Department of Spiritual Formation SF730 Worship, Praise, Prayer, and Music A course on the biblical components of corporate and public worship services. Focus is on the meaning, nature, role, and effects of each dynamic in its cultural setting. SF761 Personal Growth and Stress Management Helps to establish a pattern of growth and ministry by assessing personal needs, utilizing the home and family, and identifying stress factors and responses to them. True Spirituality A study of the scriptural truths that determine true Christian character and service with stress on the adequacy of God's resources and the heart attitudes necessary for holy living and spiritual power in ministry. A study of the scriptural principles and aspects of the doctrine of prayer.
Emphasis is on developing and sustaining a meaningful prayer life.
Department of Pastoral Studies PS710 Organization and Presentation of a Biblical Message Procedure for the preparation and delivery of an expository message, emphasizing how to shape a biblical passage into a message. The student is required to deliver at least one message for the course. PS711 Biblical Preaching with Confidence and Power Studies how the preacher can be relevant, clear, and biblically accurate in expository preaching, stressing the structure of the message and how to make the best presentation of it. PS712 Expository Preaching with Style and Effectiveness Focuses on advanced expository preaching with tailored emphasis on narrative literature, particular genre, epistolary plot, and issues of culture. A study of the spiritual and psychological dynamics of effective Bible teaching and the principles of learning and teaching with exposure to creative and various pedagogical methods.