We, at
WAC, had to take a Summer Hiatus due to a series of events that required
closing down for the summer but we're BACK!
Our
October course will be RS240: Worship, Prayer & Meditation with Rev.
Rebecca Walden. This is a great transitional course after the busyness of the
summer break and will draw our focus back to the Presence of God, which all
things should flow from. It will be a lovely SELAH from which to begin our Fall
Quarter.
Course
Statement: This course focuses on the challenge of spiritual growth as it
relates to the devotional practices of worship, prayer and meditation. It
offers grounding in the principles and practices of building an inner
devotional life based on the writings of three devotional masters who have gone
before us—Jonathan Edwards, Jeanne Guyon, and Brother Lawrence. The goal of
this course is to equip the worshiper with the tools required to activate
passionate devotion, one of the keys to releasing the nature, character and
glory of God both personally and corporately.
Relationship
to the Worship Arts Degree Program:
Course
Number RS 240, “Worship, Prayer and Meditation”, is a second level course in
Religious Studies in the Associate of Worship Arts Degree Program. This
curriculum is designed to aid the believer in the pursuit of a deeper
relationship with the Lord through an informed understanding of scriptural
patterns and principles of whole-hearted devotion to and communion with God.
Through the thoughtful study of the lives of biblical and historical
“God-chasers” the student will add the skills necessary to maintain a life of
worship, prayer and meditation and gain relevant insight into the plan of God
for worshipers today.
Course
Schedule:
Lesson
One: October 6-12, 2014
Lesson
Two: October 13-19, 2014
Lesson
Three: October 20-31, 2014
Recommended
Texts:
~
Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster, 1988, Harper, San Francisco, CA
~ Sacred
Pathways, Gary Thomas,
1996,
Zondervan, Grand Rapids, MI
~
Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ, Madame Jeanne Guyon, 1999, Christian
Books Publishing House/The Seed Sowers, Sargent, GA
~
Devotional Classics, Richard Foster and James Bryan Smith, 1993, Harper, San
Francisco, CA
~
Practicing His Presence, Brother Lawrence and Frank Laubach, 1973, Christian
Books Publishing House/The Seed Sowers, Sargent, GA
Click here if you wish to enroll in our October class.
Blessings
and welcome back!
Rebecca
