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1 Global Church-Based Theological Educatio (GC-BTE) Doctor of Miistry The Doctor of Miistry degree (D.Mi.) i Global Church-Based Theological Educatio (GC-BTE) is grated for demostratio of competecies associated with beig a miister of the gospel (pastor, church plater, missioary) ad other miistry leaders who are situated to have sigificat ifluece i formal or iformal church etworks. Geeral objectives of all Atioch School programs: Comprehesive developmet i character, skills, ad kowledge for effective miistry. Life developmet ad lifelog learig orietatio. Recogitio of ad participatio i the cetrality of the local church i the pla of God. Ability to master biblical cotet, beefit from sigificat cotributios of scholars, ad build strategic models of miistry accordigly. Develop a foudatioal uderstadig through a itegrated core of iterdiscipliary studies. The geeral objective of Miistry Degrees is to help trai those who desire to be part of a leadership ad miistry team that is oe-mided i miistry, visio, ad philosophy. Out of this team would come those who commit themselves log term to local church leadership or those who desire to trai to be part of a missioary team ivolved i platig or establishig churches i other areas. Specific program objectives of the D.Mi. GC-BTE: Idetify ad address paradigm-level issues i theological educatio, doig theology, hermeeutics, missios, ad Christia educatio. Build biblical philosophy i each of these areas. Costruct ad evaluate strategic models ad tools that itegrate biblical philosophy with cotemporary miistry situatios. 65 credits are icluded i the M.Mi. The followig is a list of competecies to be demostrated i order to ear the degree: Semester Hours of Credit LIFE AND MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT 6 The SIMA Motivated Abilities Patter (MAP) helps you idetify your ow uique desig ad abilities. The SIMA 0-Step Program demostrates your ability to use isights from your MAP to uderstad yourself ad to develop your life ad miistry. Select Oe

2 MAP70 Motivated Abilities Patter (Cosultat Assessed) At the begiig of each program, studets obtai a certified Motivated Abilities Patter (MAP) through the process of recallig autobiographical achievemets; writte data ad oral data are assessed by a SIMA cosultat, to show the studet s preferred subject matter, the abilities the studet istictively uses, the circumstaces ad relatioships the studet thrives i, ad the results the studet is drive to achieve.. Completed the process of obtaiig a certified Motivated Abilities Patter (MAP) through a discovery process with aalysis ad review by a SIMA cosultat. MAP70 Motivated Abilities Patter (Computer Assessed) At the begiig of each program, studets obtai a Motivated Abilities Patter (MAP) through the process of recallig autobiographical achievemets; assessmet of writte data is computer assisted, to show the studet s preferred subject matter, the abilities the studet istictively uses, the circumstaces ad relatioships the studet thrives i, ad the results the studet is drive to achieve.. Completed the process of obtaiig a Motivated Abilities Patter (MAP) through a discovery process by computer aalysis ad review by a SIMA cosultat. MAP70 Motivated Abilities Patter (Self Assessed) At the begiig of each program, studets geerate a Motivated Abilities Patter (MAP) through the process of recallig autobiographical achievemets; writte data is self assessed usig the booklet Idetifyig Who You Are Desiged to Be ad reviewed with a group of peers, to show the studet s preferred subject matter, the abilities the studet istictively uses, the circumstaces ad relatioships the studet thrives i, ad the results the studet is drive to achieve.. Created a Motivated Abilities Patter (MAP) through a 0-step discovery process usig careful self aalysis ad review by a group of peers, resultig i a MAP that accurately reflects your ow uique desig. MAP80 Becomig Who You Are Desiged To Be A Projects Studets work through a disciplied process i the book Becomig Who You Are Desiged to Be: SIMA 0-Step Program to develop workig kowledge of their ow uique desig, its implicatios for how they fit i their work, ad how they relate to others.. Developed a uderstadig of your uique desig: how the parts of your MAP fit together, your emotios, ad uderstadig the dark-side of your stregths. (Projects A, A, A). Developed a uderstadig of how you fit i your work: how