A nine-month learning community for marketplace professionals
timeline
26 two-hour classes from Sept. – May
Monday nights from 6-8pm
COST
$2,000
INCLUDES
3 weekend retreats
All program books and materials
Main + Market is a nine-month learning community designed to broaden your understanding of and deepen your connection to God’s redemptive work by applying theology, spiritual practices, and cultural renewal to your work, your relationships, and Chattanooga.
- Begins September 2024
- 3 weekend retreats (October, January, and April)
- 4 Saturday half-day sessions
- Breaks from class for Fall break, Christmas, and Easter
Main + Market is a nine-month learning community designed to broaden your understanding of and deepen your connection to God’s redemptive work by applying theology, spiritual practices, and cultural renewal to your work, your relationships, and Chattanooga.
What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus in the marketplace?
Main + Market provides three foundational elements needed for integration of faith and work: theological training, spiritual and personal development, and community formation. Each cohort includes fellows from diverse professional and personal backgrounds.
Gospel-Centered Theological Training
At the core of Main + Market is the commitment to consider how the gospel impacts every area of life. Our teachers draw from Biblical principles and Christian thinkers new and old. Facilitated in an intentionally ecumenical way, Main + Market provides Fellows with a rich theological vision for life and work. Training includes:
- A robust curriculum of primary theological texts (Augustine, Calvin + more)
- Weekly teaching from Christian leaders in the city
- Regular cohort-based discussion on readings and lectures
- Engagement with the art and culture of Chattanooga
Spiritual and Personal Development
Main + Market cultivates personal, spiritual, and professional growth growth through relationships, daily practices and projects, featuring:
- Pastoral care and mentorship throughout the program
- Guided weekly devotional and spiritual formation practices
- Peer-based prayer partners to walk with you through the program
- Applied projects + exercises to apply the curriculum to life
Community Formation
Main + Market provides a community of peers, from diverse backgrounds and vocations, who are committed to each other’s spiritual growth and calling to serve the common good of the city, featuring:
- Community-based learning to process everyday life and work in the city
- Group discussions and collaborative learning
- Monthly dinners, outings, and social gatherings
- Relationships with instructors, mentors, and speakers
application process
Apply
Completing our application form is the first step.
Submit Recs
You must submit both a professional and pastoral recommendation.
Interview
The admissions committee will review your application and reach out for an interview.
Decisions
Decisions will be communicated within about four weeks of application submission.
“Main+Market was instrumental in giving me a vocabulary and a theological foundation to understand the purpose/calling of the work that I do. I felt for so long that I was a bridge builder and often didn’t see the sacred/secular divide. I felt like I was alone in this thinking and had to defend this thinking. In my studies, I realized this was actually Biblical and there was a whole group of people living in this integrated way.”
Main + Market Fellows participant
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