Biblical lnterpretation - Mark
Next Course Availability:

Taught by Mike Kuhlkin

Dates: September 6, October 18, December 6

Time: 10 AM – 4 PM

Where: 5 Church St., Perry, NY

Edwards, James R., The Gospel According to Mark, Pillar New Testament Commentary (Grand
Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002).

Prerequisite: You must take New Testament Survey before you can take this course.

Free Methodist History and Polity
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This is a required course for LMCs (Local Ministerial Candidates) in the Free Methodist Church.

Instructors: Katrina Wilkins and Pam Braman

Class dates are: September 20, October 18, November 15; 10 AM to 4 PM

In-person classes will be held at the Cultural Life Center, Rm 220; Roberts Wesleyan University

Required texts:
The Book of Discipline 2023: FMCUSA

Snyder, Howard. (2011). B.T. and Ellen Roberts and the First Free Methodists. Ed. Runyon, Daniel. Indianapolis: Light and Life.

Old Testament Survey
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Taught by: Chris Landon

Dates: Syllabus Intro September 11 at 7 PM
In-person: October 4, November 15, December 13'

Time: 10 AM – 4 PM

Required Texts:

Goldingay, John. An Introduction to the Old Testament: Exploring Text, Approaches, and Issues.
Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2015.

Suggested Texts:

Alter, Roberts. The Art of Biblical Narrative. New York, NY: Basic Books, 1981

Gorman, Michael J. Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers, Third Edition. Grand Rapid, MI: Baker Academic, 2020

Systematic Theology
Next Course Availability:

Taught by Pete Mills and Roberta Mosier-Peterson

Dates: Zoom syllabus intro: August 28 at 7 PM
In-person classes: September 6, October 4, November 1

Time: 10 am – 4 pm

Location: Creekside Chapel
2523 5 Mile Rd, Allegany, NY 14706

Required Textbooks (2): 

Thorsen, Don, An Exploration of Christian Theology, 2nd Ed. Baker Academic, 2020. (Note: the first edition is acceptable, with minor additional readings).

Grenz, Stanley; David Guretzki; Cherith Fee Nordling, Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms, IVP 1999.