Courses

A Biblical study with a view toward counseling of marriage, divorce, remarriage, church discipline, and life-dominating sins.

The rise and growth of early baptistic separatist groups and Baptist churches from the first through the seventeenth century A.D. The principles and doctrines of the early church will be noted.

A study of Baptist churches and leaders since 1700. The class will focus primarily on American Baptists. The relation of Baptists toward soul liberty, church polity, democracy, evangelism, and missions will be discussed.

Distinctive doctrines, practices and procedures of Baptist church administration and leadership will be addressed from a Biblical perspective.

A survey of revivals throughout history, from Bible days until the present. The course’s aim is to help the student understand the nature of revival and to stir him to seek revival.

A study of the place, work, responsibilities, and expectations of the assistant pastor in the youth ministry, music ministry, or other ministries of the local church.

A course based on the fact that churches plant churches. The Bible plan for planting churches, the indigenous principles of discipleship, leadership development, and the needs of the world are the foundation of this course. Students are led through the planting of a church from start to finish. The students will study other areas of planting a church including effective survey work, Biblical ministry and prayer, financial planning, literature development, and Bible translation work. Course is identical with MIS 402.

The rise and growth of early baptistic separatist groups and Baptist churches from the first through the seventeenth century A.D. The principles and doctrines of the early church will be noted.

A study of Baptist churches and leaders since 1700 with a focus primarily on American Baptists. The relation of Baptists toward soul liberty, church polity, democracy, evangelism, and missions will be discussed.

A survey of revivals throughout history from Bible days until the present, aimed at helping the student to understand the nature of revival and be stirred to seek revival.

The structure and philosophy of phonics in preparation for teaching reading, including a survey of all phonics sounds and rules.

A history of phonics instruction and a discussion of modern teaching methodology with critical analysis in the light of Biblical principles. Also, preparation for teaching and evaluating reading groups, phonics, and class reading.

A review of all spelling rules tested by a competency exam. Ideas and methods for teaching spelling in the elementary classroom.

Practical experience working with common handwriting methods. Ideas for teaching and implementing handwriting in the classroom are shared.

A thorough presentation of modern preschool education in both public and private settings with a particular emphasis on terminology and Christian perspective in the preschool classroom.