Global Students
Threshold – Spring 2023 & Summer 2023
All students are invited to Threshold, Spring 2023 and Summer 2023— a unique, four-day opportunity for community and mentorship happening [Spring: Feb. 27- March 2] and [Summer: June 5- June 8] at our Portland Campus. Here is our director of online learning, Andrew Pack, EdD, describing what students can expect at Threshold:
Students at Threshold will complete the following two courses in Spring 2023, earning a total of four credit hours:
- CS 502 (2crs) Practicing Prayer and Other Key Disciplines, with Andrew Pack, Ed.D.
- BT 501 (2crs) Hermeneutics with Todd Miles, Ph.D.
- or BL 502 (4crs) Interpreting the Prophets and Gospels with Richard Blaylock, Ph.D.
(All attending students please fill out this form here) Threshold Necessary Information Form. Please note that no on-campus housing is available, however, several options are available including staying with a Western family or sharing an AirBNB with other students. Let us know the form you prefer.
View the Sp23 and Su 23 Schedules
Sp23 | Feb. 27 | Feb. 28 | March 1 | March 2 |
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8 a.m.–noon | CS 502 (2crs) Practicing Prayer and Other Key Disciplines w/ Andrew Pack, Ed.D. | CS 502 (2crs) Practicing Prayer and Other Key Disciplines w/ Andrew Pack, Ed.D. | BT 501 (2crs) Hermeneutics with Todd Miles, Ph.D. | BT 501 (2crs) Hermeneutics with Todd Miles, Ph.D. |
12–1 p.m. | All Campus Lunch hosted by Western | Lunch hosted by Western | Lunch hosted by Western | Lunch with special faculty guest Dr. Daniel Eng |
1‐5 p.m. | CS 502 (2crs) Practicing Prayer and Other Key Disciplines w/ Andrew Pack, Ed.D. | Special Presentation | BT 501 (2crs) Hermeneutics with Todd Miles, Ph.D. | BT 501 (2crs) Hermeneutics with Todd Miles, Ph.D. |
5-6 p.m. | Chapel Service | Students get their own dinner | Dinner hosted by Western | Students get their own dinner |
6–7 p.m. |
Dinner with President Chuck Conniry & Dr. Andrew Pack, hosted by Western |
Su23 | June 5 | June 6 | June 7 | June 8 |
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8 a.m.–noon | ML 506 (2crs) Ministerial Ethics w/John Kwak, Ph.D. | ML 506 (2crs) Ministerial Ethics w/John Kwak, Ph.D. | BT 502 (2crs) Understanding Biblical Theology w/Josh Mathews, Ph.D. | BT 502 (2crs) Understanding Biblical Theology w/Josh Mathews, Ph.D. |
12–1 p.m. | All Campus Lunch hosted by Western | Lunch hosted by Western | Lunch hosted by Western | Lunch with special faculty guest |
1‐5 p.m. | ML 506 (2crs) Ministerial Ethics w/John Kwak, Ph.D. | Special Presentation | BT 502 (2crs) Understanding Biblical Theology w/Josh Mathews, Ph.D. | BT 502 (2crs) Understanding Biblical Theology w/Josh Mathews, Ph.D. |
5-6 p.m. | Chapel Service | Students get their own dinner | Dinner hosted by Western | Students get their own dinner |
6–7 p.m. |
Dinner with Dr. Andrew Pack, hosted by Western |
Other classes are now provided to include and extend the Threshold experience option to you in years 2-3 here at Western Seminary. These are Portland Intensives and will be offered at the same time as the Threshold classes. You can take these whenever they come up on the schedule. BL 502 will be offered in Spring 2023.
The BL 501-503 series will be offered in the 2022-2023 school year. (BL 501-F22; BL 502-Sp23; BL 503-Su23)
The TH 501-503 series will be offered in the 2023-2024 school year. (TH 501-F23; TH 502-Sp24; TH 503-Su24)
TH 504 will be offered in the Summer semesters for those that need this course. Offered In the Threshold week
*All students are welcome in this delivery option.
