Discover your God-given strengths and your part in God’s plans for the world
Understand what you believe about core Christian truths and why
Wrestle with how to live well in the world
Find your purpose and your community.
Emmaus’ Year for God will give you a solid foundation for whatever God calls you to next. You’ll get a much clearer picture of who you are, what you believe and how God wants you to make a difference in his world. You’ll be part of a friendly, experienced and safe learning community that’s been training Christian leaders in the Manawatu for 15 years.
What does a Year for God look like?
It’s an internship: a combination of learning, practical experience and mentoring.
Participate one day a week in a welcoming and relaxed learning community (6 hours)
Work in a practical ministry situation that could be with youth, local church, Christian organisation or potentially a Christian school (20 hours)
Meet with a mentor for tailored coaching, helping you make sense of what God is saying and doing in your life (1 hour fortnightly in your ministry; 2 hours per term with an Emmaus coach)
What’s different about Year for God?
More one-on-one coaching that maximizes your learning and deepens your understanding of yourself
Accelerated growth in character, maturity and your ability to work well with others
Being part of a community of like-minded people that eat and pray together and are there for each other
You get to ‘try out’ different ministry activities before making a big commitment.
This course introduces students to a number of different approaches to reading the Bible as one big story. By engaging with the best contemporary thinking on biblical interpretation, students will be equipped to critically reflect upon their own lives and ministry practice in light of their place within God’s Story.
Along the way, students will explore the backstory to the Bible, learning about how it came to be, in order to gain a greater appreciation for the Christian tradition of seeking God’s voice through reading and applying scripture.
Orientation Day Thursday 13 February 9.30am to 12.30pm.
8 week course on Thursday mornings 9.30am - 12.30pm.
$300 Earlybird (Paid by Friday 31 January 5pm) $350 standard fee
This course is rated “M” for maturity, because it’s all about growing up in God. Followers of Jesus are called to ‘grow up into his full stature’ – but what does that mean? How does it happen?
This course will take us deeper into relationship with God, where we learn of him, about ourselves, and so about living as mature people of God. We’ll practice some of the ancient and new disciplines that God’s Spirit uses to mature us. And we’ll let God loose in our lives again to shape us as his children. Get growing!
8 week Course on Thursday 9.30am - 12.30 pm.
$300 Earlybird (Paid by Friday 2 May 5pm) $350 standard fee
This course introduces the main areas of Christian theology - what we understand about God and His ways with humanity - and includes a brief discussion of theological method (how we do theology).
Using the Apostles Creed, the course will introduce the theology of God, Christology, theology of the Holy Spirit (pneumatology), theology of the church (ecclesiology), and theology of salvation (soteriology) and the end times (eschatology).
8 week Course on Thursday mornings 9.30am - 12.30pm.
$300 Earlybird (Paid by Friday 18 July 5pm) $350 standard fee
Join us to open 2025 with Praise and Prayer.