Christian Education
Chair: Richard J. Leyda, Ph.D.
BE 741 Issues in Biblical Exposition (2)
CE 566 Youth Group Develop ment and Programming (2) A step bv step approach to the bui ldi ng of a youth group and devel oping a yearl v youth 1,,,roup ministry program. Emphasis ma y be on either junior high or high school age group and course wi ll conta in an emphasis on development of com munity within the group. Req uired of M.A. in Youth Ministry. Offered spring, odd years. CE 570 Special Studies in Christ ian Education (2) Designed for stude nts who desire a specific course conte nt not cov e red in any of the regularl y offe red c lasses. Ma y be taken twi ce w ith d ifferent emp hasis. Conte nt will differ based o n need/interest. Possibl e required fee . Admission to course by adv i sor approva l. By arrangement. CE 591 Teaching Ministry Practicum (1) Structured experi ences in teach ing of the Bible in church or para church vocational settings. Relates co development of speaking skills req uired in professional ministry positions. Lesson preparat ion and presentation a re em ph as ized. Required of M.A.C.E. srnden cs with limited ministry experience. O ffered fall/spring. CE 592 Ministry Leadership Practicum (1) Stru ctu red exper iences in leade r ship in a churc h or pa rachu rch vocati on a l setting. Em ph asizes a ppli cat ion of leaders hip a nd ma nagement s kill s to ministr y si rn ations. Req uired of M.A.C.E. srnde nts with limi ted ministry experi ence. Offered fa ll /spring. CE 600 Educational Ministry in the Church (3) Analysis of miniseries of ed ifi ca tion as they relate co the personal. the c.:nngregationa l and the admi n istrative aspects of ministry wit h peop le of all ages. Focus is on the exp lanacion of var io us methods and resources avai labl e for min istry and on the development of indiv idual skills in communicac i ng a nd leading in the se m in iseries. Required of M.A. (t,. lin. ), M.A. (11 .{r.S.), and M.D iv. stu dents. Offe red fall/spring. CE 612 Missionary Education (2) Objectives. programming, ac ti vi ties and administrat ive methods of implementing a prog ram of missionary ed ucat ion. In vestiga tion into the auxiliary organization
Req uired in Accelerated M.A.C.E. pro1,ram. Offered spring, odd years. CE 521 Psychological
A seminar focusing o n se lec ted techni ca l and practica l issues in the field of biblical expos ition . Prerequisite: BE 726. BE 743 Biblical Backgrounds (2) A presentat ion of the c ultural development of the Hol y Land and nat ions of the Fertile Crescent in re lat ion to Israel, the strateg ic location of the Holy Land, the cl i mate and topography , and t he location of importa nt pl ace names. Electi ve for Th.1vl. srndents; oth ers by departmental permission. BE 750 Old Testament Wisdom and Poetry (2) An exposirional srudy of key pas sages and themes in Psalms , Proverbs, Job and Ecclesiastes. Spe cial empha5is is 1,,~ven to the charac rerisric..-s of O ld Testame nt poetry, the unique purposes of Old Testa ment wisdom and hymnic litera rure and the rheological relevance of each book in minis try today. BE 770 The life of Christ (2) A ch rono logica l and expositional srudy of Jesus Christ's life on earth, emphasizing the historical, cultural and theo log ica l interpreta tion of key events and reachin1,'S in C hrist's life, as well as the similarities/differ ences of the four gospel accounts. BE 806 Bible Exposition Seminar (2-3) Specia l co ur se wor k for BE majors who wish to swd y a par cicu lar area of Bible e xpos iti o n. E lect ive for T h.M. st udents. BE 807 Exposition of Central Prophetic Passages (2) A special concentration on expo sition of se lected prophecies with regard to culrnre, views and the int eg ra tion of th e passages wit h an overall biblical pi ct ure. E lect ive for Th .M. students; oth ers bv departmental pe rmi ssion. BE 880 Directed Research (1-4) Superv ised resea rc h in selected areas of Biblical studies. Electi ve fo r T"h. M. students. BE 891-892 Research Seminar (3,2) Discussion and application of the central areas of llible Expos ition research and related fields of study. lnsuuccion in research, including the identification of a problem, the seeps undertaken to resolve a prob lem, and w ritin g the res ults . Required for the first semester of the T hJvl. (13.E.) program. A sec ond semester may be taken to con tinue research in the area of interest.
