SOOFaith School of Ministry / Leadership
Fall Quarter: September – December 2025
Winter Quarter: January - March 2026
At SooFaith School of Ministry & Leadership, we operate on a quarter system with four seasonal terms: Fall, Winter, Spring, and we are out for Summer. Each term lasts approximately 10 to 12 weeks, or about three months. While many schools start their academic year in early September, those on the quarter system, as we are typically begin the Fall term slightly later in September.
Tuesdays 6:00–7:00 PM | 7:15–8:15 PM
Spring Quarter: March 31st – June 9th, 2026
- Week 1 – Tuesday, March 31, 2026
- Week 2 – Tuesday, April 7, 2026
- Week 3 – Tuesday, April 14, 2026
- Week 4 – Tuesday, April 21, 2026
- Week 5 – Tuesday, April 28, 2026
- Week 6 – Tuesday, May 5, 2026
- Week 7 – Tuesday, May 12, 2026
- Week 8 – Tuesday, May 19, 2026
- Week 9 – Tuesday, May 26, 2026
- Week 10 – Tuesday, June 2, 2026
- Week 11 – Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Fridays 6:00–7:00 PM | 7:15–8:15 PM
Spring Quarter: April 3rd – June 12th, 2026
- Week 1 – Friday, April 3, 2026
- Week 2 – Friday, April 10, 2026
- Week 3 – Friday, April 17, 2026
- Week 4 – Friday, April 24, 2026
- Week 5 – Friday, May 1, 2026
- Week 6 – Friday, May 8, 2026
- Week 7 – Friday, May 15, 2026
- Week 8 – Friday, May 22, 2026
- Week 9 – Friday, May 29, 2026
- Week 10 – Friday, June 5, 2026
- Week 11 – Friday, June 12, 2026
Tuesday Class Schedule
Instructor: Dr. Mel Silas
First Session: 6:00PM – 7:00PM
The Book of James
This course offers a powerful and practical study of the Book of James, focusing on how authentic faith is demonstrated through daily living. Often referred to as the “Proverbs of the New Testament,” James challenges believers to move beyond words and into action—living out a faith that is visible, mature, and transformative.
Students will explore key themes such as perseverance in trials, the power of the tongue, wisdom from above, humility, obedience, and the relationship between faith and works. Through verse-by-verse teaching and real-life application, this course emphasizes that true faith is not passive, but active—producing fruit in every area of life.
By the end of this course, students will be equipped to examine their own walk with God, apply biblical principles to everyday situations, and develop a consistent lifestyle that reflects genuine faith in Christ.
Book: The Bible
Break: 7:00PM – 7:15PM
Second Session: 7:15PM – 8:15PM
Homiletics Part II: Advanced Preaching
This 11-week advanced course is designed to develop and refine the preaching skills of students who have completed foundational homiletics training. Homiletics Part II focuses on sermon development, delivery, spiritual sensitivity, and practical application through structured teaching and live preaching labs.
Students will learn how to hear from God clearly, construct impactful sermons, engage audiences effectively, and preach with confidence, clarity, and authority. Emphasis is placed on the role of the Holy Spirit, the importance of the preacher’s inner life, and the ability to communicate biblical truth in a way that transforms lives.
Through hands-on exercises, sermon preparation, and live delivery, students will grow in both skill and spiritual depth, preparing them to preach with power in ministry settings.
Book: The Bible and Instructor Notes
Friday Class Schedule
Instructor: Pastor Beverly Silas
First Session: 6:00PM – 7:00PM
Abiding in Christ
This powerful and transformational course explores what it truly means to abide in Christ to live in continual fellowship, dependence, and connection with Jesus. Rooted in John 15:1–11, this study reveals that the believer’s strength, fruitfulness, and spiritual authority are not produced by effort, but by remaining in Him.
Students will discover that abiding is not a moment, but a lifestyle, one that produces spiritual growth, answered prayer, inner peace, and lasting fruit. Through biblical teaching, practical application, and spiritual reflection, this course will guide believers into a deeper, more intimate relationship with Christ.
This course will challenge students to move beyond surface-level Christianity into a life of daily connection, spiritual consistency, and supernatural fruitfulness.
Book: The Bible and Instructor Notes
Break: 7:00PM – 7:15PM
Instructor: Dr. Mel Silas
Second Session: 7:15PM – 8:15PM
Ecclesiology: The study of the Church "Discover who the Church is… and your place in it."
This course provides a comprehensive and biblical exploration of the Church—its origin, purpose, structure, and mission in the earth. Students will gain a clear understanding that the Church is not merely a building, but the living Body of Christ, called out, empowered, and commissioned to impact the world.
Through in-depth teaching and Scripture-based study, this course examines the foundation of the Church as established by Jesus Christ, the role of leadership, the function of spiritual gifts, and the responsibility of every believer within the Body. Students will also explore key topics such as unity, authority, worship, discipleship, and the ordinances of the Church.
By the end of this course, students will not only understand what the Church is, but also discover their personal place and purpose within it—equipping them to serve, lead, and advance the Kingdom of God with clarity and conviction.
Book: The Bible and Instructor Notes
Some of our Classes
- Abiding in Christ
- Angelology & Spiritual Warfare – Angels, Satan, authority in Christ, armor of God.
- Anthropology (Humanity) – Image of God, purpose, dignity.
- Bibliology (Scripture) – Inspiration, authority, canon, interpretation.
- Christology (Jesus the Messiah) – Deity, humanity, atonement, resurrection, return.
- Discipleship
- Ecclesiology (Church) – Nature, mission, ordinances, leadership, unity.
- Examples of FAITH
- Eschatology (Last Things) – Return of Christ, resurrection, judgment, new creation.
- Hamartiology (Sin) – Fall, nature and effects of sin.
- Ordinances/Sacraments – Baptism & the Lord’s Supper.
- Our Identity in Christ
- Pneumatology (Holy Spirit) – Person, gifts, fruit, filling, empowerment.
- Soteriology (Salvation) – Grace, faith, repentance, justification, sanctification, assurance.
- Theology Proper (God’s Nature & Attributes) – Holiness, love, justice, omniscience, omnipotence.
- Trinity – One God, three Persons; unity and distinction.
- Types and Shadows
Supporting Disciplines
(to ground doctrines)
- Apologetics – Defending the faith with gentleness and respect (1 Pet 3:15).
- Biblical Theology – The storyline of Scripture (creation → new creation).
- Christian Ethics – Holiness, sexuality, justice, money, tech/social media.
- Church History – Major councils, revivals, and lessons for today.
- Hermeneutics – How to study/teach the Bible faithfully.
- Spiritual Formation – Prayer, Word, worship, community, service.
