If you live near Omaha and are a current church leader, an aspiring church planter, or a mature Christian seeking further theological training… the opportunity you’ve been waiting for has arrived.
Following up on our previous announcement about Porterbrook, we’re pleased to officially roll out the plan for Fall 2010/Spring 2011 along with application materials. Interested parties should begin the application process now; applications are due by August 1 and space is limited.
Here are the major details:
- Porterbrook is a church-based theological training curriculum that’s rich in content but more relaxed in style than a traditional seminary degree; think University of Phoenix, Bellevue University, community-college-continuing-education. For an overview, check out the previous post.
- It utilizes a cohort-based approach to learning: cohorts of 3-5 students meet together for study and accountability as they progress through the material; all cohorts come together once per quarter for a day-long seminar.
- Porterbrook kicks off this fall with a day-long seminar on September 9, 2010; additional seminars take place on Nov 18, Feb 24, 2011, and May 19, 2011.
- All the details you need to know are included in the attached document (see below), which includes a curriculum sample so you can see the kind of stuff you’ll be learning and applying.
- Our goal for 2010 is to facilitate 4-5 cohorts of 5 students each.
So: if you’re interested, read the attached PDF. If you’d like to apply, please get the ball rolling. We are excited about the potential to train and release future leaders through this gospel-centered, church-based, Reformed/missional curriculum. We’re also working and praying to try to land a Re:Train site in Omaha in the next 2-3 years to provide seminary-level training alongside the more simple/organic style of Porterbrook. Please be praying for God’s grace on these efforts.
