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Mission Program

Enlightium’s Mission Program offers foundations for ministry, including critical reasoning skills, for students considering or preparing to serve the church and wider society through the message of reconciliation, the truth of the gospel (2 Cor. 5:18–21).

Mission Program

Purpose and Vision

The purpose of the Mission Program is to strengthen high school students in the foundations of the Christian faith and practical ministry skills, preparing them for the next stage of gospel living whether entering college, a specified vocation, or local church ministry. The vision is to see graduates of the program become effective witnesses to the gospel and uniquely impact the world for Christ and His kingdom.

Benefits and Outcomes

The program fulfills student social engagement and student service requirements, and earns students up to two credit hours. The course is based on a pass or fail criteria determined by student involvement in the three principal areas of interaction with content, live group meetings, and local ministry involvement. Students will receive a certificate for completion of the two-year program.

Material and Structure

The program consists of content-based learning, live speaker and mentorship engagement, and local ministry involvement. Students meet with the mission program coordinator for live talks and guest speaker presentations, ranging from theologians, ministers (pastoral, music, and community life), apologists, missionaries, and Christian educators. The content starts from the foundations of the faith and finishes with practical ministry skills.

Year 1 focuses on the person of Jesus Christ, the gospel, and discipleship. Year 2 focuses on biblical interpretation (hermeneutics) and defending the faith (apologetics). The program is designed to work alongside standard coursework so that students are able to enjoy the program without any sense of urgency about assignment due dates. The program is two years in length,but can be adjusted to one year per the student's interests and needs.

Additional
Information

Mission Program Availability

The Mission Program is available to students in grades 9-12 in the Silver, Silver+, GoldDiamond, and Sapphire Live packages.

Mission Program Cost
Cost Options Cost
Semesterly $150
Yearly $250

The Mission Program is available at no cost to students in the Diamond and Sapphire Live packages.

Mission Program Coordinators

Heath Robertson

Heath Robertson, PhD

Spiritual Support Director and Mission Program Coordinator

Heath Robertson received his Bachelors of Science in Biblical Studies from Moody Bible Institute and his Masters in Biblical and Theological Studies at Western Seminary. Most of his studies were in Old Testament exegesis, completing an honors program at Moody and receiving an honors award for Old Testament exegesis at Western Seminary. In 2023 he completed his PhD in Divinity from the University of Aberdeen (Scotland), researching in the area of Reformed soteriology (the study of salvation). He is ACSI certified.

Heath delights in serving Enlightium students and their families. In his free time, he enjoys staying active with running. This year he plans to enter a handful of fun runs ranging from 5k to 25k in distance.


Joseph Wiedemann

Joseph Weidemann

Head Teacher, Bible Department, and Mission Program Support Coordinator

Mr. Weidemann earned his BA in Religion at William Carey University with minors in Philosophy and Biblical Languages. He also holds MA’s in Biblical Languages and New Testament from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. His passion is to teach Scripture in its historical context and to provide others with helpful tools to engage with the Word of God. He has enjoyed leading both Bible studies and prayer groups for several years now. Being a part of a local church and being active in a Christian community have always been priorities in his heart.

Mr. Weidemann has been married since 2013 to his wife, Megan. He also has two wonderful daughters. He enjoys spending time with his family, reading and getting into God’s word, drinking a lot of coffee, canoeing, and taking trips to New England.

Ready To Get Started?

Students interested in joining the Mission Program can sign up during Student Social Week during the first quarter. Registration for the Mission Program is completed at that time within the Enlightium Parents app.

Enlightium Academy is a private Christian school serving homeschool, online, and Alliance school students on their journey to embrace their God-given talents and develop a lifelong thirst for knowledge from the biblical worldview.

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