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Graduate Studies ~ Dept. of Divinity
Master in Divinity (M.Div.) ~ Doctorate in Divinity (D.D.)
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- NT509 - Fundamentals of NT Greek (3 unit credits) $90 + tapes & text
Textbook - Basics of Biblical Greek - by W. Mounce
24 lectures @ 29 minutes each ($125 from Institute)
This course presents an introduction to the basic features of grammar and vocabulary of New Testament Greek. The student will derive an understanding of this language.
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- CH505 - Survey of Church History (1 unit credit) $70 + tapes
24 lectures @ 44 minutes each ($125 from Institute)
This course is designed to provide the student with a basic introduction to the development of the Christian church from its founding at Pentecost to the present day.
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- NT504New Testament Survey: Gospels/Life of Christ (1 unit credit) $70 + tapes
24 lectures @ 44 minutes each ($125 from Institute)
A chronological, synthetic study of the four Gospel records, emphasizing the time, place, circumstances, and persons involved in the events of our Lord's ministry, with a view to a fuller understanding of the significance of His words and works.
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- NT508 - New Testament Survey: The Epistles and Revelation
(1 unit credit) $70 + tapes
24 lectures @ 44 minutes each ($125 from Institute)
Using the English text, this course will survey the New Testament epistles and the Apocalypse. Of concern will be both the introductory issues and the basic content of the books. Students will do an inductive study of a selected passage, according to the accompanying Inductive Bible Study syllabus.
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- OT510 - Book of Isaiah: (Exegesis) (1 unit credit) $70 + tapes
24 lectures @ 44 minutes each ($125 from Institute)
An exegetical study of the Book of Isaiah. This course will not only survey the contents of the book, but also seek to develop the understanding and the skill of exegetical exposition.
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- PT502 - Exploring Approaches to Apologetics (1 unit credit) $70 + tapes
24 lectures @ 44 minutes each ($125 from Institute)
The course compares biblical, historical and recent approaches to defending faith in God, Christ and Scripture. It emphasizes the contrast between Peter's method of reasoning among the Jews in Jerusalem (Acts 2) and Paul's among the Gentiles in Athens (Acts 17). It compares the still influential approaches of Augustine and Aquinas. However, the majority of the course examines six approaches of apologists who led in the resurgence of evangelicalism during the last half of the twentieth century. Each approach uses different starting points and forms of argument.
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- MD302 - Homiletics (2 unit cerdits) $70 + Textbook
Textbook - On the Preparation & Delivery of Sermons - by Broadus
The student will learn the structure and flow in delivery of properly developed
sermons. Student will develop and complete a detailed sermon project.
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- MD303 - Nouthetic Counseling (1 unit credit) $70 + Textbook
Textbook - The Christian Counselor's Manual - by Adams
The student will receive a complete knowledge of the process and methods
of nouthetics (Bible based Spiritual Counseling) Case study essay project
required as part of course.
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- CE 501 - Church Leadership and Administration (1 unit credit) $70 + tapes
24 lectures @ 29 minutes each ($75 from Institute)
A course designed to develop leadership potential in students and to give them a familiarity with the various elements of the administrative process, including: goal setting and achieving, organization, delegation, human relations, group dynamics, supervision and the training of other leaders. Though the principles are universal, the focus of the course is the Christian organization, particularly the local church.
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- Field Ministry Requirement (2 unit credits)
The student will be required to be active in a church or ministry setting and to complete a total of 60 hours of work. The work can be combined from various activities such as conducting a Bible study or Sunday School teaching as well as working within church services (Deacon, usher, greeter, worship team, etc.)
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- Master Thesis Requirement (1 unit credit) $35 Assessment Fee
The student will complete a research paper that will be not less than 10,000
words (about 20 full pages of text)
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- CE503 - Advanced Leadership and Administration (1 unit credit) $70 + tapes
24 lectures @ 29 minutes each ($125 from Institute)
Built on course CE 501, this advanced course focuses on the biblical foundation and practical functions of administrative leadership in churches and Christian organizations. The tapes and accompanying syllabus assignments are designed to focus on both the attitudes and skills of team leaders.
