Course Material & Schedule
Syllabus
Week 1
Epic of Eden 1
The Story: The Gospel and other Tales
Week 2
Epic of Eden 2
The Story: The Gospel and other Tales
Week 3
Creation Regained + Ships of Tarshish
The Story: The Gospel and other Tales
Week 4
Truth to Tell; Rethinking Worldview
The Story: The Gospel and other Tales
Week 5
Plato, Machiavelli, Franklin
The Story: The Gospel and other Tales
Week 6
Surprised by Hope - Section 1
The Story: The Gospel and other Tales
Week 7
Redemption Accomplished
The Characters: God & Us
Week 8
Redemption Applied
The Characters: God & Us
Week 9
Augustine's Confessions 1
The Characters: God & Us
Week 10
Augustine's Confessions 2
The Characters: God & Us
Week 11
Thanksgiving Break
The Characters: God & Us
Week 12
Unconditional Love
The Characters: God & Us
Week 13
Life Together
The Characters: God & Us
Week 14
Surprised by Hope - Section 2
The Characters: God & Us
Week 15
Christian Liberty
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 16
Golden Booklet
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 17
Sphere Sovereignty - Who's in Charge (and how)
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 18
Why Work?
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 19
The Ships of Tarshish
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 20
How to Change the World (or maybe not)
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 21
Art & Faith
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 22
The Redemptive Frame
The Call: Vocational Work
HISD Spring Break
No Classes
The Acts: The Gospel & Houston
Week 23
How Then Should We Work: Why Work Matters.
The Acts: The Gospel & Houston
Week 24
Cultural Renewal Presentations
The Acts: The Gospel & Houston
Week 25
Cultural Renewal Presentations
The Acts: The Gospel & Houston
Week 26
Cultural Renewal Presentations
The Acts: The Gospel & Houston
Holy Week
No Classes
The End: Liturgies of Glory
Week 27
Surprised by Hope - Section 3
The End: Liturgies of Glory
Week 28
You Are What You Love 1
The End: Liturgies of Glory
Week 29
You Are What You Love 2
The End: Liturgies of Glory
Summer Reading Material & Media
Summer Readings
Dominion
Tom Holland
Every Good Endeavor
Tim Keller
What is Cultural Renewal
Tim Keller
Your Guide To Class Content & Media
Week 1
Epic of Eden 1
September 16, 2024
Podcast:
From Chaos to Covenant
The Story: The Gospel and other Tales
More Info
Week 1
Epic of Eden 1
September 16, 2024
Podcast:
From Chaos to Covenant
The Story: The Gospel and other Tales
Week 2
Epic of Eden 2
September 23, 2024
Podcast:
Unpacking Interpretation
The Story: The Gospel and other Tales
Week 3
Creation Regained + Ships of Tarshish
September 30, 2024
Podcast:
Renewing Creation
The Story: The Gospel and other Tales
Week 4
Truth to Tell; Rethinking Worldview
October 7, 2024
Podcast:
Rethinking Worldview
The Story: The Gospel and other Tales
Week 5
Plato, Machiavelli, Franklin
October 14, 2024
Podcast:
Defining Worldview
The Story: The Gospel and other Tales
Week 6
Surprised by Hope - Section 1
October 21, 2024
Podcast:
The Story: The Gospel and other Tales
Week 7
Redemption Accomplished
October 28, 2024
Podcast:
Our Union in Christ
The Characters: God & Us
Week 8
Redemption Applied
November 4, 2024
Podcast:
The Characters: God & Us
Week 9
Augustine's Confessions 1
November 11, 2024
Podcast:
From Longing to Love
The Characters: God & Us
Week 10
Augustine's Confessions 2
November 18, 2024
Podcast:
The Characters: God & Us
Week 11
Thanksgiving Break
November 25, 2024
Podcast:
The Characters: God & Us
Week 12
Unconditional Love
December 2, 2024
Podcast:
Love the Sum of all Virtue
The Characters: God & Us
Week 13
Life Together
December 9, 2024
Podcast:
Christians in Community
The Characters: God & Us
Week 14
Surprised by Hope - Section 2
December 16, 2024
Podcast:
Hope in Life and Future
The Characters: God & Us
Week 15
Christian Liberty
January 13, 2025
Podcast:
A Free Servant
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 16
Golden Booklet
January 20, 2025
Podcast:
Transformed Lives
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 17
Sphere Sovereignty - Who's in Charge (and how)
January 27, 2025
Podcast:
God and Culture
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 18
Why Work?
February 3, 2025
Podcast:
Why Work?
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 19
The Ships of Tarshish
February 10, 2025
Podcast:
God's Work in the Background
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 20
How to Change the World (or maybe not)
February 17, 2025
Podcast:
How to Change - or Not?
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 21
Art & Faith
February 26, 2025
Podcast:
Makers and Remakers
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 22
The Redemptive Frame
March 3, 2025
Podcast:
More Than Moral
The Call: Vocational Work
HISD Spring Break
No Classes
March 10, 2025
Podcast:
The Acts: The Gospel & Houston
Week 23
How Then Should We Work: Why Work Matters.
