PR: PRATICAL TRAINING

PR 102 Principles of Evangelism: Preparation for Service. The devotional life, prayer life, spiritual qualifications for the ministry, conduct, call, general education, study of the Word, devotion to the ministry, the nature of service, motives. The duty and privilege of soul-winning: Christ, the Master Evangelist; early church evangelism in Acts; building bridges; a basic soul-winning method; dealing with different types of people; follow-up; training soul-winners; evangelistic efforts. Second semester; three hours.

PR 104 Social Ethics : This course will require the student to consider society's modern questions ot right and wrong in light of Christian doctrine. Second semester; three hours. This class meets the requirements for a social science elective.

PR 107 Discipleship / Preaching : The first seven weeks of the course cover Personal Discipleship: principles, guidelines, and methods in discipling new converts, with an an emphasis on one-on-one discipleship, and a survey of a variety of discipleship materials. The second seven weeks cover Fundamentals of Preaching: the nature and importance of preaching, with discussion of the theme concept and the means by which an effective sermon is developed. Both semesters; three hours.

PR 201 Music / Youth Ministries : The first seven weeks of the course cover Music Ministry: the place and importance of music in Christian worship; building a church music program based on scriptural principles; the respective roles of the pastor, songleader, choir director, and church music director within the music program; congregational singing; special music; the choir; and problems in the development of a quality music program. The second seven weeks cover Youth Ministry: the philosophy of youthwork; winning and discipling today's youth; qualifications and characteristics of a good youth pastor; the relationships between senior pastor and youth pastor; the youth pastor and the Christian school; junior and senior ministries; coulseing youth; promoting and directing the youth ministry; and youth programs and activities. First semester; two hours. This class meets the requirements for a social science elective.

PR 202 Current Trends / Missions : The first seven weeks of the course cover Current Cults and Trends: key characteristics of cults and unscriptural trends; guidelines for dealing with fasle teachings; historial roots of current conflicts between fundamentalists and liberals, neo-evangelicals, and pseudo-fundamentalists; discussion of neo-evangelical and pseudo-fundamental philosophies; the preacher's responsibility to instruct and warn against false teachings; and principles for intelligent spiritual warfare. The second seven weeks cover Missions and Evangelistic Efforts: the biblical basis of missions; the place and importance of missions; home missions; introduction to AMerican church planting; survey of current world mission needs and opportunities; men and women in missions; missions conferences; church mission teams; support for missions; and caring for mssionaries on deputation and furlough. Second semester; two hours.

PR 301 Ministry and Law / Church Education : The first seven weeks of the course cover Ministry and Law: civil law as it affects pastors, churches, Christian schools, and their ministries; and potential liabitilites related to abuse, church discipline, and counseling. The second seven weeks cover Church Education: the Sunday school; planning the church education program; enlisting and training teachers; choosing materials; and other educational ministries of the local church such as youth clubs, vacation Bible schools, and training unions. Both semesters; three hours.

PR 303 Pastoral Counseling / Finances : The first seven weeks of the course cover Pastoral Counseling: the place and limitations of counseling in the ministry; biblical approaches to counseling; the practice and process of counseling; problems and dangers in counseling; marital and family counseling; hospital ministry; counseling the bereaved; dealing with special problems such as illegitimacy, addiction, perversion, bitterness, divorce, and remarriage; and reliable resources, organizations, and agencies for referrals. The second seven weeks cover Personal and Church Finances: scriptural principles of stewardship; personal stewardship; cultivation of stewardship in the local church; church budgeting; buying and selling property; building and borrowing; insurances; and taxes. First semester; three hours.

PR 402 Purity and Unity / Glory of the Ministry : The frist seven weeks of the course cover Church Purity and Unity: scriptural and historical bases of Fundamentalism; and guidelines for cultivating biblical practices regarding such as issues as the foundation of true unity, church harmony, personal associations, and proper relationships with other pastors in the community. The second seven weeks cover the Glory of the Ministry: the high calling of the ministry; the awesome nature of its responsibilities; the glorious and eternal nature of its rewards; the implications of God's call; characteristics of a true man of God; challenges of the ministry; the man in the ministry; and what to preach and ways to preach it. Both semesters; three hours.

PR 406 Expository Preaching : An analysis of the preparation, and presentation of expository sermons. Hermeneutic principles are considered as they have historically affected preaching. Both semesters; three hours.