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Course Description
This course emphasizes
Christ's mission to touch the untouchable and to love the unlovely. Key topics focus on ministry response to substance abuse, sexual and emotional abuse, poverty, homelessness and physical deprivation, and
cross-cultural and interfaith ministry.Course Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will:
1. Have read and discussed Jesus Christ's position on ministry to the poor and to "sinners."
2. Understand the Christian's obligation to lift up the less fortunate;
3. Possess a framework for ministering to specific people groups;
4. Develop a personal strategy for ministering to the broken. Course Policies
This is a 6 week course, and moves fairly quickly. Its requirements include assignments, discussion in the virtual classroom
and tests that you will complete and submit via the Internet. I will be 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 the 6 weeks allowed. Communication
Discussion is an important aspect to an effective
online course. We will primarily communicate via the virtual classroom. However, please feel free to use my email address for questions, comments, concerns, etc. and I will do the same.
Evaluation Material Assignments and Tests
There are 6 weekly assignments, plus a final paper and a final exam. Grade Components
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