Winter 2022 Seminar
The Inner Journey:
Exploring the Depths of Christian Spirituality and Discipleship

Instructor:
Dr. Jefrey Breshears

Dates and Time:
Wednesdays, January 12 – April 20
7:00 – 8:30 PM

Registration:
$60 or $100 per couple

Location:
Johnson Ferry Baptist Church
The Pinnacle (Third Floor)
(Note: This course is available in-person and/or via Zoom.)

Course synopsis:
“The Inner Journey: Exploring the Depths of Christian Spirituality and Wholistic Discipleship” can be considered the capstone of our entire Areopagus seminar catalogue of courses.

This course is an introduction to the theory and practices of contemplative Christian spirituality as rooted in biblical theology, biblical philosophy and Christian history. As such, it is ideal for those whose priority in life is to nurture their relationship with God through the internal presence of the Holy Spirit and the practice of the traditional spiritual disciplines that broaden and deepen our understanding of what it means to be a conscientious and committed Christian in today’s society and culture.

Christians have no higher calling than to love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength, and to love others as we love ourselves (Matt. 22:37-39). This kind of personal and intimate relationship with God transforms our thinking, our values and our priorities in life in keeping with the tenets and practices of wholistic Christian discipleship. As I wrote in my book, American Crisis:

Christians cannot afford to continue on as in the past, functioning under the naive assumption that we live in a Christ-friendly or even a neutral society and culture. If we value our spiritual lives, we cannot continue to mindlessly consume and absorb the dominant values of this world. More than at any time since the first few centuries of church history, committed Christians must understand that our calling is to think and live as a radical countercultural community that offers spiritual Light, Love, Hope and Truth in the midst of an increasingly dark, degenerate and dysfunctional society and culture.

To that end, each of us is called to make our own “Inner Journey” – the cultivation of our soul through the development of an intimate relationship with God – our preeminent priority in life.

Click here for the course syllabus

Note on the Instructor:
Dr. Jefrey Breshears is an author, historian, a former university professor, and the founder and president of The Areopagus, a Christian education ministry that sponsors forums and semester-length seminars on topics related to Bibliology, Christian history and apologetics, contemporary cultural issues, and Christian spiritual formation. You can read about the ministry of The Areopagus at www.TheAreopagus.org and www.facebook.com/TheAreopagus.