Leading the Healthy, Growing, Multiplying Church – DSMN 660

Course Description

This course teaches the necessary areas of discipleship with a corporate-church setting. It further addresses the process of church multiplication. The course will also explore church health and growth in the early, middle, and mature years of a church’s existence.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

Rationale

Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her. Nothing is as beautiful or effective as a local church that is full of life, health, and vitality. God’s plan for creating healthy churches involves God-called, pastoral leaders who equip the saints to do the ministry. This course will provide the student with the understanding of the nature of healthy, growing, multiplying churches. It will also provide him/her with the needed mindset and skills to help a church realize health, growth, and multiplication.

Course Assignment

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in Module 1: Week 1.

Discussions (7)

There are 7 Discussions completed in this course. The student is required to post 1 thread of at least 400 words. The student must also post 2 replies of at least 200 words. For each thread, each student must support his/her assertions with at least 1 citation in current Turabian format. Each reply must incorporate at least 1 citation. Acceptable sources include the course textbooks, outside books or articles and the Bible. (CLOs: A, C)

4MAT Book Review Assignments (4)

The student will read the assigned chapters in the course textbooks and will submit a 6–8 page paper for each 4MAT Book Review assignment. There are 4 sections to the 4MAT Book Review format and each section will take 1-2 pages to complete in addition to an introduction and summary. (CLOs: A, B, C)

Ministry Application Project Assignment

The student will create and submit a 15–20 page project applying the content of this course to his/her present or future ministry situation. The project will include an appropriate rationale for the project, specific and realistic goals to be accomplished, persons responsible for accomplishing each goal, materials and resources needed for each goal, and a timeline for completing each goal. The student must select a project that fits with his/her life situation or goals. (CLOs: A, B, C, D)