CLASSES at LIFT

LIFT students all enter the program with a desire to learn more about God's Word and how to become better followers of Christ. Through a well-rounded curriculum, taught mainly by LIFT director David Sonju, ThM, this desire is met. Students are assigned reading materials, light research, short presentations, and an occasional, brief essay to aid in their learning and retention of subjects studied. While a LIFT semester involves many activities other than classes, students are given specific time periods in which they are able to complete all assignments.

Using Bartholomew and Goheen's book, The Drama of Scripture, students are taught the story of the Bible from the beginning to the end, providing them with a view of scripture that is holistic and continuous. God's involvement in the lives of His people is clearly seen throughout the entire Book, and leads directly into His personal relationship with each of His children even now. This class, taught in a dozen installments, enables students to gain a better grasp and understanding of the Bible as it is meant to be understood, rather than a sporadic, pieced-together mosaic of Sunday School stories and lessons in morality.

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Another area of study - in which far too many Christians are under-educated - is Church History. Each semester includes a series of classes that span the history of Christianity, beginning with the early Church Fathers and covering the Church's major influences down through the centuries. Through this line of study, students become better informed believers, no longer missing out on the rich history that is theirs through shared beliefs, and able to learn from the mistakes of history as well as the triumphs.

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