Biblical lnterpretation for Preaching: Judges
Next Course Availability: Winter/Spring 2026

Taught by: Chris Landon

Dates: January 26 (Intro on Zoom), February 21, March 28, April 25, final sermon version due on May 2

Syllabus: Click here

Where: Genesis Conference Office - 2260 Westside Drive, Rochester

Prerequisite: You must take Old Testament Survey before you can take this biblical interpretation course.

Wesleyan Theology
Next Course Availability: Winter/Spring 2026

Instructor: Joe Wickman

Class dates: TBD

Syllabus: Click Here

 

Required texts:

John Wesley’s Sermons: an Anthology by Albert Outler

Calvin Vs. Wesley: Bringing Beliefs in Line with Practice by Don Thorsen

A Plain Account of Christian Perfection by John Wesley

Biblical Interpretation - New Testament
Next Course Availability: Fall 2026

Instructor: Mike Kuhlkin

Dates and Times: TBD

Where: 5 Church St., Perry, NY

Prerequisite: You must take New Testament Survey before you can take a biblical interpretation course.

Free Methodist History and Polity
Next Course Availability: Fall 2026

This is a required course for LMCs (Local Ministerial Candidates) in the Free Methodist Church.

Instructors: Katrina Wilkins and Pam Braman

Class dates: TBD

Required texts:
The Book of Discipline 2023: FMCUSA

Snyder, Howard. (2011). B.T. and Ellen Roberts and the First Free Methodists. Ed. Runyon, Daniel. Indianapolis: Light and Life.

Systematic Theology
Next Course Availability: Fall 2026

Instructors: Pete Mills and Roberta Mosier-Peterson

Dates and Times: TBD

Location: Creekside Chapel
2523 5 Mile Rd, Allegany, NY 14706

Required Textbooks (2): 

Thorsen, Don, An Exploration of Christian Theology, 2nd Ed. Baker Academic, 2020. (Note: the first edition is acceptable, with minor additional readings).

Grenz, Stanley; David Guretzki; Cherith Fee Nordling, Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms, IVP 1999.

 

Old Testament Survey
Next Course Availability: Fall 2026

Instructor: Chris Landon

Dates and Times: TBD

Required Texts:

Goldingay, John. An Introduction to the Old Testament: Exploring Text, Approaches, and Issues.
Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2015.

Suggested Texts:

Alter, Roberts. The Art of Biblical Narrative. New York, NY: Basic Books, 1981

Gorman, Michael J. Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers, Third Edition. Grand Rapid, MI: Baker Academic, 2020