For over twenty-five years, Northeastern Seminary has been intentionally rooted in historic Christianity. First, we focus on providing a holistic and comprehensive approach to theological education that values a rich, historic theological tradition. Second, we are committed to providing a curriculum that avoids a compartmentalized course of study. For years, all students were full time and took only one, nine-credit course while participating in a spiritual formation group each semester.
Each of these courses were focused on one period in church history that included biblical studies, theology, practical application and spiritual formation. In time, those “core” courses were changed to allow part time students to enter into seminary education.
However, what did not change was our commitment to provide a curriculum that is still rooted in the historic tradition and including all the distinctive and vital dimensions of study noted above. Spiritual formation, ethics, and practical applications are threads that tie all the courses together.
However, what did not change was our commitment to provide a curriculum that is still rooted in the historic tradition and including all the distinctive and vital dimensions of study noted above.
The beauty of the Northeastern Seminary programs is the responsiveness of our curriculum offerings to new areas of cultural understanding and research.
We are sensitive to new developments that occur in areas of science, sociopolitical developments, and global theological developments.
Two new course offerings reflect our ability to remain rooted in our historic and theological commitments while welcoming new understandings of our human development within the broad scope of God’s creation.
Our Two New Courses:
GMIN 6850 1 Credit
Topics in Leadership: The Enneagram, with the objective of deepening our leadership skills.
This course focuses on strategies for understanding ourselves, and others’ leadership styles using the Enneagram as a strategy tool by giving insight into our personalities, our gifts, and our spiritual nature. With these new insights, we gain deeper truths regarding our way of being leaders. They also provide understanding into others’ way of leading or perhaps misleading. We gather compassion for ourselves and empathy for others.
GMIN 6350 3 Credits
Moral Injury. Psychologists and new research in the area of neuroscience have opened exciting possibilities into understanding the links between our physiology and responses to trauma and moral injury.
This course also focuses on effective healing strategies that are holistic and encompassing the mind, body, and spirit. Questions that we will explore concern the definitions of trauma and moral injury, the impact and effects of both, utilizing counseling techniques in a pastoral and ministerial setting, and the deep beauty of God’s desire for our human integration and wholeness.
I hope you will join me in one or both of these journeys!
Dr. Elizabeth Gerhardt
If you're interested in either of these courses taught by Dr. Gerhardt or would like to register for any of our other Spring 2026 courses, email Jess Newcomb at admissions@nes.edu and she will help you with next steps!
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Elizabeth Gerhardt, ThD