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Ministry Leadership Major
(Concentration: Youth
Ministry)
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Reaching young people is
among the most challenging
vocations in any area of
society, including the
church. The Youth Pastor
major prepares graduates to
share God's Good News with a
new generation of seekers
and potential disciples.
Grounded in a biblical
approach to youth ministry,
the Youth Pastor program
combines timeless ministry
principles with crucial
contemporary sociological
and interpersonal concepts.
Courses in the Youth Pastor
concentration prepare
learners to serve young
people in the Body of Christ
in ministry and
ministry-related vocations,
primarily in institutions
that serve the Body of
Christ and parachurch
ministries.
Courses in the Youth
Ministry
Concentration
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APTH 4675: Experiencing God:
Knowing and Doing the Will
of God
This course is a wonderful
investigation of God’s call
to live in spirit and in
truth. You will learn the
importance of the
illumination of scripture
and the application of
revelation knowledge as a
means to living the
victorious Spirit-filled
life. Key topics include an
examination of the
limitations of reasoned
(human) knowledge, the role
of theology and doctrine,
and the place of revelation
knowledge in renewing the
mind.
BIBL 4481: Survey of the Book
of Acts As the Book of Acts
documents the birth and
development of a faith based
in the resurrected Christ,
this course traces the
spread of the gospel by and
through the original
Apostles. Key topics include
the historical development
of Christianity, challenges
and obstacles to the first
evangelists, and the
ministry of the Holy Spirit
in evangelism.
COMM 3780:
Communicating Christian
Faith
The practices of
expressing individual faith
and apologetics defending
the faith are explored. Key
topics include the case for
faith, applications of
practical faith, and keeping
faith in the face of
hardship and pain.
EVAN 3500: Preaching the Word
This course provides the
practices and processes of
effective preaching. Key
topics include presentation
and communication skills
through the leading of the
Holy Spirit,
contemporaneous, spontaneous
speaking, and connecting
with others on a personal
level.
MINN 4355: The Touch
of Christ: Ministering to
the Broken
This course emphasizes
Christ's mission to touch
the untouchable and to love
the unlovely. Key topics
focus on ministry response
to substance abuse, sexual
and emotional abuse,
poverty, homelessness and
physical deprivation, and
cross-cultural and
interfaith ministry.
YPAS 3355: The
Sociology of Youth
This course explores
adolescent sociology from a
biblical perspective. Human
growth from early
adolescence to early
adulthood is emphasized.
YPAS 3455: Current
Issues in Youth Ministry
This course investigates
key issues facing youth
pastors. Key topics include
contemporary youth culture
movements, challenges to
youth ministry, and the
foundations of ministry in
the face of a hostile or
indifferent age.
YPAS 3890: The Young
Minister: A Study of Timothy
The life and early
career of Timothy are
examined via historical
documentation, especially
the Pauline letters.
Timothy's role as a young
minister in an isolated,
secular age form the basis
of timeless youth ministry
principles.
YPAS 4596: Organizing
Youth Ministry
This course provides an
overview of organizational
strategies for youth
ministry. Key topics include
staffing the youth ministry,
special challenges of the
youth pastor staff, turnover
in youth ministry, and
developing a biblical
mindset for growth in youth
ministry.
YPAS 4611: Strategies
for Youth Evangelism
In this course, learners
will work on faculty-guided
projects to develop and
execute strategies for youth
evangelism in an appropriate
setting.
YPAS 4923 Urban Youth
Ministry
The youth pastor's role
in urban ministry is
investigated. The unique
inner city environment faced
by urban youths and their
reactions to it are
emphasized.
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