the parts of your MAP help you idetify your ideal type of work, improve your curret job fit, ad kow how high to climb. (Projects 4A, 5A, 6A). Developed a uderstadig of how you relate to others, usig MAPs to uderstad persoal coflict, to get the help you eed from others, ad to maage activities that drag you dow. (Projects 7A, 8A, 9A) 4. Itegrated your MAP ito your whole life pla. (Projects 0A) MAP80 Becomig Who You Are Desiged To Be B Projects Studets work through a disciplied process i the book Becomig Who You Are Desiged to Be: SIMA 0-Step Program to develop workig kowledge of their ow uique desig, its implicatios for how they fit i their work, ad how they relate to others.. Developed a uderstadig of your uique desig: how the parts of your MAP fit together, your emotios, ad uderstadig the dark-side of your stregths. (Projects B, B, B). Developed a uderstadig of how you fit i your work: how the parts of your MAP help you idetify your ideal type of work, improve your curret job fit, ad kow how high to climb. (Projects 4B, 5B, 6B). Developed a uderstadig of how you relate to others, usig MAPs to uderstad persoal coflict, to get the help you eed from others, ad to maage activities that drag you dow. (Projects 7B, 8B, 9B) 4. Itegrated your MAP ito your whole life pla. (Projects 0B)

3 LN70 Life Iitial Pla Iitial work with the Life tool, icludig completio of six steps. LN70 Life Pla Updates Revised work with the Life tool, icludig updates of your Life Developmet Master Pla; ad reported o additioal meetig(s) with your metor usig the persoal developmet assessmets forms.. Costructed your timelie ad a writte arrative, iterpretig your story to uderstad your past ad uderstad where you are goig i the future. (Step ). Created a Uique Life Purpose Statemet that icludes idividual purpose, family purpose, commuity purpose, ad world commuity purpose. (Step ). Created or acquired a writte Motivated Abilities Patter, to uderstad who you are desiged to be, how to become the perso you are desiged to be, ad applied that kowledge by writig a persoal lifework visio. (Step ) 4. Built a life developmet portfolio, idetifyig the ivestmets you will make i the four buildig blocks of life: the idividual, the family, the local commuity, ad the world commuity. (Step 4) 5. Developed a Life Developmet Master Pla (your strategy), pullig together your uique Life Purpose Statemet; settig lifelog ad log-rage goals aroud your idividual, family, commuity, ad world commuity itetios; ad desiged a atural life rhythm (your habits) to accomplish them. (Steps 5 ad 6) LN70 Life Pla Updates Revised work with the Life tool, icludig updates of your Life Developmet Master Pla ad reported iitial meetig(s) with your metor usig the persoal developmet assessmets forms.. Reviewed ad updated your Life Developmet Master Pla (your strategy), which icludes your uique Life Purpose Statemet; lifelog goals aroud your idividual, family, commuity, ad world commuity itetios; ad evaluatio of your atural life rhythms (your habits) to accomplish them. (Focused o Step 5, reviewig all steps). Report o metorig time, usig the six Life ad Miistry Developmet Assessmet forms as poits of referece.. Reviewed ad updated your Life Developmet Master Pla (your strategy), which icludes your uique Life Purpose Statemet; lifelog goals aroud your idividual, family, commuity, ad world commuity itetios; ad evaluatio of your atural life rhythms (your habits) to accomplish them. (Focused o Step 5, reviewig all steps). Report o metorig time, usig the six Life ad Miistry Developmet Assessmet forms as poits of referece. CORE TRAINING MODULES (PARADIGM TRANSFORMATION PROJECTS) 4 These semiars allow strategic miistry leaders (usually i cohorts) to iquire deeply about miistry cocepts ad build miistry plas from beyod traditioal paradigm perspectives. Each semiar requires prelimiary readig i semial resources, prelimiary discussios with key leaders i oe s miistry, participatio i itesive discussios (live or olie), ad developmet of practical projects i oe s ow miistry situatio. PTP70A The Church as Theological Educatio Develop a basic uderstadig of theological educatio paradigm issues ad their persoal ad miistry implicatios related to the Paul Timothy Model as a leadership developmet strategy, the history of theological educatio, the ature of truly church-based theological educatio, ad ew forms of educatio i the twety-first cetury ad their relevace for church-based theological educatio.

