Other classes

These classes are offered periodically. Outlines, audio, handouts and other materials can be found at the links below.

Topical
  • 21st Century Parenting. New parents today face daunting challenges to raising a godly family, and this course will address these challenges with wisdom from the Word of God and the experience of older parents.
  • Christian Growth. Dwell Community Church offers a 10-week class, Christian Growth, that is an in-depth study of how Christians mature spiritually in the context of Christian community.
  • A Practical Guide to Hermeneutics. A highly interactive course on methods of biblical interpretation and inductive approaches to historical narrative, wisdom literature, prophets, gospels and epistles
  • Homiletics. The course covers keys to composing outlines and dynamic speaking, with several weeks dedicated to teaching prep, delivery and feedback
  • Leadership Principles from the Pastoral Epistles. Find lessons from these important letters to help you and others excel at sacrificial, transformational leadership
  • Men in Marriage. Practical and biblical advice for husbands who want to succeed but find themselves unmotivated or confused. Open to married and single men
  • Old Testament Theology. This five-week class focuses on four themes, including God’s grace, purpose and revelation
  • Teaching Through Group Discussion. Teaching through Group Discussion is a 5-week class offered at Dwell Community Church and will help you learn how to prepare for and conduct a group discussion. Material in this class is based on the textbook, Mastering the Techniques of Teaching by Joseph Lowman.
  • Women in Marriage. A four-week course for women looking to improve their marriages by exploring topics such as sex and forgiveness
  • The Word Was with God and the Word Was God: a Course on Christology. This course will dive deep into the person, character and work of Jesus Christ as revealed in Scripture during these distinct periods: (i) his pre-incarnate activity as the Word, (ii) his incarnation and earthly ministry, (iii) his present place at God’s right hand and (iv) his work in the last days.
  • Teaching the Next Generation. The last few years have marked a dramatic shift in the way that students focus and learn. This course will survey broad, recent research into adolescent learning with the goal of helping Bible teachers learn practical strategies to grow their clarity and effectiveness.
Old Testament Books
  • Pentateuch. This series of four classes cover the foundation of Scripture: the Pentateuch, or the first five books of the Bible.
  • The Kings of Israel. Six books in the Bible center around with Israel’s monarchy, spanning over five hundred years and 167 chapters!  While somewhat neglected, these books offer some of the most vivid teaching on God’s sovereignty, human depravity, and God’s eternal plan of salvation through the Davidic Messiah.
  • Psalms. The Psalms are revelation - God speaks to us through them about Himself and His plans for us. The Psalms are poetry - moving because poetry sneaks around our reluctance to feel strong emotions. The Psalms are honest - not always nice or happy, but they tell the truth about doubt during painful times.
  • Isaiah. The book of Isaiah's historical context, authorship, and canonicity is complex. But, on the other hand, God reveals Himself in these pages—His character, perspectives, personality, and plans—in ways that are often moving, startling, and exhilarating.
  • Ezekiel. This 5-week course on the book of Ezekiel will give you practice at interpreting prophetic material inductively and consider important issues relevant to this text.
  • Minor Prophets. In the Old Testament, God spoke through his prophets both about His plan for the future through the Messiah, and His will for their own day. This five-week course surveys the history and message of the Minor Prophets: Hosea through Malachi.
New Testament Books
  • The Synoptic Gospels: Matthew, Mark & Luke. The Synoptic Gospels together comprise the earliest narrative records available to us of Jesus’ ministry and teaching. This class will be an in-depth study of these three gospels
  • The Gospel of John. This 5-week course on John's Gospel and will examine John's portrait of Jesus, the historicity, dating, and authorship of this book.
Past Offerings
  • Basic Christianity. The Basic Christianity class is no longer taught at Dwell Community Church however, you can find the course material archived here.
  • Introduction to the Bible. This course is designed to walk students through the Scriptures, helping them become familiar with key elements of the Bible and how they all fit together into one grand, unified story.
  • Christian Principles: Unit 1. The Christian Principles classes from Dwell Community Church are now part of the LTC series however, you can find the Christian Principles course material archived here.
  • Christian Principles: Unit 2. The Christian Principles classes from Dwell Community Church are now part of the LTC series however, you can find the Christian Principles course material archived here.
  • Christian Principles: Unit 3. The Christian Principles classes from Dwell Community Church are now part of the LTC series however, you can find the Christian Principles course material archived here.
  • Christian Principles: Unit 4. The Christian Principles classes from Dwell Community Church are now part of the LTC series however, you can find the Christian Principles course material archived here.
  • Christian Servanthood 1. The Christian Servanthood classes from Dwell Community Church are now part of the LTC series however, you can find the Christian Servanthood course material archived here.
  • Christian Servanthood 2. The Christian Servanthood classes from Dwell Community Church are now part of the LTC series however, you can find the Christian Servanthood course material archived here.
  • Christian Ministry 1. Christian Ministry 1 is part of a series of ministry classes taught at Dwell Community Church. This 10-week course covers theology proper, soteriology, satanology, and eschatology.
  • Christian Ministry 2. Christian Ministry 2 is part of a series of ministry classes taught at Dwell Community Church. In this 10-week course students will learn how the books of the Bible were chosen, why we believe they were inspired, and the basic principles of biblical interpretation.
  • Christian Ministry 3. Christian Ministry 3 was part of a series of ministry classes taught at Dwell Community Church. In this 10-week class, students would explore how the biblical mandate of love is worked out in a variety of practical areas in the Christian life.
  • Christian Leadership 1. This class is part of a series of classes for Dwell home church leaders that covers our philosophy of ministry along with practical theology and limitations of church authority.
  • Christian Leadership 3. This class is part of a series of classes for Dwell home church leaders that teaches leadership skills, leadership cooperation, and ministry planning.
  • Curso Doctrina Cristiana Básica