Training the mind. Leading the heart.

“The heart cannot love what the mind does not know….If we want to feel deeply about God, we must learn to think deeply about God….We must make a study of our God: what he loves, what he hates, how he speaks and acts. We cannot imitate a God whose features and habits we have never learned. We must make a study of him if we want to become like him. We must seek his face.”

— Jen Wilkin

Part of the church’s role in discipleship and Christian formation is equipping the mind so that it can lead the heart. As we work toward deeper affections for God, we must learn more about him—his nature, his character, and his work in the world through Jesus. City Church Institute exists for that purpose: to equip the mind for the sake of leading the heart.

The Institute program consists of various classes and lectures, offered at different times throughout the calendar year.