4 . Developed a basic uderstadig of the Paul Timothy Model as a leadership developmet strategy for sustaiig church-platig movemets i the fulfillmet of the Great Commissio.. Developed a uderstadig of the history of theological educatio i relatio to the Paul Timothy Model ad the curret Bible College or Semiary Paradigm.. Developed the ability to idetify the differece betwee truly church-based theological educatio ad merely church-housed ad/or school-based theological educatio, icludig the differeces betwee formal, oformal, ad iformal theological educatio. 4. Desiged a framework for begiig to use the ew forms of educatio i the twety-first cetury ad the distictive emphasis of BILD ad the Atioch School, particularly Socratic discussio, project-based learig, ad competecy-based portfolio assessmet supported by theological educatio resource ceters. PTP70A The Church as Missios Developed a basic uderstadig of missios paradigm issues ad their persoal ad miistry implicatios related to the model of Paul s missioary methods, complemetary forms of sodality ad modality leadership, arragemet of complex apostolic etworks i the Atioch Traditio, ad implicatios for istitutios ad parterships to sustai large-scale missio movemets.. Developed a basic uderstadig of the model of Paul s missioary methods i compariso with Wester ad other models of missios, particularly related to the establishig of churches ad traiig leaders.. Developed a uderstadig of the complemetary forms of sodality ad modality leadership ad their sigificace for missios.. Developed a ability to idetify the arragemet of hub churches (Atioch churches), missioary teams/apostolic leaders, local church leaders, ad church etworks accordig to the Atioch Traditio of the Early Church, which exteded for ceturies beyod the New Testamet period. 4. The desig of ew istitutios, reovatio of existig istitutios, ad buildig of parterships to stregthe ad sustai large-scale church platig movemets ad etworks. PTP80A The Church Doig Theology i Culture Developed a basic uderstadig of theology-i-culture paradigm issues ad their persoal ad miistry implicatios related to curriculum for traiig miistry leaders, Paul s model for traiig Timothy, realistically masterig Scripture, ad doig biblical theology i culture i each geeratio by each etwork.. Developed a basic uderstadig of the curriculum (theological ecyclopedia) eeded for the proper traiig of miisters of the gospel.. Developed a uderstadig of the Paul Timothy model of traiig, particularly the parts beyod a ormal schoolig approach to traiig.. Develop a uderstadig of the cocept of masterig of Scripture from a realistic perspective related to the equippig of miisters of the gospel ad local church leaders. 4. Desig a framework for implemetig the priority ad process of doig biblical theology i culture i each geeratio by each etwork of churches. PTP804A The Church as a Hermeeutical Commuity Developed a basic uderstadig of hermeeutical paradigm issues ad their persoal ad miistry implicatios related to thikig biblically, macro-shifts i hermeeutics, hermeeutically traied judgmet, ad hermeeutically traied commuities.. Developed a basic uderstadig of the Apostolic Traditio ad beig able to thik biblically accordig to the Hebrew wisdom traditio ad a masterig of the Scripture.. Developed a uderstadig of the macro-shifts i hermeeutics, particularly postmoderism.. Developed a uderstadig of a hermeeutically traied judgmet, particularly i idividuals. 4. Desiged a framework for the developmet of hermeeutically traied commuities, particularly with the use of BILD resources. 4

5 PTP805A The Church as Christia Educatio (for Childre ad Adolescets) Developed a basic uderstadig of Christia Educatio paradigm issues ad their persoal ad miistry implicatios related to fragmetatio, the wisdom-based approach, ad a church-based framework for childre ad adolescets.. Developed a uderstadig of the fragmetatio of Christia educatio for childre ad adolescets.. Developed a uderstadig of the beefits of the wisdom-based approach to Christia educatio for childre ad adolescets.. Desiged a church-based framework ad curriculum for Christia educatio of childre ad adolescets that addresses key social istitutios (home, school, church) i