe you are a marriage minister and you asked to lead devotions at the marriage conference. Maybe you are planting a new church in your neighborhood and you are going to need the basics of a ministry presentation. This class will get you going on giving a ministry presentation. 


Full Courses:

This ministry training course examines the historical writings of the Old Testament, focusing on the stories of God's dealings with Israel in preparation for the coming of Jesus Christ. The class also shows some applications for contemporary Christian living and preaching. (The Old Testament's detailed laws, Psalms, wisdom writings, and prophets are featured in other classes.)

This class explores God's Word in the New Testament, paying particular attention to literary, historical, and theological dimensions.

This course explores Scripture in its original historical, cultural, and geographical context. The focus is mainly on Old Testament people, places, and events while showing links to the New Testament and exploring the relevance for contemporary cultures and people. Old Testament Survey is required before taking this course.

This course explores Scripture in its original historical, cultural, and geographical context. The focus is mainly on New Testament people, places, events, and themes while showing links to the Old Testament and exploring the relevance for contemporary cultures and people.  New Testament Survey is required before taking this course.

This course builds upon basics of communication, explores various elements of preparing and preaching sermons, discusses various models of preaching, and presents a wide-ranging sample of preachers for learning and critical evaluation. CLI recommends taking Hermeneutics and Exegesis and Communications 101 before this class.

This course develops sound methods of Spirit-guided interpretation of Scripture involving grammatical, literary, historical, and theological elements. Students will gain skills in using online research tools and in basing sermons on the original meaning of the biblical text. Prerequisites: Old Testament Survey and New Testament Survey.


This class cultivates the art and method of preparing and preaching effective sermons and/or formal Christian presentations. Drawing first upon the Bible and communion with the Spirit, students will deepen their calling as preachers, develop their skills in crafting and delivering powerful messages, and grapple with some practical challenges in preaching.


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