Teaching and Preaching the Bible

Apply as a Study Group This course is intended to help you develop in your understanding and skills as you teach and preach the Bible. Starting with foundational principles on what Scripture itself says about teaching and preaching, you’ll then work through the principles and steps for interpreting and preparing to teach passages of scripture. … Read more …

Someone opening a Bible and thinking about it, standing in the light of a crown above their head.

Reading & Understanding the Bible

Apply as a Study Group This course is intended to help to help you grow in understanding, wisdom and confidence as you read and apply God’s word. Psalm 119:2 says ‘Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart.’ The two halves of that verse are two sides of the … Read more …

Three people from different contexts joining together in an intercultural church, which a cross over the top.

Intercultural Church

Apply as a Study Group The story of the Bible and the church, indeed the whole world, ends with a multicultural multitude united in the worship of Jesus. A hundred years ago this was something completely outside the experience of most Christians. Today it is possible for people from different cultures to come together on … Read more …

Christian Doctrine 2: Salvation, the Church and the Future

Apply as a Study Group This is the second of two Foundation courses on Christian Doctrine. The first course looks at God, humanity and Christ. We recommend taking that course before taking this one. In this second Doctrinal course, we’ll look at how our redemption was accomplished by Jesus through his life, death, resurrection and … Read more …

Christian Doctrine 1: God, Humanity and Christ

Apply as a Study Group   Welcome to the Crossland Foundation module on Christian doctrine. This is the first of two modules that look at Christian doctrine. In this module we’ll look at God, humanity and Christ. We’ll look at who God is, what he’s like and how we can know him. We’ll look at … Read more …

Biblical Eldership

Apply as a Study Group This course leads you through the role and functioning of a local church eldership and invites you to explore what this looks like in your context and the priorities for you at this point in time. Leadership in the church is an issue with which every church and every Christian … Read more …

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Ministry Philosophy

Apply as a Study Group Explore what a gospel-centred, missionally-focused philosophy of local church ministry looks like in your context, and identify what the priorities or next steps are for you at this point in time. You probably already have a ‘philosophy of ministry’, even if you’ve never heard the term before. You have a … Read more …

Christian Discipleship

Apply as a Study Group Whether you explore the course as an individual or a group we hope and pray that the material will enrich your personal walk with Christ and help to develop a culture of discipleship in your local church. In this nine-part course you will explore what it means to be an … Read more …