advanced ministry training

within the local church

Join Dr. Sam Swisher this semester in the SBC Biblical Studies Institute's

spring semester course, 

"MILESTONES IN CHURCH HISTORY" 


Within this course Dr. Swisher will be challenging students to develop a deeper understanding and appreciation for the history of Christ's Church and its usefulness in their lives.



 

This course will be held in the Fellowship Hall at SBC

on Sunday evenings, 5:00–6:30 pm. 

The cost to enroll in this course is free, but you still must register below.


Dr. Sam Swisher is an army veteran, former pastor, and retired History Professor & Chair of the History Department at Hannibal-LaGrange University in Hannibal, MO.


To Register for this course, please complete the Registration Form below.

Spring 2024 Course Schedule


    • Lesson 1: Establishing the Church in the Context of the Roman Empire (1/21)
    • Lesson 2: Establishing the Structure of the Church (1/28)
    • Lesson 3: Establishing Orthodoxy in the Church in the Context of Christological Heresies (2/04)
    • Lesson 4: Establishing the Biblical Canon (2/11)
    • Lesson 5: Establishing Monasticism (2/18)
    • Lesson 6: Establishing Latin Christianity in the West (2/25)
    • Lesson 1: Facing the Challenge of Schism (3/03)
    • Lesson 2: Facing the Challenge of Islam (3/10)
    • Lesson 3: Facing the Challenge of Learning (3/17)
    • Lesson 4: Facing the Challenge of Reform: Precursors to the Reformation (3/24)
    • Lesson 5: Facing the Challenge of Reform: The Reformation (4/07)
    • Lesson 6: Facing the Challenge of Doctrinal Clarity and Theological Liberalism (4/14)
    • Lesson 1: Facing the Challenge of Rationalism (4/21)
    • Lesson 2: Facing the Challenge of Darwinism, Marxism, and Freud (4/28)
    • Lesson 3: Facing the Challenge of Mormonism and the Jehovah's Witnesses (5/05)
    • Lesson 4: Facing the Challenge of the Fundamentalist–Modernist Controversy (5/12)
    • Lesson 5: Facing the Challenge of The Social Gospel, Universalism, and Neo-Orthodoxy (5/19)
    • Lesson 6: Facing the Challenge of Integrating Faith & Life in the Current Cultural Context (5/26)

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