Seminary: Culture and Context

Explore a theological approach to ministering the gospel in your own local setting. The module will help you to engage your context and popular culture through interviews, local research and interacting with popular culture products, while offering ways of interpreting what you find through a theologically shaped worldview.

At a Glance

The module aims to

Outline a biblical understanding of culture and worldview
Introduce students to different models of Christian cultural engagement and how to assess them
Introduce students to the concept of subversive fulfillment and how to exegete different worldviews, their context, and cultural artefacts
Provide a biblical understanding of culture and Christian engagement in culture
Build confidence in using a biblical worldview to exegete alternative worldviews or cultural artefacts
Develop local approaches for Christian cultural engagement

Each lesson includes

A set text to aid and deepen your learning
A high-level introduction to key truths that shape a biblical understanding of culture and context
Small research projects for you to carry out locally
Reflection and application exercises to help you apply what you learn

This course is ideal for

Existing or aspiring church leaders, those in specialist ministries, or church planters who want to deepen their own theological understanding and that of others
People with busy schedules who want to grow in their theological understanding to equip them for mission and ministry
Church planters who want to embed theologically shaped approaches to engaging their culture and context in their church planting teams

Advanced

120 hours

12 Month Access ($120.00 USD)

More Details

Work through a theological approach and practical tools for understanding and engaging culture as you minister the gospel in your own local setting.

Brought to you by Crosslands, the ‘Culture and Context’ course is divided into 9 lessons:

Lesson 1 - Understanding culture and context
Lesson 2 - A biblical view of culture
Lesson 3 - Principles for approaching culture and context
Lesson 4 - Ungraded assignment
Lesson 5 - Engaging with culture and context part 1
Lesson 6 - Engaging with culture and context part 2
Lesson 7 - Connecting with your culture and context
Lesson 8 and 9 - Graded Assignment

Course Options

If you are interested in pursuing seminary credit for any of these courses, please contact the BibleMesh Institute here.
For more information about Crosslands, click here.

Instructors

Dr. Jonny Woodrow

Jonny Woodrow is pastor of The Crowded House in Loughborough and a Crosslands faculty member. He is married with four children and is co-author of Ascension: Humanity in the Presence of God

Dr. Tim Chester

Tim Chester is a pastor of Grace Church in Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire, a faculty member of Crosslands. He is the author of over 30 books and commentaries including You Can Change and A Meal with Jesus, as well as being co-author of Total Church.

Dr. Dan Strange

Dan Strange is Acting Principal at Oak Hill Theological College, lecturing in Culture, Religion and Public Theology and part of the Crosslands faculty. With a PhD from Bristol University, he leads a North London church and is married to Elly with seven children. His most recent monograph is For Their Rock is Not as Our Rock: An Evangelical Theology of Religions.

Revd. Dr. Tim Ward

Tim Ward teaches at Oak Hill Theological College and is a Crosslands faculty member, having previously taught at the Proclamation Trust Cornhill Training Course. Before that he was the pastor of a church in Leicestershire. He has written a book on the doctrine of Scripture.