th e practice of children ' s ministry today. Offered fall , even years. CE 648 Current Trends in Youth Ministry (2) E mph as is on tre nds and issues related co life on a contemporary junior hi gh or hi gh school public school campus. Includes principles for d evelopment of relationships between the yo uth minister and loca l school administrators which will enable both co function effec tively. Also contains principles for blending srndents fr om public , parochial and C hristian campuses into yo ur youth group. E lecti ve. Offered spring, even years. CE 649 Instructional Technology (2) Deve lopment and administration of me dia for ministry. Uses o f the computer, print, audio, video, mix ed m e di a and multimedia technology for promoti on, educa tion and motivati on. E lective By arrangement. CE 661 Adolescent Culture and Development (2) Finding and meeting adol e scent needs , writing objectives for yo uth mini st ry , lead ership o f le arnin g ex perien ces and out reach expe riences, disciple-build i n g and re view o f available resources . Development of per sona I pl ans for m1n1stry. Required o f M.A. Youth Min istry. O ffered fall , even yea rs . CE 663 Youth Education and Leadership (2) Emphasis on the leadership role in the loca l church, co ll ege cam puses and mission fi e ld. Devel opment of a yo uth leaders hip program within the loca l church . S tud y of extra-church organi za tions and parent-t een relation sh ips and ministr y emphasized. Required of M.A. Yo uth Min istry. O ffe red fall. odd years. CE 675 Family Life Education in the Local Church (2) Object iv es , o rgan izat ion and administration of a program of fam iI y life e ducation in the local church. Includes an analysis of cur rent trends in familv life education. Required of M.A. Min. (M .F.M.) studenL5. Offered fall , odd years. CE 678 Adult Development and Education (2) A smdy of issues and developmen tal tasks of adults. Attention co the ministry of meeting the needs and utili zing the potential of adults. E lect ive. Offered spring.
CE 681 Development of Youth Speaker Skills (2) Emphas is on the package of skills necessary co become an effective youth speaker. Includes the vari o us types of speak in g such as; evangelistic, discipling, teaching, preaching, testimon y, swrytelling and more. C lass will enable the student to evaluate his/her poten tial for this area of ministry and co sharpen those skill s during the semester. E lec ti ve . Offe red spring. even years. CE 683 Camp Leadership (2) The philosophy, objectives, admin istration, program and leadership of a church-re lated camp. The use of worship, study, crafts, recrea ti on and counseling in church camping. Invescigacion into trends of camp ing, centralized and decentralized camping. Techniques in planning a nd directing a camp prog ram , includ ing counselor training. Elec tive. Offered Interterm/summer. CE 691 Practicum in Ministry I (1) Sc ru ccured fi e ld experi e nce in a C.E. ministry field site with an approved supervisor focusing on the development of scudenL5. spiritual gifo and pe rsonal skills applied tO teaching the Bible. For chose with equivalent of two years full-time ministry experience. Required of the M.A.C.E. and /vi.A. Min. Offered fall semester. CE 692 Practicum in Ministry II (1) S tru ccured experi ences in a C.E. minist ry field site with an approved supervisor focusing on leadership development including assessing needs, setting goals, planning strat egy, impl ementing programs and evaluating programs. Course may be repeated. For chose with equi v alent ofcwo years full-time ministry experience. Required of the M.A.C.E. and M.A. Min. Offe red spring semester. CE 71 O Introduction to Christian Spirituality (2) This <.'Ourse explores th e means tO developing a deep relationship with God. Based on scriptural teaching about knowing God. ic is geared particularly for those preparing for or engaged in C hristian mini stry. Considers barriers chat hinder us and what spiritual disciplines and practices may be used m nurture a de e p e r fri e ndship with God. Offered spring, even years. CE 716 Ministry to Single Adults (2) Inves ti gatinn of single ad ult min istri es in the contex t of the local
Ministry Specialization students. Offered spring. odd yea rs. CE 633 Christian Education Research and Writing (3) Basi c methods of theological and educational research with assess ment of each method for us e in religiou s education. Course will in c lude unit s o n theological research, introduction co scaciscical measureme nts and introduction co res ea rc h design. Students will develop the literature review graduaci on requirement as pare of chis class. Required of all MACE students. Offered fall semester. CE 635 Models of Children's Ministry (2) An exploration and assessment of va rio us contemporary approach es to children's ministry, from birch co age 12 . Includes prac ti ce in the development of ministry strategies involving famil y. com mu nicy. and c hurc h resources. Requi red of C hildren' s tvlinistry Speciali zation students . O ffered fall , odd years. CE 636-637 Independent Study (1-2, 1-2) In-de pth in vest iga tion of a topic under the guid ance of the C hrist ian education department using standard resea rch procedures. Topic selection and course enroll m e nt is by adv isor ' s approval. E lect ive. By arrangement. CE 638 Current Trends in Christian Education (2) Identifying and und e rsta ndin g chose issues which are o f primary concern co the fi e ld of C hristian education today. Opportunity will be prov ided for individual and group research in areas of personal concern. The course will investi ga te c urrent educational trends, alternative church ed ucat ion pat terns and new forms of ministry. Electi ve. By arrangement. CE 644 Music in the Church (2) T he pl ace o f musi c in the church ' s program. C riteria for the selection of appropriate musi c. Techniques fo r leadin g musi c and reaching va rious groups. The relationship of mu sic co worship , instruction and fellowship. Elec tive. By arrangement. CE 646 Current Trends in Children's Ministry (2) Examines co nt emporary move ments and trends in children's min istry. Addresses legal, social , and administrative issues surrounding
of th e church ' s edu caci onal pro gram through whi ch missions are taught. E lective. By arrangement. CE 616 Principles of Curriculum Development (2) Co nsid e ration of essential e le me nts in c urri c ulum formation. I nce nsive scudy of varied existing curri cula. Analysis of contempo rary trend s in curriculum produc tion. E lective. Prerequisite: CE .521. O ffered lnte rce rm/summer. CE 622 Philosophy of Ministry (3) Invescigacion in to the theological. hiscori c.-a l, and phil osophical founda tions which underlie C hristian min istry. Examines the development of edu cational ministry as a di sci pline, reflecting on the tradition we have inhericed and considering the c han g in g ministry scene. Also includes an investigation of current practices o f mini s try throu gh an analytical perspective. Designed to help che minister evaluace miniscry programs and res pond with reme dial or enri c hm e nt scracegies . Required of tvl.A.C.E., M.Div. (C.E. non-thesis) srndents. Offered spring se ,nester. CE 623 Theological Foundations and Issues in Christian Education (2) Examines the biblical/cheological foundacions for educacional min istry from an evangelical pe rspec tive, and a va riecy of theological issues impacting its practi ce in the past , pr e se nc , and fucure . Required in Accelerated M.A.C.E. program. O ffered fall , odd years. CE 624 Child Development and Teaching I (Birth-Age 5) (2) A stud y of the development of the child from birch co age 5 wi th an emph as is on the development of effect ive ed uca tional approaches and teac hin g processes chat e ncourage moral , cogn iti ve, and social development, and growch in knowl edge of and faich in God. Required of C hildren 's tvlini s try Speciali zat ion scudents. O ffered spring, even yea rs. CE 626 Child Development and Teaching II (Ages 6-12) (2) A scudy of the developmenc of the child from ages 6-12 with an emph asis on the deve lopment of effecci ve educational approaches a nd tea c hin g proce s ses chac encourage moral. cognitive, and social deve lopment, and growth in knowl edge of and faich in God. Requir ed o f C hildren 's
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