Weekly Classes
Week 1: Epic of Eden 1
Class Reading: Chs. Intro-4
Podcast: From Chaos to Covenant
The Story: The Gospel and Other Tales
Devotional Texts:
Glimpses of a Greater Glory by David Kim, Days 1-5
The Visual Commentary on Scripture
Week 2: Epic of Eden 2
Class Reading: Ritcher, Epic of Eden, chs. 5-9
Podcast: Unpacking Interpretation
The Story: The Gospel and Other Tales
Devotional Texts:
Glimpses of a Greater Glory by David Kim, Days 6-10
Born of the Gospel
Bloesch, A Christological Hermeneutic PDF
Week 3: Creation Regained + Ships of Tarshish
Class Reading: Mouw, "Ships of Tarshish" / Wolters, Creation Regained
Podcast: Renewing Creation
The Story: The Gospel and Other Tales
Devotional Texts:
Glimpses of a Greater Glory by David Kim, Days 11-15
The Gospel and the African
Mouw, The Ships of Tarshish
Week 4: Truth to Tell & Rethinking Worldview
Class Reading: Newbigin, "Truth to Tell"; Bertrand, "Rethinking Worldview"
Podcast: Rethinking Worldview
The Story: The Gospel and Other Tales
Devotional Texts:
Glimpses of a Greater Glory by David Kim, Days 16-20
The Gospel and the City
Bertrand "Rethinking Worldview" & Newbigin "Truth To Tell" PDF
Week 5: Defining Worldview
Class Reading: Plato, "The Allegory of The Cave"; Machiavelli, "The Prince (excerpt)"; Franklin, "Autobiography (excerpt)"
Podcast: Defining Worldview
The Story: The Gospel and Other Tales
Devotional Texts:
Glimpses of a Greater Glory by David Kim, Days 21-25
Steve Jobs Commencement Speech
Plato, "The Allegory of The Cave"; Machiavelli, "The Prince (excerpt)"; Franklin, "Autobiography (excerpt)"
Week 6
Surprised by Hope - Section 1
Podcast: (No Podcast Episode)
The Story: The Gospel and other Tales
Week 7
Redemption Accomplished
Podcast: Our Union in Christ
The Characters: God & Us
Week 8
Redemption Applied
Podcast: (No Podcast Episode)
The Characters: God & Us
Week 9
Augustine's Confessions 1
Podcast: From Longing to Love
The Characters: God & Us
Week 10
Augustine's Confessions 2
The Characters: God & Us
Week 11
Thanksgiving Break
The Characters: God & Us
Week 12
Unconditional Love
Podcast: Love, the Sum of all Virtue
The Characters: God & Us
Week 13
Life Together
Podcast: Christians in Community
The Characters: God & Us
Week 14
Surprised by Hope - Section 2
Podcast: Hope in Life and in What Is To Come
The Characters: God & Us
Christmas Break
The Self-Counseling Project
Podcast: (No Podcast Episode)
The Characters: God & Us
Week 15
Christian Liberty
Podcast: A Free Servant
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 16
Golden Booklet
Podcast: Transformed Lives
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 17
How Then Should We Work: Why Work Matters.
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 18
Sphere Sovereignty - Who's in Charge (and how)
Podcast: God and Culture
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 19
Why Work?
Podcast: Why Work?
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 20
The Ships of Tarshish Revisited
Podcast: God's Work in the Background
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 21
How to Change the World (or maybe not)
Podcast: Changing The World?
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 22
Art + Faith
Podcast: Makers and Remakers
The Call: Vocational Work
HISD Spring Break
No Classes
The Acts: The Gospel & Houston
Week 23
The Redemptive Frame
Podcast: More Than Moral
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 24
Cultural Renewal Project Workshop
Podcast: (No Podcast Episode)
Week 25
Cultural Renewal Presentations
The Acts: The Gospel & Houston
Holy Week
No Classes
he End: Liturgies of Glory
Week 26
Cultural Renewal Presentations
he Acts: The Gospel & Houston
Week 27
Cultural Renewal Presentations
The Acts: The Gospel & Houston
Week 28
Surprised by Hope - Section 3
Podcast: Life after, Life after Death.
The End: Liturgies of Glory
Week 29
You Are What You Love, Part 1
Podcast: You Are What You Love
The End: Liturgies of Glory
Week 30
You Are What You Love, Part 2
he End: Liturgies of Glory
Retreats
Retreat 1: An Introduction to H-Town Fellows
Date/Time:
Friday, Sep 18 | 6-9pm
Sat, Sep 19 | 8:30am-4pm
Location:
Fuller Theological Seminary - Texas
10200 Richmond Ave., Houston, TX 77042
The retreat will take place in the atrium of the building.
Retreat 2: The Shark & The Fin and other Tales of Brokenness
Date:
January 8-9, 2027
Location:
Caldwell, Texas
Retreat 3: Sending Forth - Leading from Your Core
Date:
May 14-15, 2027
Location:
TBA
Syllabus
Week 1
Epic of Eden 1
The Story: The Gospel and other Tales
Week 2
Epic of Eden 2
The Story: The Gospel and other Tales
Week 3
Creation Regained + Ships of Tarshish
The Story: The Gospel and other Tales
Week 4
Truth to Tell & Rethinking Worldview
The Story: The Gospel and other Tales
Week 5
Defining Worldview
The Story: The Gospel and other Tales
Week 6
Surprised by Hope - Section 1
The Story: The Gospel and other Tales
Week 7
Redemption Accomplished
The Characters: God & Us
Week 8
Redemption Applied
The Characters: God & Us
Week 9
Augustine's Confessions 1
The Characters: God & Us
Week 10
Augustine's Confessions 2
The Characters: God & Us
Week 11
Thanksgiving Break
The Characters: God & Us
Week 12
Unconditional Love
The Characters: God & Us
Week 13
Life Together
The Characters: God & Us
Week 14
Surprised by Hope - Section 2
The Characters: God & Us
Christmas Break
The Self-Counseling Project
The Characters: God & Us
Week 15
Christian Liberty
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 16
Golden Booklet
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 17
How Then Should We Work: Why Work Matters.
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 18
Sphere Sovereignty - Who's in Charge (and how)
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 19
Why Work?
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 20
The Ships of Tarshish Revisited
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 21
How to Change the World (or maybe not)
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 22
Art + Faith
The Call: Vocational Work
HISD Spring Break
No Classes
The Acts: The Gospel & Houston
Week 23
The Redemptive Frame
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 24
Cultural Renewal Project Workshop
Week 25
Cultural Renewal Presentations
The Acts: The Gospel & Houston
Holy Week
No Classes
The End: Liturgies of Glory
Week 26
Cultural Renewal Presentations
The Acts: The Gospel & Houston
Week 27
Cultural Renewal Presentations
The Acts: The Gospel & Houston
Week 28
Surprised by Hope - Section 3
The End: Liturgies of Glory
Week 29
You Are What You Love, Part 1
The End: Liturgies of Glory
Week 30
You Are What You Love, Part 2
The End: Liturgies of Glory