The Song of Solomon is a tiny poetic treasury filled with nuggets of wisdom about the greater than Solomon hidden in its pages. He alone has the power to fulfill our inmost longings for love and happiness. In this course, we will meditate through the book, one chapter at a time, focusing on God’s transformative love for us and how this can deepen both our spiritual and human love relationships.

“For the believer the grace and demand of God are mediated through the concrete situation.” This one-hour workshop will explore the physical practice of walking as a concrete practice of spiritual devotion to our Lord. We will consider tools for praying with, though, and for places along our path, and postures of being oriented to our God as we walk our city’s streets, our park’s paths, our countries’ lanes: this Biblical landscape of life.

Lectio Divina (“sacred reading”) is the ancient practice of reading the Scriptures in a meditative fashion as a guide for prayer. Developed by Benedictine monastic communities in the Middle Ages, Lectio Divina is a rich resource for prayer across many Christian traditions. This workshop will survey the biblical foundations for Lectio Divina as well as techniques for this method of prayer. Following this workshop, students will be prepared to implement Lectio Divina in personal prayer and in corporate prayer.

Much of the biblical text describes and discusses the sacrificial system of the nation of Israel, but this topic is often clouded in mystery and misunderstanding for modern followers of Jesus. This course explores the ultimate purpose of the biblical sacrifices and their deep theological significance for Christians today. Students will examine both the Old and New Testament contexts of each sacrifice. Emphasis is placed on how these ancient offerings point to spiritual truths fulfilled in Christ and lived out in the believer's life.

The Moravian Daily Texts are much more than simply another devotional. Published every year since 1731, the Daily Texts include Old and New Testament passages for the reader to reflect on through the day, portions of hymns, and carefully written prayers. This one-hour workshop will discuss what these texts are and how they can be used in both personal and corporate settings.

The Apostle Paul instructs the church to “address one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart" (Ephesians 5:19). In this workshop, we will explore ways to incorporate music and singing into online prayer services. We will review best practices in proctoring worship videos, spotlighting solo musicians, conducting group singing, leading liturgical readings, and creating Bible songs.

This workshop is for everyone who is interested in leading prayer services in one of Aqueduct Project's online prayer rooms. In this skills-based workshop, we will introduce and practice the features of Zoom that best serve the purposes of community prayer online. We will also touch on the history of the online prayer movement and show participants how they can start new prayer services.