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The tuition is $198.00 per 3 credit course which is $66.00 per credit.
Ministry Leadership Major
(Concentration: Marketplace Ministry)
The Marketplace Ministry Concentration is designed to equip individuals to be Kingdom leaders in their places of business and to facilitate transformation in the lives of their associates, companions and those they serve. By understanding God’s vocational call on their lives, students will learn to reside and function in mainstream culture with a Spirit-empowered, Christian worldview and fulfill the cultural mandate in the new frontier of missions in the marketplace.
Courses in the Marketplace Ministry Concentration:
There are 11 courses in this program.
1.) APTH 4675: Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God
This course is a wonderful investigation of God’s call to live in spirit and in truth. You will learn the importance of the illumination of scripture and the application of revelation knowledge as a means to living the victorious Spirit-filled life. Key topics include an examination of the limitations of reasoned (human) knowledge, the role of theology and doctrine, and the place of revelation knowledge in renewing the mind.
2.) BUS 3375: God’s Idea of Business: Ministry in the Marketplace
This dynamic course will introduce you to the study of ministry as a calling and a life of service in the marketplace. The Holy Spirit has a definite place in the world of business and this course will expose the myths associated with the definition of “full-time Christian service.”
3.) BUS 4510: Ethics and Values for Success: Integrity in the Marketplace
In this dynamic course, you’ll discover the biblical blueprint for understanding and building integrity in the marketplace. Using real-world case study examples, and applying solid biblical principles, this course explores the components of true success, including doing what you say you’re going to do, serving your clientele, making ethical decisions, accepting responsibility for your actions, communicating honestly, and encouraging teamwork.
4.) COMM 4475: God’s Place in Popular Culture, Entertainment and Media
In this course, you’ll explore the role of Christian faith in popular culture—modern entertainment, information, and communication media. Key topics include the respective influence of Christianity in the modern media, characters, and themes from a Christian perspective, and the church’s response to the rise of the entertainment economy.
5.) COUN 3175: The Three Battlegrounds of Spiritual Warfare:
This course explores the dynamics of the three arenas of spiritual warfare that you will face as a maturing Christian: the mind, the church, and the heavenly places. It will provide you with a foundation of insight, wisdom, and discernment on the nature of the battle and the keys to your victory in Christ.
6.) MINN 3200: Finding Your Purpose: Understanding the Five-Fold Ministry
This course is an in-depth examination of the ministry gifts of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers. Jesus gave gifts to men. Discover how these gifts function together in the church “to prepare God’s people for works of service.” This study will help you further understand God’s call on your life.
7.) MINN 3725: Fulfilling Your Financial Destiny: Claiming Your Inheritance
This course will give you the knowledge and Scriptural support for the belief that God delights in the prosperity of His people. The primary objective of this course is to understand that true prosperity is meant to extend the kingdom by giving to those in need and fulfilling the call that God has placed in your heart as a believer.
8.) MINN 4675: The Joseph-Daniel Calling: Kingdom Entrepreneurship
In much the same way as Joseph and Daniel in the Bible, God is calling men and women of influence and power in the workplace to serve strategically for His purposes. This course will address the dynamics of this calling, God’s economy, and the challenges of these uniquely called Josephs and Daniels.
9.) MLDS 3850: Gifted to Succeed: God’s Design Leadership
This course is about unleashed Biblical leadership. Since Biblical leadership is determined by our ability to reflect the character and nature of the God we serve, we are compelled to have as clear a picture as possible of our God. When we look beneath the placid surface of common systematic theology, we find a God who is far more volatile, far more compassionate, far more mysterious and for more dangerous than the God who is defined by carefully crafted discussions of divine attributes. This course will confront you with these realities.
10.) PHIL 3255: Developing a Global Worldview: World Religious Perspectives
This course will give you a practical historical and comparative survey of the principal beliefs and practices of the world’s major religions. You will study the religions of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Shinto and Taoism as well as other major worldviews.
11.) APTH 3650: Kingdom Dynamics: Living According to the Kingdom
This course will help define what the Gospel of the Kingdom is, and how we can live in the principles and attitudes of the Kingdom more fully. You will examine the Sermon on the Mount, which has been called the Manifesto of the King. We will take a verse-by-verse examination of this to see how we should be developing in character as its citizens, and what the relationship of the Kingdom of Heaven is to the world.
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