IFDC840 – Music Ministry: Its Administration and Practice

Course Dates: March 17 – May 2, 2025 (No class during Holy Week, 4/14-18) Pre-requisites for this class are IFDC810 , IFDC820 & IFDC830 Need the password? Contact us This course will address the practical elements of music ministry, including leadership qualities, functioning on a church staff, designing and leading worship, and effective leadership as a pastoral musician. The…

IFDC830 – Congregational Song: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Course Dates: Not Currently Enrolling Pre-requisites for this class are IFDC810 & IFDC820 Need the password? Contact us This course provides a survey of the development of congregational singing in the Western church experience with an eye on the global church. Areas explored will include a historical look at our hymnody, the rise of contemporary Christian music, the…

IFDC820 – Singing our Faith: The Power of Theology and Music

Course Dates: Not Currently Enrolling Pre-requisites for this class are IFDC810 Need the password? Contact us Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted This course is a survey of Christian theology for persons involved in music ministry. Learners will discern the key theological issues at stake in theology’s engagement with music, especially with respect…

IFD303 – Proclaiming Scripture with a Storytelling Spirit for Lent

Course Dates: March 10 – April 14, 2025 Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted This course is for those who read Scripture aloud for a worshipping congregation, and want to increase their people’s engagement with God’s powerful stories of Jesus’ death and Resurrection. Delving deeply together into Luke’s Resurrection story from…