FALL 2026 • AUDIT & PROSPECTIVE CREDIT

Set your heart to study
the Bible this Fall

Eight courses across biblical studies, theology, and ministry are open

for audit or prospective credit in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, or fully online. 


Sit on a seminary class this fall, no degree commitment

– just rigorous, faithful teaching of the Word with other students and faculty.

Where
Dubai · Abu Dhabi · Online
When
Classes begin August & September 2026
Registration
Closes 7 days before each class starts
1
Choose a class
Read the descriptions below and pick a course that fits your schedule and interests.
2
Register by the deadline
Each class lists its own registration cutoff which is always seven days before the first session.
3
Attend & grow
Join in person or online and learn alongside GTS students under our faculty.
Pre-Fall Term · Begins August

Two short intensives before term begins

The Reformation and Christian Ministry
HT604
2 credits

The Reformation and Christian Ministry

Dr. Forrest Strickland

Explores the theology, spirituality, and pastoral vision of the Reformation — Luther, Calvin, Zwingli — and its enduring significance for ministry today.

Dubai Audit
Schedule: Tue 7–10pm (Aug 11, 18) + Sat 9am–4pm (Aug 15, 22)
Register by August 4, 2026
Expository Preaching: Advanced Homiletics
MIN810
1 credit

Expository Preaching: Advanced Homiletics

Dr. Mike Fabarez

For those who've already preached expository sermons — a class aimed at the next level of textual faithfulness through sermon design and structure.

Dubai Audit + Prospective Credit
Schedule: Fri 4–10pm, Sat 1:30–6:30pm, Sun 5–10pm (Aug 28–30)
Register by August 21, 2026
Fall Term · Begins September

Six semester-length courses

Mission and Missiology
MIS600
2 credits

Mission and Missiology

Prof. Micah Boerckel

A biblical theology of mission through the storyline of Scripture, applied to contemporary ecclesiology and missional practice.

Dubai Prospective Credit
Schedule: Tue 7–10pm, weekly through Dec 8
Register by August 25, 2026
Systematic Theology 1
ST501
2 or 3 credits

Systematic Theology 1

Dr. Ryan Currie

A careful, systematic study of Christian doctrine — theology, revelation and Scripture, and the triune nature of God.

Abu Dhabi Audit + Prospective Credit
Schedule: Wed 7–10pm, weekly through Dec 9
Register by August 26, 2026
Gospel Piety
MIN500
2 or 3 credits

Gospel Piety

Dr. Timothy James Smith

How the gospel animates biblical thinking and holy habits — developing a personal theology and practice of sanctification.

Dubai Audit
Schedule: Wed 7–10pm, weekly through Dec 9
Register by August 26, 2026
Interpreting OT Prophecy & Apocalypse
BIB533
2 credits

Interpreting OT Prophecy & Apocalypse

Dr. Mark Kiefer

An advanced, genre-focused hermeneutics course equipping students to interpret, teach, and preach Old Testament prophecy and apocalypse.

Dubai Audit + Prospective Credit
Schedule: Sat 8am–3pm (Sep 5, 19, Oct 3, 17)
Register by August 29, 2026
Elementary Greek 1
BL501
3 credits

Elementary Greek 1

Prof. Brian Wiseman

Introduces the grammar and vocabulary of biblical Greek to prepare students to read, translate, and interpret the Greek New Testament.

Online Audit + Prospective Credit
Schedule: Mon & Wed 5:30–6:30pm (Sep 14–Dec 9)
Register by September 7, 2026
Exposition of Acts
NT674
2 credits

Exposition of Acts

Dr. Eric Zeller

An exposition of Acts — historical context, biblical-theological themes, narrative flow, and missional implications.

Dubai Audit + Prospective Credit
Schedule: Sat 8am–2pm (Oct 10, 24, Nov 7, 28)
Register by October 3, 2026

Connect with us

Gulf Theological Seminary is a ministry of The Evangelical Church in Abu Dhabi and Redeemer Church of Dubai.

Ready to register?

Registration for each class closes seven days before it begins. Reach out to info@gulfseminary.com with any questions about audit or prospective-credit status.