AFI 100: Foundations of Academic Faith Integration
Courses Focused on the Professional Development of Faculty Teaching in Christian Educational Institutions.
Why this Set of Courses for Christian Educators?
Reason #1
Most Christian educators are under-equipped to teach their subject-matter Christianly
Reason #2
Academic administrators feel the burden of fulfilling the promise of distinctly faith-based learning
Reason #3
Few Christian schools have sufficient internal resources to adequately equip their front-line instructors
TheoMetrics offers a series of tested courses designed to support and resource Christian educators in 9 competencies necessary to successfully engage in academic faith integration.
Each of the 9 1-hour courses comes with assigned pre-reading, a video presentation, notetaking guides, a reference list, and additional resources.
A certificate from TheoMetrics is available upon completion of the series.Â
Please contact TheoMetrics to learn how these courses can be uploaded into your school's learning management system.
What is unique about TheoMetrics' resources and services?
Individual Formation
TheoMetrics' courses can be used by individuals who are committed to their own professional development
Faculty Development
The AFI courses can also be purchased through an institutional license and used in intentionally with groups of faculty
Institutional Impact
TheoMetrics can provide support to institutions developing a comprehensive program of academic faith integration.
"The promise of Christian higher education is that faith must be integrated into every component of the university experience. But doing that well is hard, even when faculty bring a vibrant personal faith to their work. That’s why I am so grateful for the work of Dr. Paul Kaak and TheoMetrics. Paul helps faculty who want to integrate faith into their teaching and scholarship do it more fully, deeply, holistically – and as a result, with much greater impact. In my broad exposure to faith integration models, resources, and subject matter experts across my career in Christian higher education, I’ve found nothing as robust, accessible, practical, and transformational than Paul’s wise instruction, resources, and mentorship, which he has honed over decades of study and practice."
Ryan Hartwig, PhD
Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vanguard University
"I was a new faculty member in the Department of Criminal Justice when I participated in Dr. Kaak's courses. It was truly an eye-opening experience. This was the first time that I was tasked (and allowed) to bridge my faith and specialization together in the classroom. In the process, I have not only developed as a scholar, but I have deepened my understanding of how to effectively bridge Criminal Justice topics with Christian ideology. I am truly grateful for the gems that Dr. Kaak has provided. Now, as the Chair of the Criminal Justice Dept., I believe Dr. Kaak's knowledge and wisdom has prepared me to support my faculty members in developing faith integration within their courses and for what this would look like for our whole dept. I recommend this training for beginners or seasoned scholars. Each person will walk out of the training confident, prepared, and inspired to make a difference within their various professions!"
Candice R. Williams, PhD
Assistant Professor and Department Chair, Criminal Justice
"I was blessed to participate in an 9-week faith integration course for new faculty using materials developed by Dr. Paul Kaak. Without being overly dramatic, this was a transformational experience for me as a faith-based nursing professor. Dr. Kaak provides a comprehensive academic faith integration program of study that truly enhanced my ability as a nursing educator to integrate faith into my doctoral nursing courses and my overall professional development. The resources provided are both contemporary and classic, building a solid foundation for educator competency. These modules are not about praying or quoting scripture in the classroom; but instead, about knowing how faith and disciplinary content are integrated in the profession's patterns of knowing and ways of doing that result in discipline-specific, faith-informed scholarly projects for students and faculty alike. You won’t regret this investment of your time."
