Spring 2022

This course facilitates personal reflection and appreciative inquiry for students who are about to graduate. The final deliverable for this course is a Senior Capstone project and/or Field Guide for Effective Ministry based on practicum experiences, personal assessments, readings, papers and assignments.

This course offers a basic and integral introduction to the art of preaching. A series of specifically designed steps prepare students for effectively communicating biblical principles in a way that is culturally relevant. Successful completion of developing and delivering a sermon to a congregation is required. BIOS 200 description is in the 2019 handbook.

This course is designed to prepare students for a life-time of effective ministry. It is the first course of a series that meets the requirements for a basic understanding of the church history, denominational polity, and Alliance theological distinctives. Students will demonstrate a deeper commitment to the pursuit of God and fulfillment of the Great Commission through extensive study of C&MA history and development. This course also serves as a platform of learning for accreditation, licensing, and consecration with the C&MA.

Theology I-V is a series of systematic theology classes that will help you know what and why you believe. This course is a study of Jesus as our Sanctifier and works through five key doctrines foundational to Christian life, understanding, and growth: The Holy Spirit (His person & His work), the sanctification of scriptures, the sanctification of body, soul, & spirit, the crisis & progressive sanctification, and the attributes of God.

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.

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.