The Two Rivers Institute 

"Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving."

Colossians 2:6-7  ESV 

Purpose:  Provide a fundamental understanding of the Bible and the Christian faith. 

The Plan:  At this point 12 classes have been identified as "Core Classes".  These classes will be taught every 3 years.  Whenever a core class is taught on Sunday morning the plan is to offer that class again on Sunday evening for those who may not be able to attend the morning session.

      The second category has been identified as "Elective Classes".  At this point there are 16 Elective Classes.  These will not necessarily be repeated. 

When? The classes will be offered on Sunday mornings  from 9:00 to 10:15 am and on Sunday evenings from 6:00 to 7:30 pm.

       Each class will continue for 13 weeks, then a new quarter with different classes will begin.  Each year there will be 4 quarters with different classes offered in each of those 13 week periods. 

Summer Quarter: June 6th - August 29th:
Sunday Morning  9:00 to 10:15 am

*Worldview/Apologetics - Teacher: Kevin Tighe - This class
provides an overview and discussion of the six major
worldviews of western culture: Christianity, Islam, Secular
Humanism, Marxism-Leninism, Cosmic Humanism, and
Postmodernism. We will compare the beliefs of each worldview
regarding the major components which comprise the worldview:
Theology, Philosophy, Ethics, Biology, Psychology, Sociology,
Law, Politics, Economics, and History.

*Financial Stewardship - Teachers: Alan Gilbreth & Jesse
Daniel. The Bible has a lot to say about money; there are more
than 2,350 verses that address everything you need to know
about handling money. Not only is Discovering God’s Way of
Handling Money practical, but in it you will learn the profound
impact that managing money has on your relationship with
God. A workbook from Crown Ministries will be used.

Summer Quarter (cont.): Sunday Evening 6:00 to 7:30

*Worldview/Apologetics - Teacher: Kevin Tighe A repeat of the Sunday morning class.

*Great Sermons - Teacher: Josh Lum - This class will listen toand examine several of the great and influential sermons thathave been preached in the history of the church.

*************** Two Rivers Institute Courses ***************

(Note:  Core classes are in bold) 

1.  BIBLE.  Old Testament Survey;  New Testament Survey;  How To Understand the Bible;  Prophets & Prophecy;  Ten Commandments;  Parables;  Christ in the Old Testament. 

2.  DOCTRINE.  Systematic Theology (Baptist Distinctives);  Apologetics / Worldviews;  Attributes of God;  Eschatology;  The Church;  Creation  

3.  HISTORY.  Church History (To be offered in the Fall Quarter);  Heroes of the Faith;  Historical Context of the Old and New Testaments. 

4.  THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.  Spiritual Disciplines;  Basics of the Christian Life;  Biblical Counseling Basics; Contemporary Cultural Issues;  Financial Stewardship;  Nine Marks of a Healthy Church   

5.  MISSIONS & EVANGELISM.  The History & Theology of Missions;  The Gospel & Evangelism  

6.  RELATIONSHIPS.  Marriage & Family;  Living As A Church;  Friendship, Courtship & Marriage;  Men's Issues;  Women's Issues. 

Two Rivers Institute Committee:  Nathan Esposito, Bethany Williams, Mike Scarberry, and Mac Williams