HIGHLAND PARK UNIVERSITY

Get in the game at Highland Park University!  The following four classes provide instruction about our church family and how a person can live a life of purpose.  We encourage everyone to get connected to the hope found in Jesus Christ by attending all four sessions of Highland Park University.  For all classes, childcare is available by reservation, and a light dinner is served.

Class 101:  Membership - Whether you have been at Highland Park Church for a few weeks or a few years, Class 101 is an excellent way to learn more about Highland Park Church of the Nazarene as well as the global Church of the Nazarene.  Class 101, taught by Pastor Dave Ramsey, will answer questions such as:

  • What is a Nazarene?
  • How did the Church of the Nazarene get its start?
  • What is the story of Highland Park Church of the Nazarene?
  • What are the Articles of Faith?
  • What do Nazarenes believe, and why?
  • What does it mean to be a member of Highland Park?

 

Class 201:  Maturity - This is a foundational class that will teach you concrete methods of developing the spiritual disciplines that will help you progress toward spiritual maturity and leadership. The purpose of this class comes from the New Testament. 

     "... that you may become mature Christians and may fulfill God's will for you." Colossians 4:12b 

     "We are not meant to remain as children... but to grow up in every way into Christ..."  Ephesians 4:14-15

Class 201 will equip you with the skills you need to begin healthy spiritual habits, and will explain the tools you need to continue these habits. 

 

Class 301:  Ministry - This class will reveal your God-given spiritual gifts, your temperament, and your natural talents.  In Class 301, you will discuss the goals of the ministry discovery process, learn what the Bible says about ministry, and discover your uniqueness in Christ by analyzing your spiritual gifts, convictions, traits, abilities and experiences.  You will discover how they all work together in the community of faith!  With the aid of the Spiritual Gifts Test and the Personal Profile, you will discover what your shape for ministry is all about.  

     "It was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ."  Ephesians 4:11-13

Class 301 will help you see that ministry is using whatever God has given me to serve Him and the needs of others. 

 

Class 401:  Missions - This class will teach you how to share your faith, how to become a fully devoted follower of Christ and how to discover God's mission for your life.  We believe that the primary task in life is to fulfill our mission.  The Bible tells us:

  • We were created to fulfill God's purpose  "The Lord has made everything for His own purpose..."  Proverbs 16:4 (LB)
  • God planned our life mission before we were born  "God is our Maker, and in our union with Christ, He has created us for a life of good works, which He has already prepared for us to do."  Ephesians 2:10 (GN)
  • Fulfilling our mission brings glory to God - Jesus said, "I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do."  John 17:4 (NIV)
  • My primary task in life is to fulfill my mission  "The most important thing is that I complete my mission, the work that the Lord Jesus gave me - to tell people the Good News about God's grace."  Acts 20:24 (NCV)

Class 401 will help you commit the rest of your life to being a messenger of God's Good News to other people by using your time and talents for His Kingdom, as well as discovering your life's purpose.