The ‘heartbeat’ of the course is the teaching of a wide range of books of Scripture, getting to grips with them in order to be able to preach and teach them to others.
We study the Bible together:
- Each morning begins with the Word of God and prayer as a student gives a short ‘Morning Bible Exposition’.
- A series of in-depth studies of Bible books, focusing on books such as Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Mark, Luke, Acts, Romans and Revelation. In fact, across the two-years we will study at least 46 different Bible books.
- Shorter studies on Bible books like Numbers, Joshua, Judges, Nehemiah, Proverbs, Habakkuk, 1 John and Jude.
- A complete Bible Overview.
- A course in Thematic Bible Overview themes.
- A series of special days throughout the year where we run ‘Book in a Day’ events where the whole day is spent wrestling with a Bible book or section of a Bible book.
We study principles of biblical preaching:
- An in-depth course on Preaching Instructions as well as regular bite-size lectures once a week will stretch and sharpen us in our Bible handling skills.
We expound Bible passages:
- As well as the ‘Morning Exposition’ at the beginning of each day, ‘Teaching Practice Groups’ are a major part of the course where students give practice talks and receive feedback.
We study Christian doctrine:
- An Introductory course on Systematic Theology.
We study the work of a Pastor:
- The shape of Pastoral Ministry, with consideration of a number of practical issues.
What else does Cornhill offer?
- Fellowship with others wanting to serve Christ in the ministry of the Word and prayer.
- A mission week in the UK or elsewhere each year.
- Visiting lecturers and speakers who help us with further Bible teaching and other practical ministry skills.
- All students benefit from a placement or apprenticeship with a local church in which they can exercise their Bible teaching skills.
