Next Wednesday, May 17, Horizon Seminary is hosing a FREE event (online or in person):

Faculty Sharing: Hear the Heart Behind the Courses

I invite you to listen in as our Faculty share about the upcoming courses and their passion behind them.

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I also want to note that Horizon College & Seminary is adding to our current graduate programs, two NEW PROGRAMS:

Master of Arts in Biblical & Theological Studies

And

Master of Divinity

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You might also be interested in these posts:

• Horizon’s new Unique M.A. and B.A. Programs (in person and online)
• Horizon College and SEMINARY: Regarding PAOC Graduate Training

Andrew K. Gabriel, Ph.D., is the author of Simply Spirit-Filled: Experiencing God in the Presence and Power of the Holy Spirit as well as three academic books, including The Lord is the Spirit. He is a theology professor at Horizon College and Seminary and serves on the Theological Study Commission for the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. You can follow him on Facebook or on Twitter.

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We have students from BC to NS, but we are still waiting from some from NWT, Yukon, and Nunavut. These are programs like:

• Master of Arts in Pastoral Counselling
• Master of Arts in Ministry Leadership
• Sisterhood Women’s Cohort
• Horizon Plus, unique partnership programs (some available online) like
  • Bachelor of Arts in Media Ministry
  • Bachelor of Arts in Christian Studies and Health Services
  • Bachelor of Arts in Christian Studies and BioTechnology
  • And more…

Master of Arts in Pastoral Counselling

This 48 credit program can be completed in 2 to 10 years. It equips ministry leaders to serve as counsellors in a variety of ministry-based settings: local church, chaplaincy, non-profit organizations, or with their own practice.

Since it aims to integrate expertise in counselling with a biblical worldview, the program has a stronger foundation of biblical and theological studies than most graduate counselling programs.

The program is designed to help students meet the academic requirements for gaining professional recognition as a member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association and the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care.

Watch the MA in Pastoral Counselling introduction video here.

Master of Arts in Ministry Leadership

This 48 credit program can be completed in 2 to 10 years. It prepares competent Christian leaders for church, lay ministry, and other workplace roles by combining graduate-level leadership training, biblical and theological studies, and a specialized area of studies or specialized ministry apprenticeships.

Sisterhood Women’s Cohort (graduate studies only)

In partnership with Sisterhood Ministries Canada, Horizon is offering an innovative educational cohort that empowers women in ministry and everyday life to bring transformational change to their churches, communities, and world.

The women’s cohort provides a unique opportunity for women to study the bible, theology, and ministry leadership in a context of mutual encouragement and support. Participants will take four graduate courses together over a two-year period. Courses can be used toward the completion of a Graduate Certificate or one of Horizon’s MA programs.

Women who enter the program with the intention of using the degree for professional or lay ministry, and who demonstrate a financial need, can apply for a bursary of $500.00 for each cohort course from Horizon College & Seminary.

Watch the Sisterhood Women’s Cohort introduction video here.

Horizon Plus, unique BA partnership Programs (some available online)

I know of no programs like these in Canada.

Students will receive Christian formation and leadership training as well as training in a focused area such as

• Practical Nursing,
• Computer Systems Technology,
• Continuing Care Assistant,
• Mental Health and Addictions Counselling,
• Business Studies,
• and many other options.

In these 3 and 4-year programs, students graduate with both a bachelor’s degree from Horizon and a Diploma or Certificate  from either Saskatchewan Polytechnic and the Edwards School of Business of the University of Saskatchewan. Or, students might choose to combine studies at Horizon with studies from another community college across Canada.

Depending on the area of focus that the students choose, they will graduate from Horizon with one of these degrees:

• BA or BTh in Media Ministry
• BA in Christian Studies and Health Services
• BA in Christian Studies and BioTechnology
• BA or BTh in Mental Health and Addictions Ministry
• BA in Christian Studies and Applied Technology
• BA in Christian Studies and Office Administration
• BA in Christian Studies and Support Services
• BA in Christian Studies and Industrial Arts
• BA Christian and Business Studies
• BA or BTh Entrepreneurial Ministry

New College Scholarships (Undergraduate Only)

Horizon has several college scholarships available and have recently added 2 NEW scholarships for new full-time students:

• Emerging Leader Scholarship, 1600.00 Applied to account
  • Available to new Horizon undergraduate students (Canadian Residents only), including transfer students, who have demonstrated leadership in any setting, such as school, church, camp, or employment.
• Service-Based Scholarship, $1600.00 Applied to account
  • Available to new Horizon undergraduate students (Canadian Residents only), including transfer students, who have served in any setting, such as school, church, camp, or employment.

Visit Horizon.edu for more information.

You might also be interested in these posts:

• 7 Ways the PAOC’s Proposed Statement of Faith Adds Pentecostal Spice
• The Changing of the PAOC’s Statement of Faith … Again
• Pentecostal(?) Eschatology in the PAOC’s Proposed New Statement of Faith

Andrew K. Gabriel, Ph.D., is the author of Simply Spirit-Filled: Experiencing God in the Presence and Power of the Holy Spirit as well as three academic books, including The Lord is the Spirit. He is a theology professor at Horizon College and Seminary and serves on the Theological Study Commission for the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. You can follow him on Facebook or on Twitter.

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My course, “Pentecostalism and the Church in Canada” will be running online from Jan-May. Feel free to share the video around:

Course Description

This course provides an overview of the history of Pentecostalism, including the historical antecedents of Pentecostalism, the early growth of Pentecostalism in North America, and global developments in Pentecostalism. The course also situates Pentecostalism within the broader historical and sociological context of the Church in Canada.

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As the name indicates, Horizon College and “Seminary” (PAOC school in Saskatoon) offers seminary courses towards a graduate degree. I mention this because we are often overlooked and forgotten even in PAOC circles.

In fact, Horizon was the first PAOC school to have a partnership with a Seminary, starting way back in the 1960’s in partnership with Lutheran Theological Seminary. In 1968 Ron Kydd was the first person to receive his MDiv through our partnership with LTS (he studied here before UMan). By 1974 (and for at least a decade) we had at least one student a year graduating with an MDiv through this partnership. By the 1980s we were functioning with distinct graduate level syllabi. We still have the partnership with LTS and since 2007 we have also offered graduate courses towards an MA or MDiv in Pentecostal Studies with Providence Theological Seminary.

Click here for a list of our seminary programs in partnership with Providence.

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What a great partnership! Horizon’s Youth and Children’s Ministry programs now each INCLUDE either a Youth Worker certificate or Early Childhood Education diploma from SIAST (Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology) AS PART of the 4 yr B.Th. degree. WOW! See their newsletter.

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My next major writing project is a book on popular Pentecostal-Charismatic thinking. Some of the topics I plan to cover include: “the annointing,” what is faith, praying in tongues, what does it mean to be spiritual, the prosperity Gospel, what does it mean to pray “in Jesus name.”

Does anyone have any other ideas of topics that you think should be covered for a book like this?

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