FACULTY Professors: Anthony, D irks, Issler, Lawson Associate Professors: Cunningham, Garland, Leyda Assistant Professor: Kim Research Professors: 13enson, Wright
Foundations of Christian Ministry and Lifestyle (3)
Inves tigat ion into the major issues of edu cat io n a l psychology and human de ve lopment, in c luding developme ntal theories, learning theo ri es, moti va tion , indi v idu a l diffe re nces, self-concept, human nature, soc ial development, and personality development. Discus sion of major theories and th eo rists of psychol ogy. Integration of rh eo logy and ps yc hology a n emphas is. Required of M.A.C.E. students. Offered fall semester. CE 543 Counseling Adolescents and Their Parents (2) An overview of the issues rel ated to providing pastoral counseling w ad o lesce nts a nd the ir parents in c ludin g add ictive behavioral problems, abnormal developmen ca I conce rn s, inte rvention and enrichment counse ling and aware ness of when and to whom to refer adolescents fo r professional ther apy. Required of M.A. in Yo uth Ministry. Offered fa ll. even years. CE 552 Life Span Development in Ministry (3) A survey of human development research with attention given ro physical , cogni ti ve, socio-en10- cional, moral , and faith aspects as they rel ate to spiritual deve lop ment of the indi vidua l and the famil y as a basis for a ho li st ic C hri st ia n education mini st ry. Required of M.A.C.E. and M.A. in M in. (Paswral Emph asis) stu dents. Offered spring semester. CE 555 Para-church Youth Ministry (2) F oc us on the various ty pe s of para-c hurc h mini s tr y co junior hi gh a nd hi g h school age srn dencs avai lab le. Inc ludes princi ples which make para- c hur c h yo uth ministr y d iffe rent from loca l c hurch yo uth ministry and prin c ipl es for beg innin g a new para-dwrc h campus club. Elec tive. By arrangement. CE 562 Personal and Interper sonal Development (3) Emphas is on personal and inter personal growth through individual ass ignments and small group inter ac tion s. Oppo rrnnit y given for spiriwal, physical, emotional, men tal a nd re lation al development. Required of two year 1\1.A.C.E. student~. Offered spring semester.
OBJECTIVES
T he ai m of the departme nt of C hristian e du ca tion is th at o f developing C hri s tian educators who unde rsta nd the significance of a n educational mini s try and who possess t he skills necessa ry to function as C hri stia n educa tors. 'T'o this e nd , course offe r ings have bee n designed ro blend th eo ry and practice. t,.,fos c e lec tive co urs es are designed for tracking to accommodate th e srn dent 's vocational speciali zation.
COURSES CE 511 Foundations of Leadership (3)
In vest igation into leadership the ory and prac ti ce lead in g to the development of a bibliocencric philosophy of leadership; p ract ice in basic leade rship skills; stud y of appli cation of co ncepts in the church and para-church agenc ies. Electi ve. By arrangement.
CE 512 Education Administration (3)
An anal ys is of ad mini strat ive principles and processes as they app ly to t he c hur c h and para church agenc ies. S pec ial atten tion to th e re lation of adm ini stra ci ve functions a nd ministr y. Req uired of M.D iv. (C.E.). M.A. Min. (C.E .). and M.A.C . E . srn dents. Offered spring semester. CE 514 Women and Men in Christian Ministry (2) An in ves ti ga tion of th e role of women and men in mini stry and leadership in th e li ght of Scripture . Also includes a discussion of issues me n and women in the ministry face when working wgether. E lec tive. Offered spring, even years. CE 518 Staff Development (2) An in-depth l< w>k at issues surround ing the development, superv ision, and support of volunteer staff as we ll as the dy namics of multipl e staff ministry and ways to e nhance the work of ministry teams.
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