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Project Management prepares students for planning and implementing projects within the context of local and international ministry settings. The course is designed to integrate with ministry practicums required of all BIOS students, as a means of preparing students who are debt-free and field-ready.

The overall objective of this course is to prepare students for effective kingdom service by gaining a deeper understanding of calling with regards to mission, both global and local. This course challenges students to articulate their passion and burden for the lost of the nations as well as their own current realm of influence. They do this by gaining a global overview of God’s kingdom advance in the world by paying attention to common characteristics of movements. Through personal engagement and exposure in cross-cultural settings, students will evaluate their long term role and calling in fulfilling the Great Commission.

Theology V Lab is the culmination of Theology I-V designed to prepare students for a successful formal C&MA licensing interview. This course will lead students through the C&MA Accreditation application process, as well as a comprehensive overview of all the theological topics addressed in Theology I-V.

Theology I-V are a series of systematic theology classes that will help students know what and why they believe. This course is a study of Jesus as our coming king and discusses, through four key doctrinal concepts, the foundational groundwork to understand how all of scripture points to Christ’s resurrection & return, the rapture of the Church, Parousia, the second coming of Christ, & global missions.

New Testament Survey is a powerful and rewarding study that walks through the ministry of Jesus noting key prescriptions and descriptions in Acts and the epistles. This course is a concise introduction to the literature, history, culture, chronology, geography, and theology of this portion of the Bible. While this course intentionally gives a basic overview of each book of the New Testament, it also highlights key books that offer specific application to a student’s life and ministry today.

This course is a study of the book of Psalms with special emphasis on interpretive approaches, Hebrew poetic techniques, and genre comparisons. Historical and contemporary usage of the Psalms for personal spiritual formation will also be considered.