What exactly are spiritual gifts? Why are they important? How do we use these in our modern context? This Encounter Academy class unpacks the Biblical perspective for spiritual gifts and helps you identify what those mean for you today. We will discuss how to utilize these gifts inside and outside of the church and within your unique context and personality. This week looks at identifying the 7 charisma gifts and the categorization that Peter offers between speaking and serving gifts.

Curriculum borrows from teachings and writings of Andy Reese's book The Spiritual Gifts Blueprint: God's Design for Your Gifts, Talents, and Purpose.

This is a live recording of our class provided for free by Encounter Academy at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encounter Columbus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you have any questions or need corresponding class notes, please contact [email protected] - we would love to hear from you!

Podcast instrumental music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott Holmes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

What exactly are spiritual gifts? Why are they important? How do we use these in our modern context? This Encounter Academy class unpacks the Biblical perspective for spiritual gifts and helps you identify what those mean for you today. We will discuss how to utilize these gifts inside and outside of the church and within your unique context and personality. This week unpacks Paul's analysis of the pneumatikos: the things of the spirit, discusses what spiritual gifts are not and the "why" behind them.

Curriculum borrows from teachings and writings of Andy Reese's book The Spiritual Gifts Blueprint: God's Design for Your Gifts, Talents, and Purpose.

This is a live recording of our class provided for free by Encounter Academy at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encounter Columbus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you have any questions or need corresponding class notes, please contact [email protected] - we would love to hear from you!

Podcast instrumental music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott Holmes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

In our Biblical Timelines class, we combine the historical people, events and places of the Bible with the overarching framework of kingdom theology. Sometimes the Bible may feel like an overwhelming, disembodied fairy tale of a text. Our hope for this class is to anchor it in time and space with an overarching spiritual theme that is relevant to us today.

Based on Vaughn Roberts God's Big Picture, we use his Kingdom eras to help segment the Biblical timeline. This week covers The Present Kingdom, The Proclaimed Kingdom and the Perfected Kingdom which includes the entire New Testament.

This is a live recording of our class provided for free by Encounter Academy at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encounter Columbus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you have any questions or need corresponding class notes, please contact [email protected] - we would love to hear from you!

Podcast instrumental music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott Holmes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

In our Biblical Timelines class, we combine the historical people, events and places of the Bible with the overarching framework of kingdom theology. Sometimes the Bible may feel like an overwhelming, disembodied fairy tale of a text. Our hope for this class is to anchor it in time and space with an overarching spiritual theme that is relevant to us today.

Based on Vaughn Roberts God's Big Picture, we use his Kingdom eras to help segment the Biblical timeline. This week covers The Prophesied Kingdom which covers the Prophets and takes us to the end of the Old Testament.

This is a live recording of our class provided for free by Encounter Academy at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encounter Columbus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you have any questions or need corresponding class notes, please contact [email protected] - we would love to hear from you!

Podcast instrumental music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott Holmes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

In our Biblical Timelines class, we combine the historical people, events and places of the Bible with the overarching framework of kingdom theology. Sometimes the Bible may feel like an overwhelming, disembodied fairy tale of a text. Our hope for this class is to anchor it in time and space with an overarching spiritual theme that is relevant to us today.

Based on Vaughn Roberts God's Big Picture, we use his Kingdom eras to help segment the Biblical timeline. This week covers Part 2 of the Partial Kingdom which takes us through the books of 1,2 Samuel, Kings, Chronicles and the Psalms, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes.

This is a live recording of our class provided for free by Encounter Academy at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encounter Columbus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you have any questions or need corresponding class notes, please contact [email protected] - we would love to hear from you!

Podcast instrumental music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott Holmes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

In our Biblical Timelines class, we combine the historical people, events and places of the Bible with the overarching framework of kingdom theology. Sometimes the Bible may feel like an overwhelming, disembodied fairy tale of a text. Our hope for this class is to anchor it in time and space with an overarching spiritual theme that is relevant to us today.

Based on Vaughn Roberts God's Big Picture, we use his Kingdom eras to help segment the Biblical timeline. This week covers The Promised Kingdom, The Perished Kingdom, The Promised Kingdom and Part 1 of the Partial Kingdom which takes us from Genesis through the book of Judges.

This is a live recording of our class provided for free by Encounter Academy at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encounter Columbus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you have any questions or need corresponding class notes, please contact [email protected] - we would love to hear from you!

Podcast instrumental music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott Holmes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Encounter Academy presents the Theology of Work, a two-part class on how to integrate our faith and our daily work. We will unpack how we can participate in God's redemptive activity through our own unique contribution, understand God's creative invitation to you through your own gifts, and learn from others who are modeling Christ-like work in a variety of settings.

This week looks at the effects of sin in our work and how we can utilize spiritual practices to help maintain a biblical perspective.

This is a live recording of our class provided for free by Encounter Academy at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encounter Columbus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you have any questions or need corresponding class notes, please contact [email protected] - we would love to hear from you!

Podcast instrumental music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott Holmes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Encounter Academy presents the Theology of Work, a two-part class on how to integrate our faith and our daily work. We will unpack how we can participate in God's redemptive activity through our own unique contribution, understand God's creative invitation to you through your own gifts, and learn from others who are modeling Christ-like work in a variety of settings.

This week looks at what the Bible says about work, how God dignifies humans through and how we can honor others and the physical world through our work.

This is a live recording of our class provided for free by Encounter Academy at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encounter Columbus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you have any questions or need corresponding class notes, please contact [email protected] - we would love to hear from you!

Podcast instrumental music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott Holmes⁠⁠⁠⁠.

In this 3-part spiritual formation class from Encounter Academy we will look at the heart of Sabbath rest, study the Biblical framework for practicing it, and discuss practical tools for adopting this spiritual discipline in your own life.  

This week dives into the temporal nature of Sabbath which helps us eagerly anticipate our final, complete rest with Jesus. It also looks at longterm impact and concludes with helpful questions we can use to assess our own spiritual and emotional well-being for life-long practice.

This is a live recording of our class provided for free by Encounter Academy at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Encounter Columbus⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you have any questions or need corresponding class notes, please contact [email protected] - we would love to hear from you!

Podcast instrumental music by ⁠⁠⁠Scott Holmes⁠⁠⁠.

In this 3-part spiritual formation class from Encounter Academy we will look at the heart of Sabbath rest, study the Biblical framework for practicing it, and discuss practical tools for adopting this spiritual discipline in your own life.  

This week dives into the social and relational reasoning for practice as well as practical steps on how to incorporate activities that bring delight.

This is a live recording of our class provided for free by Encounter Academy at ⁠⁠⁠Encounter Columbus⁠⁠⁠. If you have any questions or need corresponding class notes, please contact [email protected] - we would love to hear from you!

Podcast instrumental music by ⁠⁠Scott Holmes⁠⁠.