Special Note: Our Gospel & Culture Series is now open for registration. Please click on the “Classes (Non-certificate and personal development)” tab below to register. Registration limited to 30 participants! Thank you.
VU is our formal program of adult education at Village. We are serious about the life of the mind and the indispensable role its development plays in our spiritual growth. We believe cultivating a culture where rigorous thought and civil discourse is valued is all part of “loving God with all of our minds” (Mk. 12:30). But our goal is not purely intellectual. Rather, it is to “be transformed by the renewing of our minds” (Rom. 12:2), to think differently so as to live differently. Towards that end, we offer a variety of rich, high-level classes and other educational programming throughout the year.
VU encompasses a number of instructional opportunities at Village, falling into three categories: academic training, personal development, and learning trips. The heart of our academic training is our online certificate program, offered through a partnership with Kilns College (kilnscollege.org). Beyond this we also offer traditional on-campus classes, special seminars, and Critical Conversations forums. Our personal development offerings consist in classes and seminars focused on specific, practical life skills or stages of life. And finally our learning trips invite you to travel the world on guided tours of destinations with rich spiritual and historical significance. For more info on all of these offerings, click on the appropriate drop-down section below.
We’re excited to introduce and invite Villagers to register for a new Village University class on Sundays called, “The Gospel & Culture Series.” Village Staff and guest speakers will rotate teaching one class each over a 7 week time-frame. Subjects will include, but are not limited to: Criminal Justice System and the Role of the Church (Instructor: Dr. Lloyd Chia); Anti-Trafficking (Instructors: Village Anti-Trafficking Team); Shame & Honor Cultures (Instructors: Pastor John Jordan & Ruth Jordan), and more. Come join us as we explore how our faith intersects with the public sphere.
Registration is limited to 30 participants!
Register HERE
Workplace satisfaction is at an all time low in the US–with roughly 2/3 of employees either disengaged from their work or actively undermining their organizations. Many people in our culture view their work as a necessary grind in order to pay their bills and finance their lives. Many Christians in the workplace are working as hard as they can to make as much money as fast as they can so that they can retire as soon as they can–and do something else with their lives that they believe is more meaningful. Think about how your view your work? More importantly, how does the Bible view your work? Join us for a day to look into the bible and see what it says about your work–you know, the thing you spend most of your waking hours doing! We think you’ll hear some surprising things about your work, and we hope you’ll be challenged to think differently about it.
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Join us on a unique pilgrimage to the Holy Land exploring the Christian faith in the Israeli-Palestinian context. On this delegation, we will hear from a wide spectrum of voices across Israeli and Palestinian society. We will visit ancient holy sites as well as experience the vastly different realities of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities in the midst of a conflict zone, and learn how those differences present both opportunities and obstacles for peacemaking.
This trip is first-come, first-served and space is limited to 30 persons, with a place-holding deposit due by Apr. 10, 2019. For more detailed information, including itinerary and pricing, please click here. To submit your name and hold your spot, please e-mail Leslie Erickson at [email protected].
