Talbot Faculty and Courses by Discipline
TTMN 839 - Understanding Worldviews and Culture I Designed to produce confidence in engaging worldviews in a manner that is culturally relevant and theologically and philosophically informed. Students examine the nature of a worldview, and probe the foundations of the two major worldviews that rival Christianity and shape our culture: naturalism and postmodernism. Students interact with the strengths and weaknesses of the emergent church movement and address open theism. Time will be given to Islam, a rising influence in our culture, and students will learn ways Christians can reach Muslims. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 6. TTMN 840 - Understanding Worldviews and Culture II Students learn how to think Christianly in the midst of worldview conflict and cultural chaos. Four areas of conceptual clarity examined: (1) crucial notions in metaphysics relevant to preaching, the nature of reality, the reality of truth, love, life after death, and God Himself; (2) crucial notions in epistemology at the center of cultural conflict; (3) the nature of consciousness and human persons; and (4) important issues in science and religion, reductionism, and the Intelligent Design debate. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 6. TTMN 841 - Engaging Worldviews and Culture I Leadership tools in the areas of ethics and politics. Addresses how to help people to think ethically by evaluating relativism, moral absolutism, utilitarianism, and virtue ethics, and to consider individual impact upon character development and discipleship. Students learn about issues such as abortion, euthanasia, embryonic stem cell research, cloning, capital punishment, just war theory and homosexuality. Since we live in a political world, the course includes a look at the different views of the Kingdom of God, the church/state relationship, Christian political engagement and social justice. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 6. TTMN 842 - Engaging Worldviews and Culture II Students examine specific cultural issues and voices. Students learn about and discuss culturally significant books, movies, events and leaders. Students also learn about the nature of the modern secular university: how it developed, why it is so hostile to Christianity, how it impacts the church and what can be done about it. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 6. TTMN 843 - Reclaiming Worldviews and Culture I Students gain skills needed to defend Christianity and to equip the local church for boldness in evangelism and cultural engagement. Students form answers to issues such as the existence of God, pluralism and the exclusivity of Christianity, challenges to the historical Jesus, the problem of
TTMN 849 - Growing Ministries in the “New World” I Explores the challenges and opportunities for church growth and multiplication in the post-modern context. Analyzes the theology, procedures, and methods of new movements and emerging models. Students will be introduced to the procedures for writing a book manuscript for publication. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 6. TTMN 850 - Growing Ministries in the “New World” II Examines cultural anthropology and multi-ethnic church growth and multiplication. A ministry strategy course designed to aid the student in understanding the opportunity, complexity, and methods for reaching people of differing ethnic backgrounds in North America. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 6. TTMN 851 - Discipleship I This course will help students develop a biblical understanding of Jesus’ distinct form of discipleship and apply those principles to their personal lives. Students will develop a strategy for personal growth in their discipleship to Jesus. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 6. TTMN 852 - Discipleship II This course teaches how discipleship can be understood as a holistic ministry of the church that involves one’s biological community, the family of God, and various external communities such as neighborhood, school, workplace and the world. Students will develop a discipleship strategy for their ministries. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 6. TTMN 853 - Foundations of Biblical Preaching This course will provide a complete overview of the process of preparing biblical sermons from start to finish. It will emphasize the importance of understanding the literary forms of the Bible in hermeneutics and exegesis. Students will learn to move from the text to the sermon, create outlines, and shape their sermons for maximum impact. They will also have the opportunity to prepare and deliver a didactic sermon from the epistles and receive feedback. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 6. TTMN 854 - Communication and Persuasion in Preaching This course will provide advanced training in the art of persuasion through the study of communication theory. It will explore techniques and tools for keeping sermons relevant, clear, interesting and fresh. Students will learn how to choose and organize the resources they will need to prepare sermons. They will also have the opportunity to prepare and deliver a didactic sermon from the epistles and receive feedback. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 6. TTMN 855 - Preaching Biblical Narratives A comprehensive study of the unique literary characteristics of narrative literature in both the Old and New Testaments. Students will learn how to interpret and communicate the narrative passages of scripture in a way that is congruent with the biblical text itself. They will also have the opportunity to prepare and deliver a sermon from a narrative section of scripture and receive feedback. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 6. TTMN 856 - Preaching to Your Audience In this course, students will learn how to understand their audience and respond to challenges such as gender, vocation, age and culture. This course will also probe the issue of Christocentric versus Theocentric preaching. Students will learn to prepare topical sermons to address the specific needs and life situations of their audience. They will also have the opportunity to prepare and deliver a sermon from a narrative section of scripture and receive feedback. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 6. TTMN 857 - Expository Preaching Students learn the fundamentals of expository preaching. Students learn a definition of expository preaching, how to identify the idea of a natural unit of epistle literature, how to effectively outline a sermon for a post-modern audience, how to preach without notes, and how to analyze an audience. Students preach in class without notes. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 6. TTMN 858 - Narrative Preaching Students learn the unique literary characteristics of biblical narratives and how to apply that knowledge to the hermeneutical and homiletical tasks of preaching. The class is both inductive and deductive in nature. Students preach in class without notes. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 6. TTMN 859 - Leadership I Students learn the character that is required of a Christian Leader. This study involves biblical exegesis, exposure to leadership literature, and interactive dialogue with current Christian leaders. Students engage in a self-assessment exercise to better understand their own character in light of what they have learned. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 6.
evil, and the fairness of hell. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 6. TTMN 844 - Reclaiming Worldviews and Culture II
Students learn practical ministry implications of previous coursework. Students examine the nature of spiritual formation and discipleship, learn how to discern the voice of God and His guidance, learn how to foster a healthy, balanced experiential knowledge of God and His Spirit within the Christian religious tradition, and the criteria for discerning answers to prayer. Students also learn how to preach apologetically and how apologetics and worldview can be applied to youth ministry. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 6. TTMN 845 - Foundations of Biblical Church Growth and Multiplication An introductory examination of the theology, history, principles, procedures, pathologies, and typologies for growing and multiplying churches in North America. The student develops a biblical perspective, engages the historical impact of different movements on churches in the USA, and analyzes a church ministry, developing bold plans for growth and health. Students will be introduced to the procedures for writing book reviews for publication. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 6. TTMN 846 - Evangelizing Secular Peoples Exploration of North American culture, principles, and methods for reaching secular non-Christian peoples, and the role of church leaders in developing healthy, growing churches. Students grow in their understanding of North American culture, learn how to reach people for Christ in our post-modern world, and investigate models and case studies of growing churches. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 6. TTMN 847 - Turnaround Strategies Examines the theology, skills, and strategies for bringing renewal and revival to existing churches. Students learn and apply ideas for turning around declining churches and renewing ones that have lost their vision and vitality. Students will be introduced to the procedures for writing articles for publication. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 6. TTMN 848 - Church Multiplication Advanced study of strategies and practices for effective church planting and multiplication. Insights on selecting and training effective church planters, birthing daughter churches, and using demographics will be explored. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 6.
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