Theology Thursday
Thursdays, 7:00-8:30pm
A space to explore theology
What is it?
Theology Thursday is an open seminar to discuss topics about our Christian faith and practice.
Our desire is to create a safe place to wrestle with difficult questions - listening to God and to one another.
Each week during school terms we gather to discuss biblical themes, facilitated by Worldview's faculty. The format is based on the presentation of an idea in a short seminar, discussion questions around tables, Q&A and input on theological skills necessary to navigate some of these big questions.
This is a free event, but you may like to purchase some of the resources we use to frame our discussions.
Join us for dinner
Would you like to join us for dinner before hand? Come along at 6pm and sit with community in our dining hall. Meals are $7 per person and you can sign up using the form below.
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Term 3, 2024
We are excited to share that Theology Thursday will be back on Thursday the 15th of August for another 5 weeks!!
Staci Ochs, Dani Misdom, and Christoph Ochs will be your guides through the Theology of Suffering this term.
Our topics over the five weeks include:
Schedule:
15 August — The Problem of Suffering
22 August — The Reasons for Suffering
29 August — The Suffering of God
5 September — How to Suffer Well
12 September — The Theology of Suffering
2024 T3 Week 1: Introduction to Theology of Suffering
Click here to download slide presentation for Theology Thursday on 15 August 2024.
2024 T3 Week 2: The Reason and Reasons for Suffering (Theodicy)
Click here to download slide presentation for Theology Thursday on 22 August 2024.
Recent Topic
Term 2, 2024
The topic for Theology Thursday during Term 2, 2024 was “The Normal Christian Birth.” We looked at what it means to become a follower of Jesus, specifically, at the topics of Repentance, Faith, Water Baptism, and Spirit Baptism. What are they? Are they necessary? When, and how do they happen?
We based the discussion on an older, popular, but also controversial book by David Pawson, The Normal Christian Birth. You may like to purchase your own digital copy (Amazon; Google). Pawson argues that all these four things need to happen in the process of becoming born again. Since these topics are the battleground of the Reformation, and often the marker of denominational differences, we had fruitful and thought-provoking discussions.
Schedule:
16 May — Exploring the Issue
23 May — What is Repentance? Why is it necessary?
30 May — What is Faith? Why is it necessary?
06 June — What is Water Baptism? Why is it necessary?
13 June — What is Spirit Baptism? Why is it necessary?
20 June — Summary & Conclusions
2024 T2 Week 1: Introduction to the Normal Christian Birth
Click here to download slide presentation for Theology Thursday on 16 May 2024.
2024 T2 Week 2: The Normal Christian Birth — Repentance
Click here to download slide presentation for Theology Thursday on 23 May 2024.
2024 T2 Week 3: The Normal Christian Birth — Faith
Click here to download slide presentation for Theology Thursday on 30 May 2024.
2024 T2 Week 4: The Normal Christian Birth — Water Baptism
Click here to download slide presentation for Theology Thursday on 6 June 2024.
2024 T2 Week 5: The Normal Christian Birth — Spirit Baptism
Click here to download slide presentation for Theology Thursday on 13 June 2024.
2024 T2 Week 6: The Normal Christian Birth — Summary
Click here to download slide presentation for Theology Thursday on 20 June 2024.
Past topic
In Term 4, 2023, we focused on the theme of eschatology.
Relying on Ian Paul's work called "Kingdom, Hope and the End of the World: The 'Now' and 'Not Yet' of Eschatology", this exploration will dive into what it means to think about the afterlife, the Old Testament understanding of hope, the Gospel implications in the New Testament, and what it means to work through this from a pastoral perspective today.
You may like to purchase your own digital copy of this book to track with us. Grove Biblical are interested in stimulating and equipping Christian community by providing clear and concise explorations of Christian living and ministry.
These small books cover an extensive range of topics and are easily accessible.
Ian Paul's work on eschatology can be purchased digitally here.
2023 T4 Week 1: Eschatology - The Intermediate State
Click here to download slide presentation for Theology Thursday on 26 October 2023.
2023 T4 Week 2: Eschatology - Old Testament Summary
Click here to download slide presentation for Theology Thursday on 2 November 2023.
2023 T4 Week 3: Eschatology - Gospels and Acts
Click here to download slide presentation for Theology Thursday on 8 November 2023.
2023 T4 Week 4: Eschatology - Paul and Revelation
Click here to download slide presentation for Theology Thursday on 16 November 2023.
2023 T4 Week 5: Eschatology - Pastoral Implications
Click here to download slide presentation for Theology Thursday on 23 November 2023.