Practical ethical understanding of the issues of pastoral ministry.
To understand the exegetical (historical grammatical literary cultural) context
Building an ethical biblical framework for resolving the issues.
Discovering tools for ethical decision making.
To apply the Old Testament for faith and practice
To form a basis for understanding the New Testament and the Ministry of Jesus.
To develop the Great Themes of the Old Testament and their relevance for New Testament interpretation.
To understand the exegetical (historical grammatical literary cultural) context
To apply the New Testament for faith and practice
To form a basis for understanding the Gospels
To develop the Great Themes of the New Testament (found in the letters, prophecy, history) and their relevance for interpretation.
This Course is designed to introduce and enable the student to construct an expository sermon based upon the skills of exegesis, the process of moving from biblical text to sermon manuscript. In addition, the student will gain experience explaining a biblical passage and delivering a biblical sermon without notes.
How the preacher hears the word and how that word is heard within the congregation
Explore the art and science of the biblical discipline in the discovery of God’s self revelation in a systematic way.
Suggestion: A paper needs to be written by the student that provides a systematic theology.
To survey the major ideas, personalities and developments in Baptist life.
To understand the distinctives of Baptist in the greater Christian family
To gain in appreciation the unity and diversity of Baptists
To understand the dynamics and structure of the local church, associational life, the regional, and national bodies.
To understand the “call to ministry” within the Baptist family
To compare the worship models found in Baptist Churches
To compare the biblical model of the church to the present-day Baptist model
To briefly survey the major personalities and
movements that have been present in
Suggestion: Have students bring their local church’s constitution and by-laws.
Discovery of doctrinal development (the story of people – their motivations, the issues they grapple with, and the decisions they make) and the importance history that brings to the pastorate.
Broad overview of the church and its development (Early church history, reformation history,) and American history, particularly in its American context.
Mentoring is a new requirement and is fully explained on the page that give the full mentoring requirements and forms.