a comprehesive maer (moral, faith, lifework developmet) for childre of all ages (0 to 6, 6 to, to 8). PTP806A The Church as Christia Educatio (for Adults) Developed a basic uderstadig of Christia Educatio paradigm issues ad their persoal ad miistry implicatios related to fragmetatio, the wisdom-based approach, ad a church-based framework for adults.. Developed a uderstadig of the fragmetatio of Christia educatio for adults.. Developed a uderstadig of the beefits of the wisdom-based approach to Christia educatio for adults.. Desiged a church-based framework ad curriculum for Christia educatio of adults that icludes key spheres (family, church, world) i a comprehesive maer (moral, faith, lifework developmet for adults of all ages (early, middle, later adults). ENC70 From Jesus to the Gospels for church-based theological educatio, as well as their implicatios for oe s doctoral major project artifact, related to the Gospels, the Kerygma, the Didache, ad establishig processes today.. Developed a uderstadig of the writig ad use of the Gospels for establishig churches ad believers.. Developed a uderstadig of the relatio of the Gospels to the Kerygma (proclamatio).. Developed a uderstadig of the relatio of the Gospels to the Didache (teachig). 4. Desiged a teachig series or other use of the Gospels i establishig processes today. ENC70 The Churches of the First Cetury for church-based theological educatio, as well as their implicatios for oe s doctoral major project artifact, related to the churches of the First Cetury as a large-scale church-platig movemet, the essece of goig to church, the cocept of spotaeous expasio, ad the core elemets of a complex apostolic etwork.. Developed the uderstadig of the churches of the First Cetury as a large-scale church-platig movemet.. Developed the uderstadig of the essece of goig to church i the First Cetury.. Developed the uderstadig of the cocept of spotaeous expasio. 4. Desiged a framework for implemetig the core elemets of a complex apostolic etwork. ENC80 Wome ad the Spotaeous Expasio of the Early Church for church-based theological educatio, as well as their implicatios for oe s doctoral major project artifact, related to the debate about wome s roles i church leadership, the relevace of the household texts, the cocept of leadig wome, ad wome as key agets of apostolic etworks.. Developed a uderstadig of the debate about wome s roles i church leadership.. Developed a uderstadig of the relevace of the household texts.. Developed a uderstadig of the cocept of leadig wome i the churches. 5

6 4. Desiged a framework for itegratig wome as key agets of apostolic etworks. ENC804 Kerygmatic Commuities for church-based theological educatio, as well as their implicatios for oe s doctoral major project artifact, related to cotemporary coceptios of evagelism, Jesus master pla, ad kerygmatic commuities.. Developed a ability to idetify the iadequacy of cotemporary coceptios of evagelism ad the curret state of the churches.. Developed a ability to uderstad Jesus master pla as maifested i the Early Church.. Developed a ability to evisio kerygmatic commuities as cotexts for both evagelism ad missios. 4. Desiged prototype maifestatios of kerygmatic commuities today. ENC805 Fudig Spotaeous Expasio for church-based theological educatio, as well as their implicatios for oe s doctoral major project artifact, related to God s distributio systems, fudig of the spotaeous expasio, Wester fud developmet, ad church-based fud developmet.. Developed a ability to compare God s distributio systems ad Wester aid programs.. Developed a uderstadig of the fudig of the spotaeous expasio of the Early Church.. Developed a ability to idetify the paralysis ad realigmet eeded of Wester fud developmet. 4. Desiged the first steps for a church-based fud developmet strategy for fudig spotaeous expasio. ENC806 Shepherdig, Couselig, ad Sustaiability for church-based theological educatio, as well as their implicatios for oe s doctoral major project artifact, related to the deep structures of istitutioal caregivig, the traditio of pastoral care, the practice of pastoral care i churches, ad the importace of a well-traied eldership.. Developed a uderstadig of the deep structures of istitutioal care-givig.. Developed a uderstadig of the essece of the traditio of pastoral care delivered to the churches.. Desiged the practice ad strategy of pastoral care i churches. 