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Course Syllabus
 
3 Credit Hour

Instructor

ACU Shared Course

Office

ACU, Naples, FL

Phone

TBA

Email

faculty@ameschristian.org

Course Learning Resources:

    Questia Subscription: (Questia.com) Questia is an online library of over 400,000 downloadable resources, including books, journals and periodical articles. Subscriptions are available on a monthly or quarterly basis, and will replace the purchase of individual textbooks for this course.

    Holy Bible: Any Translation

    Online Resources will also be used extensively

Course Description
Ministry leadership in the small church environment is emphasized. Key topics include resource management, time management for the small church leader, integrating volunteers, and pastoral accountability in the small church.

Course Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will:
1. Be exposed to the key issues and opportunities involved with leading the small church;
2. Understand the leader's role in the small church;
3. Be exposed to small church budget and financial management models;
4. Have read and discussed the role of the small church in Christian history;
5. Be aware of the resource limitations and opportunities afforded a small church.

Course Policies

    Attendance
    This is a 90 day independent study course, and is designed to be primarily self-paced. Its requirements include assignments and tests that you will complete and submit via the Internet.

    Email and Internet contact are available to answer questions, engage in discussion and provide assistance as needed.

    Your assignments should be submitted as file attachments in either Microsoft Word or HTML format. Each assignment will be evaluated, graded, and returned with feedback. Values for each assignment and test are provided in a table below.

    Timing
    Please be sure to time your assignments so that you have adequate time to complete the work in 90 days. Course tests are sent to you after you complete specific assignments (please see Test page), so be sure to give yourself enough space to pace the work comfortably.

    Communication
    As an independent study course, this is a more self-paced exercise than a scheduled class might be. However, discussion is still important. Please feel free to use the email address provided for questions, comments, and concerns about the course. Your email will be forwarded to and answered by a member of Ames Christian University's faculty.

Evaluation Material

Assignments and Tests
There are 7 total assignments, including a final paper.
There are three total tests, including a final exam. The tests are sent to you after you have submitted sequential assignments, as outlined on the Test page.

Grade Components

    Individual assignments: 10% each (60% of total)
    Final paper: 10% of total
    Test I: 5% of total
    Test II: 5% of total
    Final Exam: 20% of total

Grading Scale

95-100

A

90-94

A-

87-89

B+

84-86

B

80-83

B-

77-79

C+

74-76

C

70-73

C-

67-69

D+

64-66

D

60-63

D-

0-59

F

How to Take This Course

The Assignments, Lectures, and Resources pages contain the content of this course. Please take a look at each page, (Assignments and Resources, especially) and be sure to contact ACU if you have questions. After that, to get started, just visit the Assignment page and begin.

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