Handling the Word

for the encouragement of pastors and preachers.

The courses listed are available freely. They involve online study material and audio downloads. Browsing the sites will soon disclose how vast a treasure seriously researched material is available for those studying from home and church.
Course	From the site	General description
A Biblical understanding of leadership	“The concept of authority has fallen on hard times lately. A popular steakhouse slogan sums up the spirit of the age pretty well: "No rules, just right." Maybe closer to the mark would be "No rules, just rights." Privileged autonomy - it's what culture tells us to want, and it's what consumerism sells us… for a modest fee, of course. The church has bought her fare share of antipathy for authority, too. Have we been sold a false bill of goods?”	An online course focussing on leadership in the church. It includes audio ministry from Mark Dever, Don Carson and others with recommended reading and a ‘page-by-page’ online course to follow in 10 modules.
Biblical Training	If your goal is to be an educated leader in the church, then these seminary-level courses are for you. These classes are not for the novice; if you have not had much training, you will probably want to start with the Biblical Training Institute.	Various online courses for leadership training, including Old and New Testament surveys, systematic theology and more including at seminary level. To grasp the breadth of material on offer take a look. Free registration required for most courses.
Covenant Theologial Seminary Worldwide Classroom	Worldwide Classroom offers God’s people everywhere free access to biblically-based, grace-centered theological training materials for the benefit of the church. ... The free courseware available on this site includes every class you need to help you in life, ministry, discipling and equipping others, and taking your biblical understanding deeper... Anyone may download, use, and share these courses at no charge for non-commercial purposes.	20 online courses including courses in ancient and medieval church history, reformation and modern church history, apologetics and outreach, Christ-centred preaching etc. There are lecture transcripts and study guides in pdf format. Click here for the overview of the Course Syllabus for Ancient and Medieval Church History