Welcome

Welcome to God, Humans and the Bible offered at Portico Community Church in co-operation with Master's College and Seminary.

This is a course that deals with the relationship between God, Humanity and Creation. We are going to delve into the biblical story to glean insight into God's plan for the world along with themes that describe the nature of our relationship with Him. It is a "big picture" course that attempts to show how the Bible [from cover to cover] communicates to us what our place in life is and why we are here on this earth.

In light of this, we will be dealing with the large questions of life:

• Why are we here?
• Do we really matter?
• Does the world matter?
• Does God really exist? ...and if He does, does He truly care about us and our world?

These are questions that burn in the heart of every human being. We will see how the Bible addresses these questions through its story line offering us rich imageries that help us to understand our place in the universe and God's plan for humanity and the world.

Participation in Classes

People are welcome to join us in the classes being held Thursday nights from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm starting January 21, 2010 and running through to April 8, 2010. The fee for sitting in the classes is $50. You can register with Angie Jansen at the Portico Community Church office.

Taking the Course for Credit

Those taking the course for credit should register with Master's College and Seminary. The course fee for credit is $579.00. You can contact Donna Haug at donna.haug@mcs.edu or 416 482 2224 extension 241 for more information including how to register and pay for the course.

Course Syllabus

Those taking the course for credit can access the course syllabus at the following link: BT2300 God, Humans and the Bible Syllabus. Please read through the syllabus carefully noting the textbooks, readings and assignments that you will be responsible for as well as the due dates for each assignment.

Course Textbooks

Class Participants:

For those of you participating in the class at the $50 fee, I recommend that you purchase the following books from Books for Christ as companions to the course lectures:

1. Baxter Kruger's The Great Dance *

2. C.S. Lewis Mere Christianity *

Taking the course for Credit:

Along with the two textbooks above, students taking the course for credit will also need the following book:

3. Colin Gunton The Christian Faith *

 *reminder that Books for Christ offers free shipping with orders over $50.

At the end of each class, I'll be posting a wrap up note on this blog as a way of continuing the conversation outside of class and also as an opportunity to share with you more information that you can access in relationship to what we are discussing and reviewing.

I look forward to meeting you and taking this very important journey through the Bible.