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LINCOLN CHRISTIAN SEMINARYCD 899. Special Issues in Church Development. A course in selected areas ofstudies relating to church development and church growth, with a special focus ongrowing larger churches.CD 900. Research in Church Development. Individual research under facultysupervision. (1-3 hours)CD 901. Thesis. The thesis, when chosen instead of an Extended Research Paperin the Master of Arts degree, will be written according to guidelines available fromthe Seminary office. The student may chose to defend the thesis in an oral exam ormake a presentation to a select audience. (6 hours)CD 902. Thesis Re-Registration. Students not completing the thesis during thesemester in which they register for it are required to re-register under the 902 coursenumber each semester until the thesis is completed and approved. (0 hours)CD 903. Extended Research Paper. Instead of a thesis, students may chooseto write an extended research paper of 50-75 pages for 3 hours credit, as well ascomplete an additional 3-hour course in the major and pass an oral exam over thepaper and other courses completed in the major. Guidelines for writing the paperare available from the Seminary office. (3 hours)CD 904. Extended Research Paper Re-Registration. Students not completingthe extended research paper during the semester in which they register for itare required to re-register under the 904 course number each semester until theextended research paper is completed and approved. (0 hours)Christian EducationCE 600. Teaching Ministry of the Church. An introduction to Christianeducation in the local congregation including its biblical-theological bases, relationto spiritual formation, learning methods, and administrative necessities.CE 601. Educational Leadership and Administration. A study of con-ceptsof leadership and principles of educational administration; the development of acomprehensive Christian Education program is given major attention.CE 604. Adult Discipleship. A survey of ministry methods for adults in thechurch, with an emphasis on intentional discipleship of adults, including teachinglearning,spiritual formation, and educational programming in adult life.54