Online LIVE
Online LIVE courses provide the opportunity for students to engage in gospel-centered transformation in real-time, with teachers and students through a video conferencing platform, such as Zoom. Online LIVE classes are open to every Western student and scheduled with distance students in mind. These classes typically meet every week, during late weekday afternoons or some mornings. While some of these classes utilize lecture videos in tandem with live video teaching, others rely only on live class time for instruction.
Spring 2023 - Online LIVE Courses
All times listed below are Pacific Time.
Day / Time | Course | Instructor | Credits |
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Mondays, 4:30–5:30 p.m. | TH504 (OL) Integration of Ministry and Theology (Promo) | Tim Harmon, Ph.D. | 2 |
Mondays, 4:30–5:30 p.m. | ML 506 (OL) Ministerial Ethics | Josh Mathews, Ph.D. | 2 |
Mondays, 5:30–6:30 p.m. | ML 521 (OL) Premarital Counseling | Norm Thiesen, Ph.D. | 1 |
Mondays, 5:30–6:30 p.m. | CS 502 (OL) Practicing Prayer and Other Key Disciplines | Andrew Pack, Ed.D. | 2 |
Mondays, 5:30–6:30 p.m. | ML 501 (OL) Theol. and Practice of Gospel-Centered Ministry (Promo) | Stephen Stallard, Ph.D. | 2 |
Tuesdays, 4:30–5:30 p.m. | CS 501 (OL) Learning to Love God and Others | Andrew Pack, Ed.D. | 2 |
Tuesdays, 4:30–6:00 p.m. | OT 522 (OL) Hebrew 2 - Hebrew Grammar and Reading | Jan Verbruggen, Ph.D. | 3 |
Tuesdays, 5:30–6:30 p.m. | TH /ML 570 (OL) Theology of Sexuality & Marriage (Promo) | Gary Thomas D.D. | 2 |
Wednesdays, 4:30–5:30 p.m. | BL 543 (OL) Exposition of Romans (Promo) | Jason Pedersen, Ph.D. | 2 |
Wednesdays, 4:30–6:30 p.m. | CH 501 (OL) Wisdom from Church History (Promo) | Sara Evans, Ph.D. | 4 |
Thursdays, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | NT 522 (OL) Greek 2 - Grammar & Reading | Jason Pedersen, Ph.D. | 3 |
Thursdays, 4:30–5:30 p.m. | OT 524/ OT 624 (OL) Hebrew 4 - Exegesis of Malachi (Promo) | Jan Verbruggen, Ph.D. | 2 |
Thursdays, 4:30–6:00 p.m. | TH 502 (OL) Theology II: Glorifying the Word of Life (Promo) | Tim Harmon, Ph.D. | 4 |
Thursdays, 5:30–6:30 p.m. | WL 505 (OL) Develop Ministries for the Church | Trish Bussey Jeter, MBA. MA. | 1 |
Friday, 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. | YM 501 (OL) Devel a Theol. Model for 21st Century Youth Min. (Promo) | Ron Marrs, Ph.D. | 2 |
Friday, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | BT 502 (OL) Understanding Biblical Theology (Promo) | Russell Meek, Ph.D. | 2 |
Spring 2023 Standard Global Electives
Here are some upcoming standard electives available this Fall (Standard design is predominantly asynchronous )
Course | Lectures | Credits |
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BL 555 / NT 555 Hope as Exiles: Exposition of 1 Peter (Course Sample) | By Patrick Schreiner, Ph.D. | 2 |
BT 533 Pauline Theology (Course Sample) | By Thomas R. Schreiner, Ph.D. | 2 |
CA 506 Military Chaplaincy | (Instructor Bob Rapp, Chaplain) | 1 |
ML 503, ML 504, & ML 508 (elective options if not required) |
By Various Faculty | 2 |
PT 501 Pastoral Care and Leadership (Promo) | By Stephen Stallard, Ph.D | 2 |
TH 525 Christology: The Person of Christ (Course Sample) | By Bruce A. Ware, Ph.D. | 2 |
TH 527 Equipping for Spiritual Warfare (Course Sample) | By Gerry Breshears, Ph.D. | 2 |
State Authorizations
Western Seminary - Global (online distance education) program of Western Seminary is currently authorized to operate in 49 of the 50 states and the District of Columbia under the terms of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA). In California, Western's online program operates by separate authorization.