March 17, 2025
Podcast:
The Acts: The Gospel & Houston
Week 24
Cultural Renewal Presentations
March 24, 2025
Podcast:
The Acts: The Gospel & Houston
Week 25
Cultural Renewal Presentations
March 31, 2025
Podcast:
The Acts: The Gospel & Houston
Week 26
Cultural Renewal Presentations
April 7, 2025
Podcast:
The Acts: The Gospel & Houston
Holy Week
No Classes
April 14, 2025
Podcast:
The End: Liturgies of Glory
Week 27
Surprised by Hope - Section 3
April 21, 2025
Podcast:
Life after, Life after Death.
The End: Liturgies of Glory
Week 28
You Are What You Love 1
April 28, 2025
Podcast:
You Are What You Love
The End: Liturgies of Glory
Week 29
You Are What You Love 2
May 5, 2025
Podcast:
The End: Liturgies of Glory
Retreat Schedule and Guide
Retreat 1
An Introduction to H-Town Fellows
September 6th & 7th, 2024
Retreat 2
The Shark & The Fin and other Tales of Brokenness
January 10th and 11th 2025
Retreat 3
Sending Forth - Leading from Your Core
May 17th 2025
H-Town Fellows invites you to know about our pre-course readings.
Other Resources
The Expulsive Power of a New Affection
“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.”- 1 John ii. 15.
September 15 - 16
Devotions:
Retreat 1 | Introduction
Podcast:
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Week of September 18
Devotions:
Ritcher, Epic of Eden, chs. Intro-4
Podcast:
Supplementary:
Glimpses 1-5
Devotions: Glimpses 1-5
From Chaos to Covenant
Podcast: From Chaos to Covenant
The Visual Commentary on Scripture
Supplementary: The Visual Commentary on Scripture
Week of September 25
Devotions:
Ritcher, Epic of Eden, chs. 5-9; Bloesch
Podcast:
Supplementary:
Glimpses 6-10
Devotions: Glimpses 6-10
Unpacking Interpretation
Podcast: Unpacking Interpretation
Born of the Gospel
Supplementary: Born of the Gospel
Week of October 2
Devotions:
Mouw, "Ships of Tarshish"
Wolters, Creation Regained
Podcast:
Supplementary:
Glimpses 11-15
Devotions: Glimpses 11-15
Renewing Creation
Podcast: Renewing Creation
The Gospel and the African
Supplementary: The Gospel and the African
Week of October 9
Devotions:
Newbigin, Truth to Tell
Bertrand, "Rethinking Worldview" in Gotham Reader (GR) pt. 1
Podcast:
Supplementary:
Glimpses 16-20
Devotions: Glimpses 16-20
Rethinking Worldview
Podcast: Rethinking Worldview
The Gospel and the City
Supplementary: The Gospel and the City
Week of October 16
Devotions:
Plato, Machiavelli, Franklin GR pt. 1
Podcast:
Supplementary:
Glimpses 21-25
Devotions: Glimpses 21-25
Defining Worldview
Podcast: Defining Worldview
Steve Jobs Commencement
Steve Jobs Commencement
Week of October 23
Devotions:
Surprised by Hope pt. 1
Podcast:
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Week of October 30
Devotions:
Murray, Redemption Accomomplished & Applied, chs. 9-10
Podcast:
Supplementary:
Psalms Lectio 1-5
Devotions: Psalms Lectio 1-5
In Christ: Our Union and Glory
Podcast: In Christ: Our Union and Glory
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Week of November 6
Devotions:
Murray, chs. 1-5
Podcast:
Supplementary:
Psalms Lectio 6-10
Devotions: Psalms Lectio 6-10
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Week of November 13
Devotions:
Rylaardsdam, "Reading Augustine's Confessions", GR pt. 2
Augustine, Confessions, bks. 1-3
Podcast:
Supplementary:
Psalms Lectio 11-15
Devotions: Psalms Lectio 11-15
From Longing to Love
Podcast: From Longing to Love
Give Me Mine
Supplementary: Give Me Mine
Week of November 20
Devotions:
Thanskgiving Break
Podcast:
Supplementary:
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Week of November 27
Devotions:
Augustine, Confessions, bks. 4-6
Podcast:
Supplementary:
Psalms Lectio 16-20
Devotions: Psalms Lectio 16-20
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Week of December 4
Devotions:
Powlison, "Unconditional Love", GR pt. 2
Edwards, "Love the Sum of all Virtue"
Podcast:
Supplementary:
The Lord's Prayer Devotional: Deepening in the Most Well-Known Prayer by David Kim (Days 1-5)
Devotions: Lord's Prayer wk. 2 (repeat)
Love, the Sum of All Virtue
Podcast: Love, the Sum of All Virtue
The New Community
Supplementary: The New Community
Week of December 11
Devotions:
Bonhoeffer, Life Together
Podcast:
Supplementary:
The Lord's Prayer Devotional: Deepening in the Most Well-Known Prayer by David Kim (Days 6-10)
Devotions: Lord's Prayer wk. 1 (repeat)
Life Together: Christians in Community
Podcast: Life Together: Christians in Community
Neighbors
Supplementary: Neighbors
Week of December 18
Devotions:
Wright, Surprised by Hope, pt. 2
Podcast:
Supplementary:
Phillippians 6-10
Devotions: Phillippians 6-10
Hope in Life and in What is to Come
Podcast: Hope in Life and in What is to Come
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Week of December 25
Devotions:
Christmas Break
Owen, Mortification of Sin, part 3, chapters 5 & 6; Chalmers, "Expulsive Power of a Greater Affection", GR pt. 2
Podcast:
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January 5 - 6 (MDPC)
January 12-13 (FPC)
Devotions:
Retreat 2 | Sin
Self-Counseling Project (pre-work before retreat)
Podcast:
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Week of January 8
Devotions:
Luther, Christian Liberty
Podcast:
Supplementary:
Calling Devotional
Devotions: Calling Devotional
A Free Servant
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A New Heart
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Week of January 15
Devotions:
Calvin, Golden Booklet
Podcast:
Supplementary:
Calling Devotional
Devotions: Calling Devotional
Transformed by Union
Podcast: Calling Devotional
Praying Our Anger
Supplementary: Praying Our Anger
Week of January 22
Devotions:
Whelchel, How Then Should We Work?
