Many engage in youth ministry as if young people are satisfied with distractions and can only swallow shallow faith. The church often responds as if there were no way around this assumption. In today’s Seven Minute Seminary video, Dr. Matt Friedeman offers an alternate model—one which requires a high-commitment of participants and yields a more fruitful result.

Many people assume that Jesus is merely a nice person, or perhaps a safe idea, that helps people cope with the challenges of life. On the contrary, the claims that Jesus makes on the world are totalizing and life-altering. In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Carolyn Moore explains the subversive nature of Jesus’ life and ministry. The gospel of the kingdom of God requires all people to check their allegiances and realign their lives with the reality of Jesus Christ’s lordship.

The doctrine of the Trinity, and the persons of the Trinity themselves, have a deep impact on our pastoral and counseling practices. God’s inherent relational nature helps define what it means to be whole and how we can get there. Watch this Seven Minute Seminary by Dr. Virginia “Toddy” Holeman as she makes the connection between the trinitarian God of Christianity—the God of holy love—and the process of healing and sanctification for all person.

For whom should worship services be designed? Should their intended purpose be evangelism, discipleship, or both? Should seekers (non-Christians) be in mind, or Christians already in the faith? In today’s Seven Minute Seminary video, Dr. Steven Bruns looks back to history in order to discover the models used by the church during some of the church’s most vibrant eras. The video will challenge some of the common assumptions about church services in America.

What does repentance have to do with evangelism? In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Scott Camp challenges the church not to leave out an essential ingredient—repentance—when presenting the good news of Jesus in the 21st century. Camp defines repentance as a change of mind that leads to a change of direction, and explores why its critical that this remain at the heart the gospel message.