CHRISTIAN MINISTRY & OUTREACH

Task List    (1st Year - Level 1)

First-Level students are given an introduction to all areas of ministry and outreach. Students are given the opportunity to practice concepts in the classroom and through group community outreach projects.

BIBLICAL STUDIES

Students are required to complete course thru online academics:

Old Testament Survey

TYPES OF MINISTRY (Overview)

Personal Ministry

Church Ministry

Missions/Local & Foreign

TYPES OF OUTREACH
(Overview)

Humanitarian

Evangelism

PERSONAL MINISTRY
(Basics & In-Class Projects)

Family

Friends/Peers

Neighbors/Community

Tithing/Giving

CHURCH MINISTRY (Basics & In-Class Projects)

Children’s Ministry: CD’s/Videos, Music, Drama, Clowning, Puppets, Activity Groups, Vacation Bible School, Camp

Youth Ministry: Bible Quiz, Fine Arts, School Clubs, Summer Camps & Retreats, Teen Missions Organizations & Opportunities

Sunday School: Teaching & Curriculum, Leadership

Couples & Singles Ministry: Bible Study & Curriculum, Special Events, Conferences, Retreats

Men’s & Women’s Ministry: Bible Study & Curriculum, Special Events (Mother/Daughter or Father/Son Banquet ), Conferences, Retreats, Obtaining Special Speakers & Special Ministry Groups (such as music)

Senior Ministry: Shut-Ins, Nursing Homes

Special Ministry Areas: Nursery, Worship Leader, Technology, Music, Sunday School Superintendent, Board Members, Deacons, Evangelists, Apostles and Prophets

CHRISTIAN MISSIONS/LOCAL & FOREIGN (Assignments)

Church Missions: Food Cupboard, Financial Counseling, Parenting Classes, Child Care Centers

Community Missions: Homeless Shelters (Bethesda Mission), Drug & Alcohol Rehab (Teen Challenge/New Life For Girls), Pregnancy Centers (Capital Area Pregnancy Center), Prison Ministry

Foreign Missions: Missionary Aviation, Convoy of Hope, Building & Construction Mission Teams, Evangelism Teams, Medical Teams

Miracles on the Mission Field

HUMANITARIAN OUTREACH: (Assignments)

Red Cross/Salvation Army/Peace Corps/Mercy Ships

Sponsor a Child (food, clothing, housing, education)/Orphanages

Medical Specialists Providing Services

Agricultural/Construction/Environmental

EVANGELISM (Assignments)

Effective Personal Witnessing

Discipleship and Mentoring

Printed/Written Means of Evangelism (Tracts/Bibles), Translation

Fund-Raising & Support (Missionary Sponsorship)

Prayer/Warfare

Mission Trips (Shelters & Solar Cooking/Environmental Sanitation)

Task List    (2nd Year - Level 2)

Second-Level students are given an opportunity to develop personal unique talents and to choose specialized areas of ministry and outreach. Students are given the opportunity to practice concepts beyond the classroom through group and individual community outreach projects.

BIBLICAL STUDIES

Students are required to complete course thru online academics:

New Testament Survey

Ministry & Outreach areas will be reviewed and practiced in more depth within the classroom and onsite in Churches, Ministries, and Organizations.

ATTRIBUTES OF MINISTRY

Understanding and Identifying Your “Calling”

Entering With a Servant’s Heart

Ethics and Modeling

Commitment

Personal Relationship and Growth

Developing and Performing Your Ministry

Avoiding Burnout

QUALIFICATIONS

Vocational Specializations and Skills

Educational Goals ( Including Licensed & Ordained)

OPPORTUNITIES

Positions and Career Paths in Ministry

Positions and Career Paths in Humanitarian Organizations

Task List    (3rd Year - Level 3)

Third-Level students are given an opportunity to practice on-the-job skills in real-life settings.

Students Choose Four Areas of Ministry and/or Outreach

Students will be given the opportunity to actively participate in four approved outside ministries or organizations—one per marking period. Students may participate in the following ways:

• Shadow a leader at a Church, Ministry, or Organization (participate as permitted)
• Plan and conduct an actual project or event at a Church, Ministry, or Organization
• Assume an actual position at a Church, Ministry, or Organization