Podcast:
Supplementary:
Calling Devotional
Devotions: Calling Devotional
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Nona Jones Trailer, 1, 2
Supplementary: Nona Jones Trailer, 1, 2
Week of January 29
Devotions:
Sayers, Why Work, GR pt. 3
Willard, "The Business of Business"
Podcast:
Supplementary:
Calling Devotional
Devotions: Examen wk. 2
Why Work?
Podcast: Why Work?
Workplace as Discipleship
Workplace as Discipleship
Week of February 5
Devotions:
Kuyper, Sphere Sovereignty
Podcast:
Supplementary:
Examen wk. 1
Devotions: Calling Devotional
God and Culture: Sphere Sovereignty
Podcast: God and Culture: Sphere Sovereignty
Kaemingk, "Sphere Sov."
Supplementary: Kaemingk, "Sphere Sov."
Week of February 12
Devotions:
Berkhof, "Summary of Christian Doctrine", Grudem, "Common Grace" GR pt. 3, Mouw "Ships of Tarshish"
Podcast:
Supplementary:
Examen wk. 2
Devotions: Examen wk. 1
God's Work Behind the Scenes
Podcast: God's Work Behind the Scenes
Jones 3
Supplementary: Jones 3
Week of February 19
Devotions:
Hunter, "How to Change the World" GR pt. 3, Crouch "How Not to Change…" Strange, "Can the Enemy be my Friend?" GR pt. 3
Podcast:
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How to (Not?) Change the World?
Podcast: How to (Not?) Change the World?
The Gospel in a Pluralistic Society
Supplementary: The Gospel in a Pluralistic Society
Week of February 26
Devotions:
Fujimura, Art and Faith, chs. 1, 3, 5, 6
Podcast:
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Our Image as Makers
Podcast: Our Image as Makers
Jones 4 & 5
Supplementary: Jones 4 & 5
Week of March 4
Devotions:
"Redemptive Frame" from Praxis
Podcast:
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More than Moral
Podcast: More than Moral
Blueprint for Social Renewal
Supplementary: Blueprint for Social Renewal
Week of March 11
Devotions:
Spring Break
Podcast:
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Jones 6
Supplementary: Jones 6
Week of March 18
Devotions:
Cultural Renewal Presentations
Podcast:
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Jones 7
Supplementary: Jones 7
Week of March 25
Devotions:
Cultural Renewal Presentations
Podcast:
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Work and Rest
Supplementary: Work and Rest
Week of April 1
Devotions:
Easter Break
Podcast:
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Week of April 8
Devotions:
Cultural Renewal Presentations
Podcast:
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Week of April 15
Devotions:
Cultural Renewal Presentations
Podcast:
Supplementary:
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Week of April 22
Devotions:
Wright, Surprised by Hope pt. 3
Podcast:
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Life After, Life after Death
Podcast: Life After, Life after Death
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Week of April 29
Devotions:
Smith, You are What You Love, chs. 1-4
Podcast:
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You Are What You Love
Podcast: You Are What You Love
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Week of May 6
Devotions:
Smith, You are What You Love, chs. 5-7
Podcast:
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May 11
Devotions:
Retreat 3 | Covenantal Commissioning (in Houston)
Podcast:
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June 18, 2023
Every Good Endeavor, parts 1 & 2
June 25, 2023
Every Good Endeavor, part 3
July 2, 2023
The Story of Christian Theology, part I
July 9, 2023
The Story of Christian Theology, part 2
July 16, 2023
The Story of Christian Theology, part 3
July 23, 2023
The Story of Christian Theology, part 4
July 30, 2023
The Story of Christian Theology, part 5
August 6, 2023
The Story of Christian Theology, part 6
August 13, 2023
The Story of Christian Theology, part 7
August 20, 2023
The Story of Christian Theology, part 8
August 27, 2023
Main Street Fellows Social (FPC only)
August 27, 2023
The Story of Christian Theology, part 9
September 2, 2023
Summer Reading Ends
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