How does the church relate to the nation-states? And what exactly is politics anyway? In this class we journey through the Biblical story - from Genesis to Revelation - and discover the overarching story of God’s rule of the universe through these two political institutions. In that journey, we find that there is good news we have yet to receive: and obedience we have yet to give.

Series Description:

There doesn’t seem to be much good news in the realm of politics these days: division and fear are tearing the nation – and the church – apart. But according to the Scriptures and deep streams within church history, the gospel of Jesus is also good news for our politics. There is a way out of our partisan rancor and disillusionment, but it is the way of a kingdom and a King: and it universally stretches imaginations and challenges assumptions.

Join us as we journey through the Trinity, the Flood, Romans, Revelation, justice, the common good, empire, the end times, and much more to rediscover how the kingdom of God is truly good news: even for weary Americans in the 21st century.

When we hear the word “politics,” we Americans usually think of nation-states or local governments. But the church is a political body, and recovering our unique political identity and commission - apart from our ability to influence governements - is step number one in the road to our own healing and the healing of the world.

Series Description:
There doesn’t seem to be much good news in the realm of politics these days: division and fear are tearing the nation – and the church – apart. But according to the Scriptures and deep streams within church history, the gospel of Jesus is also good news for our politics. There is a way out of our partisan rancor and disillusionment, but it is the way of a kingdom and a King: and it universally stretches imaginations and challenges assumptions.

Join us as we journey through the Trinity, the Flood, Romans, Revelation, justice, the common good, empire, the end times, and much more to rediscover how the kingdom of God is truly good news: even for weary Americans in the 21st century.

Both the church and the state are tools through which God governs the universe. But what exactly is government for in God’s economy? And what should the church’s posture toward the state be, particularly when governments reject their God-given vocation?

Series Description:

There doesn’t seem to be much good news in the realm of politics these days: division and fear are tearing the nation – and the church – apart. But according to the Scriptures and deep streams within church history, the gospel of Jesus is also good news for our politics. There is a way out of our partisan rancor and disillusionment, but it is the way of a kingdom and a King: and it universally stretches imaginations and challenges assumptions.

Join us as we journey through the Trinity, the Flood, Romans, Revelation, justice, the common good, empire, the end times, and much more to rediscover how the kingdom of God is truly good news: even for weary Americans in the 21st century.

What kind of policies might qualify as “Christian?” How do Christians discern how to vote? The answers - at least according to the most robust, global, and historical traditions of Christian political engagement - are not as straightforward as they might seem.

Series Description:

There doesn’t seem to be much good news in the realm of politics these days: division and fear are tearing the nation – and the church – apart. But according to the Scriptures and deep streams within church history, the gospel of Jesus is also good news for our politics. There is a way out of our partisan rancor and disillusionment, but it is the way of a kingdom and a King: and it universally stretches imaginations and challenges assumptions.

Join us as we journey through the Trinity, the Flood, Romans, Revelation, justice, the common good, empire, the end times, and much more to rediscover how the kingdom of God is truly good news: even for weary Americans in the 21st century.

At the heart of Christianity is a dichotomy of matter and spirit. At the heart of many of our disagreements within the faith are differences in understanding how these two realms intersect and overlap. In Class 1, we walk through the Scriptural story - from Genesis to Revelation - exploring the relationship between matter and the spirit. The fruit is a new dimension of the gospel: dust and divinity are united in a glorious whole! We dwell in a sacramental universe, and that changes everything in how we see the world and our role within it.

Series Description: Some of the biggest questions in our faith and our culture revolve around how to understand creation. How do the physical and spiritual realms of reality overlap and interact?

Are science and faith really at odds? Or are they profoundly complementary ways of seeing the world that often misunderstand their role in seeing the big picture of who God is and what he’s doing in the world? This class explores philosophy of science, the nuances of Scriptural interpretation, and developments in modern physics (including quantum mechanics) that suggest more coherence between science and faith than we often realize.

Series Description: Some of the biggest questions in our faith and our culture revolve around how to understand creation. How do the physical and spiritual realms of reality overlap and interact?

The greatest tensions between science and faith are often preceived in the question of origins. In this class, we explore various views on how God created the world, and the implications they have for Scriptural interpretation and scientific understanding.

Series Description: Some of the biggest questions in our faith and our culture revolve around how to understand creation. How do the physical and spiritual realms of reality overlap and interact?

What do we really mean when we say we “meet God” in creation? In the class, we talk about the ancient Christian spirituality of communing with God in nature, seeing the Trinity in a tree, and more.

Series Description: Some of the biggest questions in our faith and our culture revolve around how to understand creation. How do the physical and spiritual realms of reality overlap and interact?

Does the mission of the church include the restoration of our relationship with creation? What does that mean for global warming, our consumption, the arts, and more?

Series Description: Some of the biggest questions in our faith and our culture revolve around how to understand creation. How do the physical and spiritual realms of reality overlap and interact?

The gospel creates in us both positions and postures that may seem unlikely and unwelcome in our current cultural and Christian contexts. However, only the gospel truly holds the power to bring healing. In this class we enter the conversation and lay out Act 1 of the biblical story - Creation - in a way that begins to shape our imaginations for what faithfulness might look like.

Series Description: How does the gospel - the good news of what the Father has done through Christ in the power of the Spirit - shape the church’s position and posture toward LGBTQ+ persons? In a way that fits none of our culture war categories…

How do Acts 2, 3, and 5 of the biblical narrative - fall, redemption, and consummation - shape our position and posture toward LGBTQ+ persons? What might faithful improvisation in our day look like?

Series Description: How does the gospel - the good news of what the Father has done through Christ in the power of the Spirit - shape the church’s position and posture toward LGBTQ+ persons? In a way that fits none of our culture war categories…