Course Description
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Course Guide
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Rationale
Cities and urban metropolises are influenced by the cultural transitions in a world that has become post-Christian, postmodern, and diverse. Thus, it is important for urban ministry leaders to consider a different approach that needs to operate more as the early Church. This requires missionary work with a renewed emphasis on the message and mission of Jesus. Thus, this course’s academic journey provides the content to study and acquire the knowledge to help Christian leaders and ministers in the work to evangelize and disciple cities and urban metropolises’ populations facing contemporary issues with the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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 (2)
The student will post one thread of at least 300 words for each of the following topics. For each thread, the student is required to support assertions with at least 3 scholarly citations and 3 Bible references in Turabian format.
– This post will be based on information found on pages 15 – 23 from the Urban Ministry book by Conn, from which the student will identify and explain what he/she learned from Lima, Peru, to use in making effective disciples in cities and urban metropolises ministries.
– This post will be based on information found on pages 325 – 330 from the Urban Ministry book by Conn, from which the student will identify and explain what he/she learned about the subject of poverty for ministries in cities and urban metropolises.
The student is also required to post two replies of at least 200 words. Each reply is required to incorporate at least 2 scholarly citations in Turabian format.
Any sources cited are required to be published within the last five years. Acceptable sources are scholastic journals, academic, and course textbooks. (CLO: A, B, C)
Book Interaction Assignments (3)
The student will write a book interaction, not a researched-oriented paper, based on the readings for each of the following textbooks:
- Washed and Waiting
- Urban Ministry
- When Helping Hurts
This work should reflect the student’s personal wrestling with the material. The introduction of the interaction should be done prior to reading the book, in which the student – in relation to the topic of the book – answers the questions, “What is my current experience with this topic? How do I need to develop in this area?” The paper will be between 7 to 10 pages of material, excluding the title page and references, including citations when needed, and be written in Turabian format. (CLO: A, B, C)
Ministry Leader Interview Assignment
The student will conduct an interview with an active ministry leader addressing the following:
- The student will spend time interviewing a current ministry leader/practitioner concerning each of the following areas:
- Racism
- Poverty
- Same-Sex Attraction
- The interview should cover these basic questions:
- What is your name?
- What is your current role?
- Between the three issues of Racism, Poverty, and Same-Sex Attraction and the church, which one of these are you most passionate about, and why are you passionate about this specific area of ministry?
- Why do you believe the church should be engaged in this type of ministry?
- What are the biggest challenges you face in doing ministry in the remaining two areas of ministry that you are least passionate about is applicable? (Racism, Poverty, or Same-Sex Attraction).
- What have been at least three of the most effective best practices for engaging in any of these communities?
- What passages of Scripture have really shaped you in doing the kind of ministry you are currently engaged in concerning Racism, Poverty, or Same-Sex Attraction? (CLO: D, E, F)
The Ministry Leader Interview Assignment must be 6 to 10 pages long, cite 3 references with 1 to 2 citations per page, and be formatted using the Turabian writing style.
Leadership Development Plan Assignments (3)
The student will create the following items:
- 13-Month Calendar Assignment: Create an outline of activities chart, following the example in the instructions, to schedule leadership development program activities for the year. This plan includes books, staff sessions, evangelism/apologetics events, other related Church experiences, and others deemed necessary. The Assignment requires at least 2 references/citations in the current Turabian format.
- Training Assignment: Create twelve (12) lesson outlines addressing the contemporary in this course, same-sex attraction, racism and the black experience, and poverty. Follow the lesson outline sample in the instructions to complete the content for each lesson. Use these lessons to teach ministry staff the content for use in the ministry work in cities and urban metropolises. The completed assignment will be 12 pages, provide at least 12 references (with 1 to 2 citations per lesson), and must be in current Turabian format.
- Practical Implications Assignment: Choose two (2) Evangelism/Apologetics Events and three (3) Church Practical Experiences addressing the contemporary issues of same-sex attraction, racism, and poverty for ministry leaders to experience. This assignment must be 7–10 pages in current Turabian format and include 12 references (2 citations per event/experience) to the required readings and outside resources. (CLO: D, E, F)
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