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ESSENTIALS BLUE is a 4 week online worship course (6 hours/week). BLUE is the study of mystery and wonder – an exploration of foundational worship theology and worldview. Based around N.T. Wright’s Simply Christian, and the teaching of Dan Wilt and friends, BLUE is a dance of worship with the unimaginable.
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May 14 – June 11, 2010 (register by May 7) :: Sept. 10 – Oct. 8, 2010
In Essentials Blue, you’ll explore themes in biblical worship theology vital to every 21st century worship leader, worshipper and spiritual influencer.
Essentials Blue explores ideas in Christian worship related to the nature of God (Creator, King, Trinity and Savior), the nature of human beings (sub-creators, image-bearers, community-builders, and salvific storytellers) and the nature of biblical worship (ideas in resurrection, atonement, cross, new creation, heaven, mission, etc.).
Essentials Blue is a life-changing, online, 4 week module course for contemporary and emerging worship leaders with Dan Wilt, M.Min., studying the theology of worship and our 21st century worldview. Packed with media from N. T. Wright and others, the course only takes 6 hours a week (10 hours for university credit), connecting with an international class of peers. BLUE is the study of vital theological snapshots of God, human beings and the nature of worship – that will change everything.
WEEK 1 Essential Worship Worldview: A Story In Which We Can Live
In this introductory week of the course, participants will take in a number of resources that will a context for the weeks to come. Ideas in biblical worldview, cultural interface, postmodern shifts and more will be explored, specifically related to the calling of the creative influencer in our generation – the worship artisan.
WEEK 2 Essential Worship Theology: The Nature Of God
In this week, participants will focus on theological ideas vital to worship, particularly giving attention to the biblical nature of God. God as Creator (the God who makes), God as King (the God who reigns), God as Trinity (the God who relates), and God as Savior (the God who rescues) are among the many worship themes that will be explored.
WEEK 3 Essential Worship Theology: The Nature Of The Human Being In this week, participants will focus on essential worship ideas related to origins of human beings according to the Scriptures, and both the nature and vocation of those created in the imago Dei – the image of God. Human beings are SubCreators, ImageBearers, CommunityBuilders and SalvificStorytellers – each idea will be explored as a reflection of the previous week’s glimpses of the God of the scriptures.
WEEK 4 Essential Worship Theology: The Nature Of Worship
In this week, participants will begin to integrate the ideas of the first three weeks into a more fully scoped vision of what worship is actually all about. Biblical theological ideas such as resurrection, the cross, new creation, eschaton and other ideas will be explored as well. Themes in worship related to both God and the humans who worship are explored.
Our final week of the module will also involve the creative reflection of our learning into a final project that will serve one’s local worshipping community – and others in our program. This is a favorite part of the course for all!
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Our Essentials Core Course (BLUE, RED and GREEN) is available for university credit. There is a bit more cost, and it’s a bit more work, but it’s worth it if you’re interested in the following.
Our Partnership with St. Stephen’s University
St. Stephen’s University (SSU), a protestant/catholic Christian community and university in New Brunswick, Canada, gives credit for the Essentials Core Course (3 modules, 12 weeks).
+ One, 3 Credit Hour Arts Elective applied to any undergraduate work, or undergraduate requirements, at SSU, OR
+ 50% of your Essentials Core Course cost will be deducted from the Travel Study Module of the Masters In Worship Studies In Spiritual Formation Module Program led by Dan Wilt, M.Min.
After completing the Essentials Core Course, every participant who has paid the university price for the course will receive a basic transcript noting the content of the Essentials Core Course, and it’s satisfactory pass/fail completion by the participant.
Check out SSU for more details on their programs, and also for the Masters In Worship Studies And Spiritual Formation with Dan.
What If I Want It To Apply To Another College or University?
We will be working with other universities this year related to Essentials Course credit. Every college and/or university has their own standards as to what courses they will accept for credit.
You should check with your college or university of choice before signing up for the Essentials Core Course to confirm that they will indeed accept it as an elective toward your program. We can provide a university-based course description for you to submit to your school of choice upon request.