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Residential Intensives

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Spend one week this winter at Midwestern Seminary and Spurgeon College, and connect in person with your professor and classmates in our Winter Week! This week on campus is a great new opportunity to meet and learn from faculty and instructors, connect with students, and experience our campus in person, especially if you live outside of the Kansas City area.

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What Is Winter Week?

Winter Week is the on-campus portion of 4-week intensives that meet for 1 week on campus. Immerse yourself in campus life with campus tours, shared meals, giveaways, and more. Each course is cross-listed, meaning both undergraduate and graduate students can participate. Check out the unique features below!

Q&ASee Classes

Campus Orientation – Monday morning, students will gather at the Mathena Student Center for donuts (8:00-8:30), then head to the Spurgeon Library from 8:45-9:15 for singing, prayer, orientation, and a brief campus orientation. Class pictures to follow.

Spiritual Enrichment – Each weekday morning and evening, gather with fellow students and instructors for a time of prayer over the day’s class.

Fellowship Meals – Get to know your faculty, instructors and classmates at shared meals throughout the week.

Spurgeon Library Tour – Explore the rich history on display in the Spurgeon Library on Thursday.

Students taking Winter Term classes will gain an intense learning experience and enjoy unique opportunities for fellowship and spiritual growth with faculty and fellow students. This will be a Winter Term that will cast a long shadow on your life and ministry.

Todd Chipman

Associate Professor of Biblical Studies, Dean of Graduate Studies

Winter Intensive Week

Available Classes

All intensives are cross listed for master’s and undergraduate students, with on-campus sessions January 5-9. Pre-work begins Dec 9, 2025, with one week off for Christmas.

Cross-Listed

Master’s: BC5510 Biblical Counseling in the Local Church
Undergraduate: U-BC100 Fundamentals of Biblical Counseling

Cross-Listed

Master’s: HT3110 Baptist History
Undergraduate: U-HT450 The Church

Cross-Listed

Master’s: BS2400 Introduction to Hermeneutics
Undergraduate: U-BS204 Introduction to Hermeneutics

Cross-Listed

Master’s: MN5161 Expository Preaching Practicum I: Sermon Preparation
Undergraduate: U-MN310 Sermon Preparation

Cross-Listed

Master’s: MN5430 Introduction to Pastoral Ministry
Undergraduate: U-MN410 Pastoral Care and Ministry

God's Word is living and active, and it should inform how we provide soul care. Join Dr. Dale Johnson for this 4-week intensive course exploring the foundations of Biblical Counseling.

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What does the Bible say about the local church, and why did the early Baptists leave the Church of England? Dive into Baptist history and theology this winter with Dr. Colton Strother.

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Gain deeper confidence in your interpretation of God's Word. In Introduction to Hermeneutics, Jeff Lavenau will walk students through sound principles for reading the Scriptures.

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Deliver God's message to God's people under the guidance of an experienced faculty. Develop your preaching skills with Wes Pastor in this practicum course focused on preparing biblical sermons.

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Glean the wisdom of experience in Introduction to Pastoral Theology. This class is taught by Dr. Ken Parker, who serves as the senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Kearney, Missouri.

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Questions and Answers

Q&A

Class will begin on December 9 with 3 weeks of pre-coursework via Canvas and no coursework during the week of Christmas. The on-campus portion will be January 5-9. There is no coursework following the in-person meeting.

There are a number of hotels and vacation rentals within a 5-mile radius of our campus, including Fairfield Inn & Suites. Connect with other students who may be coming to decrease your overall cost!

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  • We will provide a doughnut breakfast in the Mathena Student Center on Monday morning before Orientation.
  • On Tuesday evening, we will host an Academic Dinner, which will include a faculty panel discussion and swag giveaways.
  • Our Global Campus will also provide lunch on Thursday.

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Monday Orientation:

  • 8:00-8:30 a.m. – Welcome at Mathena for doughnuts
  • 8:45-9:15 a.m. – Singing, prayer, orientation, and a brief campus orientation in the Spurgeon Library, followed by class pictures
  • 9:30a.m. -4:45 p.m. – Classroom sessions (break for lunch 12:00-1:00 p.m.)
  • 4:45-5:00 p.m. – Gather in CL 201 for a time of prayer and worship

Tuesday

  • 8:00-8:15 a.m. – Gather in CL 201 for a time of prayer and worship
  • 8:30 a.m. -4:45 p.m. – Classroom sessions (break for lunch 12:00-1:00 p.m.)
  • 4:45-5:00 p.m. – Gather in CL 201 for a time of prayer and worship
  • 5:00-7:00 p.m. – Academics Dinner, followed by worship, a faculty panel and Swag Giveaways

Wednesday

  • 8:00-8:15 a.m. – Gather in CL 201 for a time of prayer and worship
  • 8:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m. – Classroom sessions (break for lunch 12:00-1:00 p.m.)
  • 1:00-2:00 p.m. – Spurgeon Library Tour
  • 2:00-4:45 p.m. – Classroom sessions
  • 4:45-5:00 p.m. – Gather in CL 201 for a time of prayer and worship

Thursday

  • 8:00-8:15 a.m. – Gather in CL 201 for a time of prayer and worship
  • 8:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m. – Classroom sessions
  • 12:00-1:00 p.m. – Lunch Fellowship provided by Global Campus
  • 1:00-4:45 p.m. – Classroom sessions
  • 4:45-5:00 p.m. – Gather in CL 201 for a time of prayer and worship

Friday

  • 8:00-8:15 a.m. – Gather in CL 201 for a time of prayer and worship
  • 8:30 a.m. -5:00 p.m. – Classroom sessions (break for lunch 12:00-1:00 p.m.)

There are no additional fees for Winter Week. Normal tuition and fees apply.

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