Course Catalog / Practical Ministry
Discusses ten key strategies and concepts for unleashing the hidden potential for ministry in a congregation. Students submit documents on a ministry program they have personally created that shows their work from conception - execution and follow up outcomes.
Deals with the construction of individual parts of a sermon in a practical way. Treats both expository and topical sermons with attention to application and illustrations.
A course designed to develop leadership potential in students and to give them a familiarity with the various elements of the administrative process, including: goal setting and achieving, organization, delegation, human relations, group dynamics, supervision and the training of other leaders. Though the principles are universal, the focus of the course is the Christian organization, particularly the local church.
In this course learners discover how to maximize productivity in the various functions of church leadership. The course examines the biblical foundation and practical functions of administrative leadership in churches and Christian organizations, and focuses on developing successful, biblical attitudes and skills among team leaders. Students will analyze basic leadership principles from secular and evangelical sources, analyzing them through a biblical/theological grid. (This advanced course is built on ITS course CE501 Church Leadership and Administration.)
An investigation into the meaning of Biblical Christianity and its relationship to faith and practice, within contemporary cultural contexts. Special attention is given to the corporate dimensions of spirituality and spiritual formation as defined in the New Testament. Those historical and cultural factors which have led to the privatization of Christianity are analyzed and discussed. A paradigm of spiritual growth and maturity which focuses on the assembly rather than the individual is developed.
Help students learn how organizational communication is used for either construction or destruction. Learners discover biblical principles of interpersonal communication and conflict management in human relationships. The course gives attention to communication models, self-concept, nonverbal messages, stress, and strategies that assist Christian leaders in developing interpersonal communication skills. In addition, the course focuses on the nature of conflict, how to identify common styles of conflict management, and how to manage conflict acceptably and productively.
Fifteen T.A.P. (temperament analysis profiles) required.
Ten T.A.P. (temperament analysis profiles) required.
Fifteen T.A.P. (temperament analysis profiles) required.
Letters of recommendation required, assessed by ITS for ministerial and teaching experience.
Letters of recommendation required, assessed by ITS for ministerial and teaching experience.