Rhythms of the Week
At Heritage, join us as we pursue the true, good, and beautiful through rhythms that help cultivate spiritual maturity and worship. Each day will begin with Morning Assembly, a gathering where we devote the beginning of our day to the study of God's Word and worship in community. Morning sessions will focus on faculty seminars and afternoons will be dedicated to illustrating the day's teaching through cultural excursions into Boston or around the North Shore. Evenings will be spent in small group cooking sessions, times of fellowship and devotion.
Elements of Rhythm
Class Credit
Heritage participants will earn four college credits upon completion of the program. These credits are transferable to any institution of higher learning, especially Christian colleges and universities. Students will read and reflect upon a handful of texts before arriving to campus. Their week of residency further explores these texts alongside Heritage staff and college professors. Students will then submit a final project online following the week's program.
Faculty Workshops
Participants in the Heritage Program will engage in faculty workshops led by professors at Gordon College. Each workshop session will explore how a particular subject is uniquely suited for cultivating the good life. Past workshops have included poetry, public story, theater, pottery, navigation and architecture.
Spiritual Formation
Every day begins and ends in worship. Students gather for assembly every morning for a time of worship, communal prayer and biblical teaching. During the afternoon, an hour is set aside for personal reflection and devotion. Small groups, led by staff mentors, close out the evening with a time of discussion and discipleship. The spiritual heartbeat of Heritage centers on forming our identity in Christ and living together in joyful community.
Practicing Hospitality
Here at Heritage, we embody hospitality as a way of life. During the week, each cohort will get the opportunity to host a dinner they themselves have prepared for their peers. Heritage students partner with our college dining staff to cook a meal together and set the dining hall for dinner. During the evening fellowship, students will practice holding charitable conversations around the dinner table with college faculty and guests from the greater Boston area. Topics of discussion are chosen and facilitated by the Heritage staff.
Local Excursions
Heritage explores the beauty of the natural and civilized world through a variety of local excursions. Students can look forward to gardening at Cider Hill Farm, meandering the streets of Gloucester, and touring the historic district of Boston.
Discipleship Cohort
Loved your Heritage experience? There are more ways to stay involved with our team as we continue growing in our relationships with the Lord. Heritage Participants can opt in to a year-long discipleship enrichment program following their summer experience. Decide to enroll at Gordon? Come participate in our spiritual life opportunities on campus.
"From the workshops and morning assemblies to the solo time and free time at night, the schedule prepared our hearts to start in God's word and end in meditating on His works.”
Hana | Heritage ‘23
“Small groups were one of my favorite parts of Heritage. I loved how deep and vulnerable we would get, even on the very first night. These Jesus-centered conversations created strong bonds with the other girls in my house from the very beginning.”
Ava | Heritage '21
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