New City Church - Austin

Theology for Everyone

Porterbrook Austin 2012-2013 Year

Porterbrook Austin is a rich theological training program that helps Christians learn how to serve Jesus and his people better — whether they are church leaders, church planters, or simply Christians wanting to deepen their theological understanding and become more mission-focused. The programs are flexible and have been designed to be integrated with your whole Christian life in whatever context you’re serving. The courses above are being offered for the upcoming quarter, click here for the full curriculum.

Options for New City Church Participants

For those at New City Church, there are several options:

• Theology for Everyone: Full 2 Year Program (all 4 courses each quarter)
• Be part of a New City D-Group
• Be part of the New City Leader Development pathway

Program Descriptions

• Theology for Everyone: Full Program ($480 per year) (sign-up)
  This program is a two-year church-based theological training program with a supported self-study structure. The supported self-study structure consists of a 9-week self-study schedule with quarterly seminars, online support and pairing you with a learning cohort team. In the full program you will take 24 courses over a two year schedule. (4 courses per quarter x 3 quarters x 2 years). You can find the full curriculum here.
• New City D-Groups ($20 per course) (sign-up via your D-Group leader)
  If you are leading a D-Group (a New City discipleship group) or a member of a D-Group you can take any course from the two year syllabus as a D-Group together. You do not need to use the formal format, but it does need a D-Group leader who is approved to walk the group through the course. If you are a D-Group leader and want to use this material, please email Adam Wilder. You can find the full curriculum here.
• New City Leader Development (free for required leadership courses)
  We believe in the Porterbrook Austin program so much we are also using it for Leadership Development at New City. We have leadership tracks for D-Group Leaders, Community Group Leaders, Deacons, Elders and Church Planters. Sign-up for this program is automatic for those training for one of the listed roles. Contact  if you are interested in serving as a D-Group Leader, Community Group Leader or as a Church Planter. The Deacon and Elder roles are by recruitment only. You can find the full curriculum here. 

More on Pricing

Pricing Above Represents Subsidized Costs for New City Church Members

As an investment in New City Church members we are subsidizing a majority of the cost. For the purposes of the subsidized costs, 'New City Church members' are both Covenant Members and participating members, those who participate in the New City Church community, but who are not yet members. It's ok if you've only been here once recently, if you are progressing toward calling New City your community, then it's for you. (sign-up).

What is included in the costs?

Cost includes 1) Workbooks, 2) Learning Seminars with drinks & light snacks, and 3) Online community support with others taking the courses alongside you. We will also have optional deeper discussions and presentations for those in the full program with New City pastors and area pastors. (sign-up)

Financial Assistance

If you need financial assistance, please email us with the program your interested in and we will work out an affordable rate. It's called Theology for Everyone so we will make it happen.

What is the Learning Philosophy of Porterbrook Austin?

Let's face it, we want to learn but where do we fit it in our schedule. Some of us are great at self-study and some of us, well, not so much. We believe the hybrid approach of a supported learning community is the solution. In this approach, your learning will be done through self-study that is supported by monthly seminars (a Week 0 Intro to prepare you for success & Week 9 Seminar where we share teaching, learnings & presentations), a learning cohort team, and an online community that is walking through it together. We believe this structure helps students keep on track, apply their learning to their context, and learn from other students who are applying the material to their church and context. Taking four courses in a quarter requires 25-30 pages of reading and 5 hours of study each week. (sign-up)