Winter Term

Dates: 
Jan 06, 2020 to Feb 07, 2020
During the month of January, Faith Builders offers classes during a five-week term. The courses offered are focused in the areas of Bible, Theology and Music.

This five-week term offers courses and schedules to serve a wide variety of students, from young people seeking spiritual growth and practical teaching to seasoned pastors seeking refreshment and encouragement. Students can attend for two, three, or five weeks.

Winter Term includes courses to challenge and deepen your faith and equip you to serve your church better, whatever your phase or direction in life.

Full-time Faith Builders instructors are joined by church and mission leaders with teaching experience. A complete listing of courses follows.

2020 Course Listing

Class Hours Instructor
Reading the Bible 2 Steven Brubaker
The Life of Christ 3 John Coblentz
Church History: Early & Medieval 3 Stephen Russell
Understanding Abuse 3 John Coblentz
Music Fundamentals 3 Wendell Glick
Music Theory I 3 Wendell Glick
Listening to & Enjoying Good Music 2 Brandon Mullet
Class Voice 1  Brandon Mullet
Beginning Choral Conducting 1 Brandon Mullet
Music in the Life of the Church 1 Brandon Mullet
Life & Leadership for Men 3 Melvin Lehman
Safe Spaces in a Dysfuctional World 1 Cynthia Brubaker
Serving as Women 1 Barb Coblentz
Developing as a Servant 2 Glendon Strickler
Anabaptism as a Worldview 1 Steven Brubaker
Augustine Seminar 1 Stephen Russell
Historical Theology 3 Stephen Russell
The Kingdom of God 1 Melvin Lehman
Early American Mennonite Thought 2 Edsel Burdge
Church Matters 1 Gary Miller
Public Speaking 1 Rick Rhodes
Cross-Cultural Communication 1 Rick Rhodes

Some courses run the entire five weeks while others run for two or three weeks. A typical course load is 6-8 semester hours, or two-three courses.

Winter Term is open to students applying for as few as two weeks, but admissions preference is given to those applying for all five weeks.

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