GriefShare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. You don’t have to go through the grieving process alone.
GriefShare seminars and support groups are led by people who understand what you are going through and want to help. You’ll gain access to valuable GriefShare resources to help you recover from your loss and look forward to rebuilding your life.
Contact Name: Kristen Young
Contact Phone: (630) 668-0878 x. 175
Meeting dates and times:
Mondays 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 for workbook
Prayer Initiative
Pastor Chris Castaldo introduced us to a new prayer initiative at College Church. In conjunction with this, we have introduced a new section of the website and a new electronic prayer e-news.
Foundations
These courses equip adult believers in all stages and walks of life. Offered three times a year--Fall, Winter and Spring--course study includes readings, stimulating class discussion, and individual or group projects. Whatever your background, education, spiritual maturity, church involvement--you are encouraged to come!
Sunday Mornings: September 21- November 9
Immanuel: “God With Us” in the Old and New Testaments
This survey of the Old and New Testaments will follow the steps that God took in both the Old and New Testament periods and will ultimately take at the Second Coming of Jesus to undo the results of the Fall and reunite Himself with His creatures. At the center of this age-long program stands the crucial step: the Son of God became human in Jesus, the ultimate Immanuel.
Teacher: Dr. Harry Hoffner
Time: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Room: C005
Wednesday Evenings: September 24- November 12
Storyline of the Bible
Have you ever wondered how the whole Bible fits together? The Storyline of the Bible will help you undertstand how each book fits into the unfolding story of God’s saving plan. This class will help you put the pieces together so you can see the whole picture.
Teacher: Brandon Levering
Dates:September 24-November 12
Time: 7:00-8:10 p.m.
Room: 210
Weekend
Gifted to Serve
A Scripture-based class on spiritual gifts: what they are, why they are given, how to use them and how to identify them are just a few of the questions that we will wrestle with. The end result: to help you serve effectively, to the glory of God.
Teacher: Dr. David Setran
Dates: December 5 & 6
Time: Friday 7:00-9:30 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Room: C005
Membership Class
For those interested in becoming members of College Church or those who simply want to know more about us, we welcome you to join this course! We will hear from a variety of people on the pastoral staff and various Boards. Led by Pastor Todd Augustine, this class will cover our history, our doctrinal commitments, our initiatives for the future, an overview of our ministries and missions program and more.
Teacher: Pastor Todd Augustine
Date: November 1
Time: Saturday 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Room: C002
Teacher Biographies:
Dr. Harry Hoffneris a graduate of Princeton University, Dallas Theological Seminary, and Brandeis University. He is an ordained minister of the gospel. For over 40 years he has trained graduate students in Wheaton College, Brandeis University, Yale University and the University of Chicago, including a number who hold professorships in major universities and theological seminaries. He is the founder and editor of the world's only comprehensive dictionary of the ancient Hittite language, the author of many books and scholarly articles on the civilizations of the Ancient Near East, and a popular speaker at international academic conferences. Harry and his wife Wini have been members of College Church since 1995, singing in the chancel choir, and teaching the choir Sunday morning Bible class.
Brandon Levering is one of the new Ministry Residents at College Church. He and his wife, Carissa, are originally from Nebraska, where they spent four years on staff with The Navigators at the University of Nebraska--Lincoln. Brandon has a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska, and an M.A. in Biblical Exegesis from Wheaton College. He most recently completed a one-year pastoral internship at Oak Lake Evangelical Free Church (Lincoln, NE). He and Carissa have two children.
Dr. David Setran is Associate Professor and former chair of Christian Formation and Ministry at Wheaton College. Entering his tenth year, he teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses on the history of Christian education, philosophy of ministry and ministry to collegians and young adults. He holds B.S. and M.A. degrees from Wheaton and a Ph.D. from Indiana University. He and his wife Holly live in Wheaton and have four children, Parker, Anna Joy, Owen, and Emily.
Pastor Todd Augustine earned his undergraduate degree in philosophy from Wheaton College and his M.Div. in Biblical Studies from Southern Seminary. Todd joined the staff here at College Church in September 2002 as the Pastor of Congregational Life. He enjoys running, skiing, reading, and a good meal. He and his wife, Cindy, have two daughters, Eleah and Katie.
Internship Program
The internship program identifies, equips, and utilizes men and women for service in the church, and prepares them for significant and potentially full-time, vocational ministry. Interns are often full or part-time students interested in learning more about the inner workings of the church and in working alongside College Church staff.
Interns gain practical experience in service at a church and first-hand exposure to how a church functions and is structured. They also benefit from the discipleship with their pastoral supervisor. Among other things, interns have opportunities to lead Bible studies, teach in classes, direct ministry areas, and help organize events.
Contact the director of the program, Ministry Resident Brandon Levering for more details.
Ministry Residency
The ministry residency is a two-year, full-time postgraduate course of study and training, intended to prepare pastoral leaders for full-time work in the church. This program is “biblically rooted, rigorous in learning and practice, and highly intentional,” as described by our Senior Pastor Kent Hughes.
As a church, we are committed to training and mobilizing pastoral leaders for kingdom expansion. That is why we believe that this program is essential: just as a teaching hospital provides medical residents with further clinical training, College Church provides a residency-type ministry training within the context of the local church. The local church provides exposure to the realities of pastoral ministry and in-depth ministry training in a way that formal education cannot. We desire to equip pastoral leaders for the frontlines of the church—whether as pastors to local churches, church-planters, or missionaries—in a distinctive way.
The residency has two program elements: (1) Ministry Training and (2) Mentored Ministry.
Contact the director of the program, Ministry Resident Brandon Levering, for more information.
The Workshop on Biblical Exposition, sponsored by the Charles Simeon Trust, is a three-day conference for men engaged in fulltime ministry. Hosted at College Church each May, the workshop aims to give ministers confidence, build up their skills in proclaiming God's Word, and provide helpful feedback from their peers. Click here to find out more about this preaching workshop.