4. Desiged a framework to implemet the importace of a well-traied eldership. PTP70B The Church as Theological Educatio Developed a advaced uderstadig of theological educatio paradigm issues ad their persoal ad miistry implicatios through iteractio with a extesive body of scholarship ad with a view toward the relevace for oe s doctoral major project artifact.. Competecies for this course will be available i the future. Please do ot submit ay assessmets util the competecy set is available. PTP70B The Church as Missios Developed a advaced uderstadig of missios paradigm issues ad their persoal ad miistry implicatios through iteractio with a extesive body of scholarship ad with a view toward the relevace for oe s doctoral major project artifact.. Competecies for this course will be available i the future. Please do ot submit ay assessmets util the competecy set is available. PTP80B The Church Doig Theology i Culture Developed a advaced uderstadig of theology-i-culture paradigm issues ad their persoal ad miistry implicatios through iteractio with a extesive body of scholarship ad with a view toward the relevace for oe s doctoral major project artifact.. Competecies for this course will be available i the future. Please do ot submit ay assessmets util the competecy set is available. 6

7 PTP804B The Church as a Hermeeutical Commuity Developed a advaced uderstadig of hermeeutical paradigm issues ad their persoal ad miistry implicatios through iteractio with a extesive body of scholarship ad with a view toward the relevace for oe s doctoral major project artifact.. Competecies for this course will be available i the future. Please do ot submit ay assessmets util the competecy set is available. PTP805B The Church as Christia Educatio (for Childre ad Adolescets) Developed a advaced uderstadig of Christia Educatio paradigm issues ad their persoal ad miistry implicatios through iteractio with a extesive body of scholarship ad with a view toward the relevace for oe s doctoral major project artifact.. Competecies for this course will be available i the future. Please do ot submit ay assessmets util the competecy set is available. PTP806B The Church as Christia Educatio (for Adults) Developed a advaced uderstadig of Christia Educatio paradigm issues ad their persoal ad miistry implicatios through iteractio with a extesive body of scholarship ad with a view toward the relevace for oe s doctoral major project artifact.. Competecies for this course will be available i the future. Please do ot submit ay assessmets util the competecy set is available. MINISTRY PHILOSOPHY AND STRATEGY 6 Demostratios of itegratio of miistry philosophy ad strategy related to oe s miistry cotext (or aticipated cotext) ad itegratio of competecies associated with Leadership Series I course modules, particularly the work associated with Uit 5 of the courses. MPS80 Iitial Miistry Philosophy ad Strategy Creatig a miistry philosophy ad strategy related to the Leadership Series I course modules that itegrate missio strategy from Acts ad strategy for establishig churches from the Paulie Epistles ad PTPs courses.. Reflected o your miistry philosophy. Described the fudametal aspects of the faith, especially related to the role of expadig ad establishig the church, while also describig the purposes for establishig churches. (Focused o key items leared from your iitial work i the Acts, Paulie, ad PTPs courses.). Reflected o your miistry strategies. Described your habits ad strategy to fully participate i the miistry. Especially described your oe-year ad the five-year plas, focused o what it would take to accomplish your miistry philosophy. (Focused o key items like the establishmet ad expasio of your church ad church etwork, while describig your leadership developmet strategy for all people withi your sphere of ifluece.) MPS80 Updated Miistry Philosophy ad Strategy Expadig a iitial miistry philosophy ad strategy related to the Leadership Series I course modules ad the Ecyclicals with a clear distillatio of the core gospel (the kerygma) ad the teachig of Christ ad His Apostles (the didache) ad a clear strategy for traiig leaders i the way of Christ ad His Apostles@EmDash;itegratig the traiig of both local (modal) ad mobile (sodal) leaders.. Reflected o your miistry philosophy. Described the fudametal aspects of the faith, especially related to the role of expadig ad establishig the church, while also describig the purposes for establishig churches. (Focused o key items leared from your work i the Essetials ad Leaders courses ad the Ecyclicals.) 7

