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Professor Quarles is a wonderful addition to the GGS family! Her 17-lesson course on ‘Covenants from a Trinitarian Perspective’ will be released soon, both as a part of our core curriculum but also as a stand-alone continuing education course. Welcome, Cindy!
📢Time is running out to lock into current tuition rates! To avoid the increase taking effect in July 1, and to give adequate time for review, submit your application ASAP!
Did you know? Continuing education courses are available in both Biblical Greek and Trinitarian Theology, with more added all the time. (Link in the comments)
Did you know?! GGS is highlighting some of the unparalleled voices from our faculty on the GAN - Grace Awakening Network. Check out this gem from the one, the only, Dr. Bradley Jersak! Link in the comments.
Today is a day set aside in the church calendar to remember Julian of Norwich who, in the midst of all the aptly named Dark Ages could throw at her, nonetheless found the love of Love Himself to be the glue that holds all things together. Considering plagues, starvation, and the endless not-so-holy wars that surrounded her, if she could maintain this view, what possible excuse do we we have?!
The early bird rate is for a LIMITED TIME! Register now to participate in this life-changing encounter, either in-person or online! Link in the comments.
Continuing education courses are a great way to access a first-class, Grace-centered instruction without the rigors of completing a degree program! (Link in the comments)
The faculty and administration of Global Grace Seminary is honored to congratulate Dr. Cory Rice, the very first graduate of the Doctor of Ministry program! Dr. Rice is a passionate advocate of the all-inclusive love of God and is a skilled communicator, serving as a pastor, counselor, and is cohost of the popular podcast, ‘Two Pastors and a Mic’. Zoay Leadership Development Program, his doctoral research project, is a game-changer in helping leaders to identify and address their emotional blindspots. Well done, Dr. Rice!
The administration of Global Grace Seminary is very pleased to welcome Dr. Catherine Toon to the faculty! Her twelve-part course on the love nature of God is an absolute game-changer. Welcome, Dr. Toon!
With new courses and special events releasing every month, be sure to sign up for the GGS mailing list so you never miss an opportunity to encounter pure, radical, unapologetic GRACE! (Link in the comments)
We are thrilled to welcome Dale Hill, Associate Professor of Coaching! A GGS alumnus, Prof. Hill's long experience as a minister and coach is a much needed addition. Stay tuned for his course, 'Coaching Fundamentals', set for release in our ALL NEW graduate major in Professional Coaching!
GGS faculty bring not only academic and theological skill, but real-world ministry experience. If you’d like to learn from professors unconditionally committed to the universality of God’s love, then Global Grace Seminary is for you!
The GGS Campus Store is a great place to show your school spirit…and find unique gifts designed to push just the right buttons. 😜 Link in the comments!
Judas Iscariot...the Betrayer...the Friend Within the Christian tradition there is a measure of debate as to what exactly occurred when Christ Jesus died. While some hold to the belief that His state of death was some form of 'unconscious ether', a cognitive non-existence while awaiting His resurrection, the majority view - at least from the 4th century onward - has been that He was actively engaged in the proclamation of the Gospel to the inhabitants of hades in order to deliver them from their imprisoned captivity in-and-through the resurrection. A focal point of both the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds, this is the accepted understanding of the vast majority of the Church; east and west alike. The scriptural support for this is certainly present, although admittedly it is not as concrete as one may wish; hence the debate. Here is a sampling for brief reference... Matthew 12:40 - Jesus' time in the grave is compared to Jonah's time within the belly of the great fish; and the Jonah narrative reflects an alert, active, engaged experience. Mark 3:27 - The purpose of binding the strongman (a metaphor for death/evil/satan/etc.) is for the express purpose of plundering his house (hades) of it's possessions (souls). Ephesians 4:8-10 - His descent into the place of the dead preempts His ascent to heaven, the latter of which leads captivity itself captive, resulting in Him 'filling all things' with Himself. 1 Peter 3:18-20 - Jesus, having died, is described as making 'a proclamation' to those imprisoned who 'did not obey God' in their natural life. (1 Peter 4:6 clarifies this theme, asserting that the aforementioned 'proclamation' was specifically the gospel message!) Colossians 2:13-15 - The cross was the means by which all power to dominate and imprison was disarmed. And through His resurrection (i.e., death being unable to hold Him), He openly mocked His defeated foe (depending upon your faith tradition: either death itself or alternately the principalities and powers who had dominion over death). Hebrews 2:14-15 - Jesus' death destroyed the power of death, the accuser, thus liberating all those who had been in bondage to the fear of death (a fear which ultimately functions as a self-fulfilling prophecy, for as Job learned, that which we fear - and thus empower - often comes to pass). It was from this vantage point that my thoughts wandered to, of all people, Judas Iscariot...the disciple who was first to encounter the crucified Christ. What follows is equal parts theology, history, prophesy, and parabolic allegory. It reflects what I perceive happened but, admittedly, cannot prove by proof texting alone.
Imagine entering a city to the temporal praises of its inhabitants, knowing full well that in only five short days they will, like a swinging pendulum, redirect that same ferocity seeking your death. The all-too-human feelings of rage and frustration would be both palpable…and understandable. And yet, in that very situation, Jesus sees only through eyes of compassion. As He arrives at the crest overlooking Jerusalem, the hypocritical, two-faced throngs largely behind Him, He weeps. Not for what He must shortly endure. Not from the exhaustion of this arduous spiritual journey which will soon prompt Him to sweat blood. Not from visceral anger at their perpetual pattern of disobedience. He weeps FOR them, not because of them. In this moment, He looks ahead to the troubles that will come upon these people in roughly 40 years’ time. He sees the siege of the city, the exploitation of the most vulnerable, the slaughter of the defenseless. The misery of these same people who today praise Him, and who shortly will be complicit in His murder, is all He can see. With deep longing He bemoans their difficulty encountering the peace at hand but to which their traditions and prejudices have blinded them. That’s Jesus. Full of COMPASSION and MERCY, even for those who are, by every human metric of rightness, justice, and self-preservation, least deserving of it. Compassion is given not because the recipient is worthy of it but because the One who releases it is.
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Dr. Don Keathley

