A Biblical Model for 21st Century Worship – WRSP 420
CG • Section 8WK • 11/08/2019 to 04/16/2020 • Modified 02/01/2024
Course Description
This is a worship course that articulates the biblical call for worship-based evangelism. This course makes application of a model of formational, transformational, relational, missional, and reproducible worship.
For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.
Rationale
The world is quickly changing; technology, medicine, communication, and even worship. But God never changes and Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Heb. 13:8). Today’s culture presents many challenges to worship practices in the 21st-century evangelical church. This course will examine several current issues and address them with biblical truths that transcend these threats.
Course Assignment
Textbook readings and lecture presentations
Course Requirements Checklist
After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.
Discussions (3)
Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided prompt for each Discussion. Each thread must be 300 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 2 other classmates’ threads. Each reply must be 200 words. (CLO: A, B, C, D, E)
Peer-Review Discussion: Current Issues Executive Summary and Video
Thread: Current Issues Executive Summary and Video
The student will provide a 5-8 page executive summary of a selected current issue, and then present that summary in a 5-8 minute video presentation.
Replies: Current Issues Executive Summary and Video
The student will view 3 of his/her classmates' summaries and submit a 150-word responses for each.
Case Study Assignments (3)
The student will write a 3-5-page Case Study paper in current Turabian format that focuses on provided topics. The paper must include at least 1 reference that is not from the course textbooks, and one biblical reference. (CLO: A, B, C, D, E)
Quizzes (3)
Each quiz will cover the Learn material for the assigned module(s): week(s). Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 10 multiple-choice and true/false questions, and have a 60-minute time limit.