8 . Reflected o your miistry strategies. Described your habits ad strategy to fully participate i the miistry. Especially described your oe-year ad the five-year plas, focusig o what it would take to accomplish your miistry philosophy. (Focused o key items like the establishmet ad expasio of your church ad church etwork, while describig your leadership developmet strategy for all people withi your sphere of ifluece.) MPS80 Updated Miistry Philosophy ad Strategy Expadig a iterim miistry philosophy ad strategy related to the Leadership Series I course modules ad PTP courses to iclude Preachig, Teachig, ad Worship ad Shepherdig, Couselig, ad the Early Church.. Reflected o your miistry philosophy. Described the fudametal aspects of the faith, especially related to the role of expadig ad establishig the church, while also describig the purposes for establishig churches. (Focused o key items leared from your cotiued work i the PTPs.). Reflected o your miistry strategies. Described your habits ad strategy to fully participate i the miistry. Especially described your oe-year ad the five-year plas, focusig o what it would take to accomplish your miistry philosophy. (Focused o key items like the establishmet ad expasio of your church ad church etwork, while describig your leadership developmet strategy for all people withi your sphere of ifluece.) MPS804 Fial Miistry Philosophy ad Strategy Cocludig a miistry philosophy ad strategy related to Leadership Series I course modules ad key items leared from Iterpretig the Word I ad Theology i Culture (or Iterpretig the Word II).. Reflected o your miistry philosophy. Described the fudametal aspects of the faith, especially related to the role of expadig ad establishig the church, while also describig the purposes for establishig churches. (Focused o all key items leared from your work i the courses.). Reflected o your miistry strategies. Described your habits ad strategy to fully participate i the miistry. Especially described your oe-year ad the five-year plas, focusig o what it would take to accomplish your miistry philosophy. (Focused o key items like the establishmet ad expasio of your church ad church etwork, while describig your leadership developmet strategy for all people withi your sphere of ifluece.) DOCTORAL MAJOR PROJECT 7 The project is the culmiatig product of the program. It makes a substative cotributio to the progress of church-based theological educatio. It could take the form of a dissertatio (literature review ad origial research), a book, a Leadership Series-type course (suited to a particular miistry situatio or issue), or other publishable miistry tool (video/dvd semiar, workshop, assessmet tool, etc.) DPR90 Doctoral Major Project Idea Cosideratio of major project ideas i light of biblical theology i culture (Leadership Series I core courses) ad paradigm issues (PTPA s ad Ecyclicals).. Developed a major project idea. 0 DPR90 Doctoral Major Project Proposal Developmet of a approved proposal ad outlie for makig a substative cotributio to churchbased theological educatio.. Developed a proposal ad outlie. DPR90 Doctoral Major Project Rough Draft Developmet of a rough draft of a substative cotributio to church-based theological educatio.. Developed a rough draft. 8

