YOUT 350 Campus Ministry

Important to the role of the youth leader is his or her ability to evangelize and disciple youth through the local public school campus. This course will provide the youth ministry student with the proper direction towards becoming a well-adjusted, confident individual in dealing with outreach techniques on the public school campus. This course will enhance the future educational development of the youth leader and equip him or her to be a more effective leader of a local church or Christian youth organization whose focus is campus ministry.

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (4)

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 contain at least 250 words. In addition to the thread, the student must reply to at least 2 other classmates’ threads. Each reply must be at least 100 words. Threads and replies should integrate biblical principles and experience. Where applicable, acceptable sources should be cited. Acceptable sources include open web sources, scholarly articles, textbooks, and the Bible. (CLO: B, C, E)

Legal Cases Assignment

The student will locate 3 legal cases that involve public schools and write a report of each case that includes the following subtitles: Introduction, Summary, Personal Response, Ministry Implications, and Conclusion. The report of each case must be 1 – 2 pages, and the total length of the paper must not exceed 5 pages. Each case must have at least 1 citation and the paper must be in current Turabian format. (CLO: C, E)

Reading Report Assignments (2)

The student will write 2 book summaries that are 2–3 pages each. These will be based on the You Lost Me and So the Next Generation Will Know texts. Each summary must include a statement of how many pages were read, incorporate at least 1 citation, and be in current Turabian format. (CLO: A, B, C, D)

Student Conversation/Interview Paper Assignment

The student will talk with or interview 3 adolescents in middle or high school. Emphasis must be on ministry applications. Each conversation/interview will be summarized, including a brief profile/bio of each adolescent. The paper must be 2 – 3 pages. (CLO: C, D, E)

School Board Reaction Paper Assignment

The student will attend a school board meeting in his or her local school system and will then write a 2 – 3-page reaction paper based on his or her observations. (CLO: C, D, E)

Campus Ministry Strategy Paper Assignment

The student will develop a specific philosophy of campus ministry and write a 5 – 8-page paper in either current Turabian or current APA format that states the purpose of a campus ministry and how it can assist in the student’s overall philosophy. A bibliography must be included. (CLO: A, B, D, E)

Quiz: Campus Ministry

The student will complete an open-book/open-notes test based on the LectureText to Accompany Campus Ministry. The student will have 60 minutes to complete 23 fill-in-the-blank questions. (CLO: A, B, C, D)