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- OT509 - The Christian and Old Testament Theology (1 unit credit) $70 + tapes
24 lectures @ 44 minutes each ($125 from Institute)
A biblical and theological study of the foundational theology applied by the Old Testament for the New Testament and the Christian Church. This study identifies and inductively derives the center or focal point for the theology of both the Old and New Testaments. It also deals with the amount of continuity and discontinuity between the Old and New Testaments. Included are the topics of saving faith, the people of God, the role of the law of God, the worship of God, the doctrine of atonement, the relationship between the law and wisdom theology, the kingdom of God, the Messiah, the inclusion of the Gentiles, the theology of the Holy Spirit, and the preparation of the New Covenant.
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- NT502 - The Pastoral Epistles (1 unit credit) $70 + tapes
20 lectures @ 60 minutes each ($125 from Institute)
An expository and exegetical study of 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus, with emphasis on their special exegetical and interpretive problems and on their relevance for society, church and, especially, church leadership. A working knowledge of Greek and a careful use of the required commentaries are necessary for the programmed lesson plan.
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- PT501 - Christian Ethics (1 unit credit) $70 + tapes
24 lectures @ 44 minutes each ($125 from Institute)
An examination of theories of obligation and theories of value from a philosophical perspective. A Biblical theology of obligation and a Biblical theology of value are presented along with their implications for decision-making in personal life and church life.
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- MT501 - Spiritual Formation (1 unit credit) $70 + tapes
24 lectures @ 44 minutes each ($125 from Institute)
An investigation into the meaning of Biblical Christianity and its relationship to faith and practice, within contemporary cultural contexts. Special attention is give to the corporate dimensions of spirituality and spiritual formation as defined in the New Testament. Those historical and cultural factors which have led to the privatization of Christianity are analyzed and discussed. A paradigm of spiritual growth and maturity which focuses on the assembly rather than the individual is developed.
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- CE502 - Interpersonal Communication and Conflict Management
(1 unit credit) $70 + tapes
24 lectures @ 29 minutes each ($75 from Institute)
An examination of the process of interpersonal communication and conflict management in human relationships within Christian organizations, with attention given to communication models, self-concept, non-verbal messages, stress and other strategies that will assist the Christian leader in developing interpersonal communication skills and the productive use of conflict.
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- CE504 - Adult Ministries in The Church (1 unit credit) $70 + tapes
24 lectures @ 29 minutes each ($95 from Institute)
Students review the principles of andragogy and its application to various adult age levels and special adult groups such as singles, single parents, and families. Students will analyze and synthesize the church's entire ministry to adults. Unique learning methods are used in the course in order to effectively model the principles of andragogy.
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- WM503 - Urban Mission and Ministry (1 unit credit) $70 + tapes
24 lectures @ 44 minutes each ($95 from Institute)
A course that focuses on Christian mission and ministry in the world's growing cities. The Biblical basis for urban ministry is presented and case studies of effective urban strategies worldwide are examined. Attention is given to urban issues such as ministering to the poor and homeless, pastoring and raising a family in the city, and planting urban churches.
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- PT504 - Christian Worldview (1 unit credit) $70 + tapes
24 lectures @ 44 minutes each ($125 from Institute)
An introduction to the nature and function of a Worldview and noetic structure, with an argument for the value of developing and living an explicitly Christian Worldview. A Christian Worldview is developed out of a redemptive history model of biblical theology, which is then explicated using the philosophical categories of metaphysics, epistemology, and axiology, Throughout the course, the student will gain understanding of modern and postmodern thought, and how to critique them biblically. The enactment of a Worldview approach to Christian ministry is emphasized.
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- Field Ministry Requirement (3 unit credits)
The student will be required to be active in a church or ministry setting and to complete a total of 90 hours of work. The work can be combined from various activities such as conducting a Bible study or Sunday School teaching as well as working within church services (Deacon, usher, greeter, worship team, etc.)
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- Doctorate Thesis Requirement (1 unit credit) $50 Assessment Fee
The student will complete a research paper that will be not less than 15,000
words (about 30 full pages of text)
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