Students prepare a formal lesson plan and may elect to teach the lesson to a class of learners for the purpose of practice and evaluation. The course teaches the fundamentals of youth ministry. It will major on foundational principles of youth pastoring, youth groups, and community development. This course is directed to all students ministering to today's young people. A study of homiletical principles, beginner's faults, sermonic styles, and individual improvement in delivery.
Limited opportunities are available for practice preaching with peer evaluation.
This course integrates theory with practice in the area of discipling youth and college students for Christ. We are training the youth worker to prepare the young people to be hearers of the Word of God, and also doers of the Word of God. This course's philosophical foundation is based upon the S.O.M.E. model for youth ministry. Also, the course will show administrative keys to youth pastoring in order to facilitate the greatest mode of productivity in discipling. This is an introductory course to the pastoral ministry.