Auditor/Surveyor Courses
An auditor (or surveyor) is someone who is taking a course simply for one’s own enjoyment and personal development, and not for credit. Please note that any courses taken as an auditor/surveyor will not count for credit in the future either.
Locations
We offer classes at three different campuses.
HBU Campus
7502 Fondren Rd. Houston, TX 77074
Second Baptist Church – Woodway
6400 Woodway Dr, Houston, TX 77057
Second Baptist Church – West
19449 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX 77094
Spring 2021 - May Fastterm Offerings (HBU Campus)
Come study Moral Apologetics with Dr. William Lane Craig and Dr. David Baggett. This is a two-week intensive course, meeting Mondays through Fridays, 3:00-5:00 PM, May 17-28, 2021. The course will meet on campus, with the option to take it remotely via Zoom as well.
APOL 5382- THE MORAL ARGUMENT FOR GOD
This course will explore various aspects of the moral argument(s) for God’s existence, including the moral realism on which such arguments are based, ways in which morality evidentially points to God, a defense and critique of theistic ethics, the relative adequacy of secular alternatives, and a brief history of the moral argument.
$280 Early Bird, $300 after the class begins
Spring 2021 Offerings (Second Baptist Church)
Semester dates: January 19 – May 14
*Available In Person & Remote
M- Monday, T- Tuesday, W- Wednesday, R- Thursday, F- Friday
The classes will run on the designated days of the week, for the duration of the semester. The Academic Calendar is available and lists holidays when the University is closed, so classes will not meet on those days.
Please note- Our Woodway campus offerings only will be available for live streaming, and will be made available to watch afterward as well. Please only register for West campus, if you plan to attend in person. Also, the mode of offering is subject to change, depending on the pandemic and at the advisement of leadership.
Cost (Second Baptist)
3-hour course- $180 Early Bird, $200 after the semester begins
1-hour course- $60 Early Bird, $80 after the semester beings
Course Description
CHRI 6340 Christian Readings: Gospels
This course offers an in-depth study of the four New Testament Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. This will involve consideration of the world of the Gospels, their authors, their sources, their relationship to one another, and their respective theologies. CHRI 6340 is an upper-level core course, designed primarily for M.Div students, though the course is open to MAA, MATS, and MACL students for credit; the course is also open to auditors and surveyors.
CHRI 6313 Pastoral Care and Spiritual Formation
This course examines the integration of the life of prayer and the caring tasks of ministry. Classic writings in the area of pastoral care will be used with particular reference to the functions of ministry and the role of the devotional life in the performance of various ministerial duties. The course may also focus on the relationship between classic pastoral care and the therapeutic approaches of contemporary pastoral counseling.
Spring 2021 Offerings (HBU Campus)
Semester dates: January 19 - May 14M- Monday, T- Tuesday, W- Wednesday, R- Thursday, F- Friday
The classes will run on the designated days of the week, for the duration of the semester. The Academic Calendar is available and lists holidays when the University is closed, so classes will not meet on those days. View a printer-friendly campus map of HBU.
Costs (HBU Campus)
3-hour course- $280 Early Bird, $300 after the semester begins
1-hour course- $100 Early Bird, $120 after the semester begins
Contact Us
For further questions, please contact us at sctdean@hbu.edu or 281-649-3383.