I am part of the  faculty at Mars Hill Graduate School in Seattle, Washington (in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood).

I have often told people that if MHGS had existed when I was doing my graduate studies I would have been there in a heartbeat.  I deeply resonate with the school’s mission.  Rarely have I experienced a learning community more deeply committed to the idea that all truth is God’s truth, regardless of the discipline and to take this idea further by intentionally bringing different disciplines into relationship.  We have three primary degree programs: Counseling Psychology, Divinity, and Christian Studies.

The mission of Mars Hill Graduate School is to train people to be competent in the study of text, soul, and culture in order to serve God and neighbor through transforming relationships.

Some of the courses of study in which I get to serve as a guide include:

• Introduction to the Hermeneuticial Task: The Art of Reading Beyond the Page
• Mission in a Global Context
• Postmodernity & the Engagement of Culture
• Essential Community
• Life Together 1: Ancient-Future Church & Worship
• Life Together 2: Relational Leadership & Pastoral Ethics
• MDiv Practicum 2 & 3
• Toward a Relational Theology
• The Kingdom of God & the New Sciences
• The Body of Christ: Rediscovering the Local Parish as Embodied Witness
• Selected Readings

If you would like to learn more about studying at MHGS or about some of the many conferences and workshops we provide visit www.MHGS.edu or follow the link to “Experience MHGS” for a glimpse into some of our conversations.

BTW: I am occasionally asked whether MHGS is connected to one of the Mars Hill churches, either in Seattle (Pastor Mark Driscoll) or in Grand Rapids (Pastor Rob Bell), although the names would seem to invite such a connection there is no direct relationship with either church.

Peace, dwight