President and Founder

Dr. Cecil Cockerham

Co-Founder

Dr. Matt Pandel

Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Theology & Coaching

Dr. Steve McVey

Professor of Grace Studies

Wm. Paul Young

Professor of Grace Theology

Brian Zahnd

Associate Professor of Applied Theology

Dr. C. Baxter Kruger

T.F. Torrance Professor of Trinitarian Theology

Dr. Maggie Russell

Professor of Counseling & Coaching

Dr. Roy Richmond

Professor of Counseling and Applied Theology

Andre Rabe

Associate Professor of Grace Theology

Mike Miller

Associate Professor of Grace Theology

John Crowder

Associate Professor of Trinitarian Theology

Francois Du Toit

Professor of Grace Theology & Biblical Scholarship

Mike Zenker

Associate Professor of Pastoral Ministry

Malcolm Smith

Karl Barth Professor of Trinitarian Theology

Craig Snyder

Associate Professor of Pastoral Ministry

Alisa J. Henley, PHR

Associate Professor

Dr. Kay Fairchild

Professor of Applied Theology

Dr. Brad Jersak

Professor of Pastoral Theology

Andre’ Oosthuizen

Associate Professor of Trinitarian Theology

Antoine Lee, M.Div, MBA

Associate Professor

Karen Blankenship, M.A.

Associate Professor of Counseling

Stuart Johnson

Associate Professor

Paul Anderson-Walsh

Professor

Melissa Joy Wood

Professor

Dr. David Knapp

Professor

Mike Dowling

Associate Professor of Counseling

Roy Wooten

Professor

Lisa Roitsch

Professor