Category: Foundational Learning

Foundational Learning

Sure Foundations

Course Details Johan Wolfgang von Goethe wrote that, ‘they who cannot draw on three thousand years of history is living from hand to mouth’. Sure Foundations is an introduction to Church, and Salvation Army history which aims to help students to draw on The Salvation Army’s past, to be better equipped to participate in its

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Foundational Learning

Introduction to Mission Studies   

Course Details ‘Mission has become an overused and undervalued word’ (Stephen Spencer)   What does the word mission, or being missional, actually mean? If you’ve ever wondered about this question, or have reflected on what it means to faithfully participate in God’s mission in the world, then the ‘Introduction to Mission Studies’ course is for you.   

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Foundational Learning

Introduction to Biblical Studies

Course Details The Salvation Army’s first article of faith affirms that ‘the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were given by Inspiration of God and that they only constitute the divine rule of Christian faith and practice’ – but have you ever thought about what that really means? The Introduction to Biblical Studies course

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Foundational Learning

Introduction to Salvationist Doctrine (1)  

Course Details The Introduction to Salvationist Doctrine course offers an outline of the Christian beliefs underpinning The Salvation Army’s eleven Articles of Faith and helps delegates to explore something of where these beliefs come from. As well as providing a brief overview of the substance of The Salvation Army’s doctrines, it examines sources of belief

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