9 DPR904 Doctoral Major Project Fial Draft ad Defese Productio of a fial draft of a substative cotributio to church-based theological educatio, icludig a formal defese before peers ad a doctoral project committee.. Produced a fial draft i preparatio for defese. Participate i the defese process, uploadig the defese report. Upload the fial project MINISTRY PRACTICUM (LEARNING BY DOING) 9 Credit for learig that takes place through guided miistry experiece, particularly related to implemetatio ad impact of lessos leared elsewhere i the programs (such as i Leadership Series courses) usig descriptios accordig to Kolb s model of experietial learig. Credit is grated at a rate of semester hour of credit for each 45 hours of miistry practicum, i groups of to credits. MP70 Miistry Practicum Credit for learig that took place through guided miistry experiece, particularly related to implemetatio ad impact of lessos leared elsewhere i the programs (such as i Leadership Series courses) usig descriptios accordig to Kolb s model of experietial learig. (Credit is grated at a rate of semester hour of credit for each 45 hours of approved miistry practicum.). Miistry practicum report that icludes experiece, reflectios, cocepts, ad implemetatio. - MP70 Miistry Practicum Credit for learig that took place through guided miistry experiece, particularly related to implemetatio ad impact of lessos leared elsewhere i the programs (such as i Leadership Series courses) usig descriptios accordig to Kolb s model of experietial learig. (Credit is grated at a rate of semester hour of credit for each 45 hours of approved miistry practicum.) - MP70 Miistry Practicum Credit for learig that took place through guided miistry experiece, particularly related to implemetatio ad impact of lessos leared elsewhere i the programs (such as i Leadership Series courses) usig descriptios accordig to Kolb s model of experietial learig. (Credit is grated at a rate of semester hour of credit for each 45 hours of approved miistry practicum.) - MP704-MP709 Miistry Practicum (as eeded) Credit for learig that took place through guided miistry experiece, particularly related to implemetatio ad impact of lessos leared elsewhere i the programs (such as i Leadership Series courses) usig descriptios accordig to Kolb s model of experietial learig. (Credit is grated at a rate of semester hour of credit for each 45 hours of approved miistry practicum.) - TEACHING PRACTICUM (LEARNING BY TEACHING) Credit for learig that takes place through use of the BILD resources to teach others, particularly related to the lessos leared related to the cotet of the BILD resources ad the skills of teachig effectively. 9

10 TFP70 The First Priciples Series I Credit for learig that takes place through teachig The First Priciples Series I to others, particularly related to the lessos leared related to the cotet of The First Priciples Series I ad the skills of teachig effectively.. Teachig Practicum Report for The First Priciples Series I that demostrates experiece ad reflectio. TFP70 The First Priciples Series II Credit for learig that takes place through teachig The First Priciples Series II to others, particularly related to the lessos leared related to the cotet of The First Priciples Series II ad the skills of teachig effectively.. Teachig Practicum Report for The First Priciples Series II that demostrates experiece ad reflectio. TFP70 The First Priciples Series III Credit for learig that takes place through teachig The First Priciples Series III to others, particularly related to the lessos leared related to the cotet of The First Priciples Series III ad the skills of teachig effectively.. Teachig Practicum Report for The First Priciples Series III that demostrates experiece ad reflectio. TTS80 The Story Credit for learig that takes place through teachig The Story to others, particularly related to the lessos leared related to the cotet of The Story ad the skills of teachig effectively.. Teachig Practicum Report for The Story that demostrates experiece ad reflectio. Total Credits 64 Prerequisites LSM50 Acts: Keys to the Establishmet ad Expasio of the First Cetury Church LSM50 Paulie Epistles: Strategies for Establishig Churches LSM50 Uderstadig the Essetials of Soud Doctrie LSM504 Leaders ad the Early Church LSM605 Preachig, Teachig ad Worship i the Early Church LSM606 Shepherdig, Couselig, ad the Early Church LSM607 Iterpretig the Word I: Priciples ad Procedures LSM608 Iterpretig the Word II: Liguistics, Laguages, ad Study Aids (or LST60 Toward a Theology i Culture) 0

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