• $50

Wisdom from the Patristics

  • Course
  • 35 Lessons

What are spiritual gifts? What does it take to operate in the gifts? What do the early church fathers/mothers teach about the gifts? This course aims to help you way with a firm understanding of the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit throughout church history as we explore the practical wisdom that stretches back to the first 500 years of church history and present it as relevant to today.

The early church viewed the infilling of the Spirit, the effect of that infilling, and specifically how it pertained to the idea of spiritual gifts.

This course presents an overview of what the early church viewed as the infilling of the Spirit, the effect of that infilling, and specifically how it pertained to the idea of spiritual gifts. It is an overview of significant references on the infilling, the gifts, and their operation from the first 500 years of Christian history and shows the consistent manifestation of the Holy Spirit as it pertains to His ongoing work today (basically that we are continuing what was begun 2000 years ago).

Founder of Wind Ministries & Wind Training Academy

Hi, I'm Joshua Hoffert

Joshua Hoffert travels around the world releasing prophetic ministry and equipping people to move in the deep things of God.  He is passionate about discovering the ancient ways of the early church fathers and mothers. He spends his time traveling, writing, speaking, and mentoring to equip people to experience God.  His pursuit is that people would know the magnificent love of God and that their hearts would be knit to His. Before relocating to eastern Canada, he served as the Director of Streams Ministries Canada and one of the longest running Bethel DVD schools in Canada.

Joshua is passionate about his wife and three children. He is a member of the Christian Ministers Association, and a Certified Instructor for Streams Ministries International.

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Course Contents...

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Session 1

  • The Biblical case

  • All Can Hear

  • Jeremiah 7

  • Cessationist Arguments

  • Thomas Aquinas

The Manifestation of the Spirit
Unit 1: Overview of the Patristic Age
Addendum: Why listen to the fathers?
Book Recommendations

Session 2

  • Early sources of spiritual giftedness
  • Early sources for spiritual gifts
  • The gifts never ceased

Unit 2: Charisma & The Early Church
Addendum: Early Liturgical Documents
Book Recommendations

Session 3

  • Healing
  • Prophecy
  • Miracles
  • Dreams/Visions
  • Miracles
  • Stories

What Jesus Received, We Receive
Unit 3: The Early Church
Book Recommendations

Session 4

  • The operation
  • Specifics of giftedness
  • The foundation of character

The gift is not the ability to prophesy, heal, or work miracles.
Unit 4: The Gift is the Spirit
Addendum: Ancient Worldviews
When the Spirit Came...
Book Recommendations

Session 5

  • What are they?
  • Why should we look at them?
  • Included in canon
  • What did they lay out?

Overview: The Didache and the Shepherd
Unit 5: The Didache & The Shepherd of Hermas
The Didache: a deeper dive
The Shepherd of Hermas: diving deeper
Book Recommendations

Session 6

The Desert, The Path to Holiness
Unit 6: The Desert Fathers & Mothers
Addendum: Ancient Views of the Spiritual World
Additional Resource: The Desert Index
Book Recommendations

Session 7

Prophecy, Truth, and Secrets
Unit 7: Gregory The Great
Book Recommendations

Session 8

  • How our thoughts about Jesus and the Trinity affect our ministry
  • Other examples throughout history
  • God continues to tell his story through you

Unit 8: The Grand Narrative
Addendum: Whatever Happened

Conclusion

Concluding Thoughts
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