Classes
Highlands offers several types of classes designed to help you grow in your faith, connect in community, and live on mission for Jesus Christ. Classes range from short-term and long-term and provide practical, biblical instruction on a variety of topics or books of the Bible.
Discover Highlands
Offered Monthly on a Sunday at 10:30am
Want to know what Highlands is all about? Want to take the next step of connecting in community with the church family? As you tour the campus, you'll learn about Highlands and its ministries, meet the pastors and their wives along with other ministry leaders, and find out how you can be a part of it all.
First Steps
Sunday, March 1st at 10:45am
First Steps is a 4-week class that helps new believers understand their new life in Christ. Each class will have plenty of time to ask any question you'd like about Christianity, God, faith, the Bible, and more. We use a "Common Questions" framework for our discussions, and the setting is informal.
Offered Sundays at 10:45am - if you have kids, we have full programming available for them through Highlands Kids.
Foundations
6 Week Small Group Experience
Sunday, March 8th at 9:00am in the Office Building
This 6-week small group experience will help participants come to a greater understanding of who God is, who Jesus is, who the Holy Spirit is, and what it means to be a follower of Jesus. This is a perfect first step for anyone interested in joining a group at Highlands, and a great foundation for the process of discipleship. You'll grow in your faith, connect in community, and learn to live on mission for Jesus Christ.
Equipping Classes
Join pastors, elders and ministry leaders of Highlands as they present classes designed to equip you to be a better follower of Jesus. Classes will cover tough questions about Christianity, encouragement about prayer and caring for others, and other topics such as challenging cultural issues and Christianity in the workplace. No registration is required to attend these classes, and each class session is a stand-alone experience that doesn't require having attended a previous week.
Sundays at 9:00am in Student Room B
February 15th at 9:00am and 10:45am - Viewpoint: A.I. and the Church?
Artificial Intelligence tools are finding their way into every aspect of life, from our phones to our cars, inboxes, photos and beyond. But what about church? Can A.I. aid in faithful Bible study? Should pastors use A.I. to help write sermons? Should church members turn to A.I. for answers to questions about faith, the Bible and Christianity? We'll take on these questions and many more as we look at where A.I. is headed, the impact it's having on churches and faith conversations, and what biblical discernment looks like in the face of these powerful tools.
The discussion will be led by Pastor Brendan Anderson and feature Highlands Elder Jim McGuire and guest Steve Laureanti - an intellectual property attorney and Christian author who has extensive experience examining the question of what place A.I. tools have within businesses, industries and churches.
February 22nd - Prayer and Fasting
A study of Christian leaders with impactful ministries around the world found that prayer and fasting was a regular rhythm of their spiritual walk. This class will explore the discipline of fasting and provide ideas on how to incorporate fasting as an aspect of prayer.
March 8th - Care: Navigating Senior Care Support Resources
As you or your loved ones get older, there may come a time when hard decisions need to be made on their behalf to ensure and maintain a good quality of life. From medical issues to assisted living facilities, understanding what is available and navigating the services and costs can be a frustrating maze of paperwork, confusion and frustration. This presentation will focus on what to do and where to turn when these life-changing situations become a reality.
Tuesdays at 6:30pm in Student Room A
March 3rd - The Book of Daniel Chapters 1-4
Introduction to the Book of Daniel. Highlights focus on Daniel's character, Nebuchadnezzar's dream, and the king's golden statue and command that all bow down to it. We will see many valuable lessons that provide guidance for us today on living out our faith in a hostile culture.
March 10th - The Book of Daniel Chapters 5-8
The fall of Babylon to the Medes and Persians, and Belshazzar's fear over "the handwriting on the wall." This week will look at the famous story of Daniel in the lion's den, and what lessons we still learn from the story. The chapters get into Daniel's visions, and we get one of the most detailed looks into Heaven, angels, the Son of Man, and even the last judgment of the earth.
March 17th - The Book of Daniel Chapters 9-12
We get one of the most profound prophecies in the Old Testament, foretelling the death of Messiah, including the time of his death. We will also see what made Daniel's prayers of intercession so powerful. The book closes with amazing prophetic images that accurately see soon coming events, and then leap out to the end of time and a glimpse of the coming Antichrist.
Women's classes
Our ministry for women features several classes designed to help women grow in their knowledge of the Bible. All women's classes meet at Highlands and are offered at various day and evening times throughout the week. Women's ministry classes include:
- Chronological Bible Study years 1, 2, and 4
- Precepts Bible Studies in Isaiah and Hebrews
- Experiencing God
- My Deeper Walk
- And many more!