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through a study of biblical materials. It will also combine current thought and
teaching on the role of Christian leaders in an attempt to help students discover
appropriate models of leadership for the 21st century.
PM 590 The Life and Ministry of Women in the Church
4 hours
The course provides the student with an overview of the biblical, theological,
historical, and contemporary views on women in ministry and helps women
articulate their call, vision, and role as leaders in their local context.
PM 591 Models for Women in Ministry
4 hours
This course provides opportunity for students to relate with persons from a
variety of settings in ministry.
PM 592 Group Dynamics for Women in Ministry
4 hours
Principles of group process will be defined and experienced in the course.
PM 611 Creativity in Preaching
4 hours
This course is intended to encourage students to explore and experiment with
new forms of sermon delivery, a wide array of sermon topics, and the use of
sermons in such settings as Communion and Baptismal services, funerals,
revivals and evangelistic meetings, and at rallies involving social and political
issues.
PM 613 The Preacher and Contemporary Issues
4 hours
An examination of the role of the pulpit as a form of public address in the
current movements of thought and life in a free society.
PM 615 Preaching in the Black Tradition
4 hours
See course description under BC 615.
PM 617 Oral Communication
4 hours
This course is designed to provide students with multiple opportunities for oral
communication in the context of Christian worship. Each student will preach
twice in the class setting. Students will also be called upon to publicly read from
selected portions of Scripture, pronounce calls to worship, lead in the reading of
an appropriate church confession or statement of faith, and lead the class in
spoken prayer.
PM 618 Preaching from the Old Testament
4 hours
This course is designed to introduce students to the challenges and
opportunities of preaching from the various literary genres of the Old
Testament. The course will focus on the major personalities, theological
themes, and defining historical events of the Old Testament. Time will also be
spent focusing on the points of continuity and discontinuity between the Old
and New Testament.
PM 621 Strategic Planning for Congregational Evangelism 4 hours
Biblical, theological, and methodological principles will provide the framework
for congregational understanding of ministry context, mission, leadership,
change, and evangelistic methods and strategies. Students will design a strategy
for developing a congregation where outreach is a core value.
PM 623 Principles of American Church Growth
4 hours
An introduction to foundational principles and strategies of the Church Growth
Movement, applied to the North American cultural setting, as one approach to
fulfilling the Great Commission. Emphasis will be placed on congregational
applications.
PM 624 Outreach Approaches of Jesus and the Early Church 4 hours
A biblical and historical study of the teaching and practice of evangelism as seen
in the life and ministry of Jesus and the early church.
PM 625 Lay Caregiving
4 hours
The major focus of this course is on methods and techniques for equipping church
members to do the caregiving mandated by Scripture. Students will review
contemporary resources and gain experience in designing and training others in
caregiving skills.
PM 626 Understanding Social and Cultural Context
4 hours
The social sciences are applied broadly to presenting the Gospel to secular
people who do not yet understand or believe in Jesus Christ as saving Lord.
Emphasis will be given to research on attitudes, lifestyles, demographics,
communication theory, social and cultural influences, values and worldview,
and decision-making processes as they relate to ministry context.
PM 627 Pastoring the Small Church
4 hours
This course examines the peculiar sociological and cultural dynamics of small
membership congregations (averaging 100 or less in worship) from a pastoral
perspective. It gives attention to ways of bringing revitalization to ministry and
facilitating qualitative and quantitative growth.
PM 628 Revitalizing the Local Church
4 hours
This course explores the biblical, theological, and sociological characteristics of
vital, healthy local churches and the divine and human resources for leading
congregations to revitalization in their life and ministry. Emphasis will be placed
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