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Course Learning Resources:
Course Description This course investigates key issues facing youth pastors. Key topics include
contemporary youth culture movements, challenges to youth ministry, and the foundations of ministry in the face of a hostile or indifferent age. Course Learning Objectives
1. Be familiar with key issues facing youth pastors in contemporary society;
2. Be exposed to and discussed important movements in contemporary youth culture;
3. Understand challenges facing youth ministry;
4. Understand the unique environment faced by the contemporary church;
5. Understand the characteristics needed in for effective youth ministry;
6. Develop a personal support structure of information and resources for youth ministry.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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