WESTERN SEMINARY--
Fall, 2004, 2 credit hours
Bev Hislop, Asst. Prof. Pastoral Care to Women 503-517-1881 bhislop@westernseminary.edu
Appointments scheduled by
COURSE PURPOSE
To identify the essential
elements needed to build, maintain and advance ministries for women—from vision
to reality.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Learn how to build, maintain
and advance ministries for women—from vision to reality.
Gain insights on developing these four components: cast the vision, build the team, discern the needs, and mold the ministry. Gain insights on building a leadership team by identifying and implementing essential team building components. Establish a biblical basis, mission and goals for the ministry. Learn how to discern the needs of the women, form a profile, then mold the ministry around that profile. Discover how to publicize, evaluate and celebrate for maximum ministry effectiveness!
COURSE OBJECTIVES
This
courses provides opportunity for students to
1.
Formulate and value a vision
for ministry to women
2.
Discover and appreciate
teambuilding strategies
3.
Understand how to discern
the needs of the women and form a profile
4.
Learn the essential elements
of molding the ministry around that profile
COURSE COMPETENCIES
& ASSIGNMENTS – See Course Assignments for details.
Competency: To define and cast a vision for ministry to women
Assignment: Student will define foundational elements: call, vision, mission, and biblical basis. Observations from Nehemiah throughout course will give greater understanding and value to developing a ministry from vision to reality.
UNIT 2 Build
the Team
Competency: Discover and appreciate strategies for building a team of women
Assignment: Students will experience team building strategies in the classroom. Students will summarize experience by listing essential team-building elements.
UNIT
3 Discern the Needs
Competency: Understand how to discern the needs of the
women.
Assignment: Students will observe women in a variety of
local settings and examine ways the culture teaches people to “see” women. Surveys and assessments tools will help
develop an accurate profile.
UNIT
4 Mold the Ministry
Competency: Learn the essential elements of molding a ministry around a profile.
Assignment: Students will design a new ministry to women using guidelines.
1.
Attendance--Regular attendance at all class sessions is expected
of students—credit, audit and
enrichment status. These lecture and discussion sessions are an
indispensable part of the educational process. Participation is a required
aspect of learning and each student is encouraged to prepare well and
participate constructively. Creative
scheduling demands a compilation of several class sessions into one, thereby
increasing the importance of regular attendance. Student will receive points for
each hour she attends class. Borderline grades will be determined on the basis
of class attendance and participation.
To receive audit or enrichment credit, student must attend at least 80%
of the class sessions confirmed by attendance slips.
2. Required
appropriate reading level.
Students are responsible to turn
in
3. Written Assignments--All written work should be typed and double-spaced,
unless otherwise
noted. As always,
quotes and original ideas must be documented either within the text or by foot
or end notes. Student should observe rules of grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc.
Please, no folders.
4. Due
Dates--Assignments and reading are due at the BEGINNING of class
periods of due date,
unless otherwise noted. Under normal circumstances, late
work will not be accepted. The student
should contact the instructor BEFORE the assignment is due
and submit reason for the delay. In
most cases the assignment will not be accepted late if the
instructor is not notified of the situation
BEFORE the
assignment is due. If prior
arrangements have not been made, assignments
turned in
after due date will receive a grade reduced
one half letter per day and weekend up to a
maximum of two letter grades. Unless you
qualify for an incomplete as defined in Western’s
catalog, all reading and assignments must be
turned in by
Attendance 20
points
Required
reading 20
Assignment
Unit #1 2.5
Assignment
Unit #2 2.5
Assignment
Unit #3 25
Assignment
Unit #4 30
100 points
Grading
Scale for Western Seminary
B+ 92–91 B 90-88 B- 87-86
C+ 85-84 C 83-81 C- 80-79
D+ 78-77 D
76-74 D- 73-70
The total workload hours
required for a two-hour for credit course is 60 hours.
REQUIRED READING (15 hours--20 points)
Book of Nehemiah, the Bible
Excellence in Leadership, John White,
New Doors in Ministry to
Women,
Women’s Ministry Handbook, ed.
Women Mentoring Women, Ways
to Start, Maintain and Expand a Biblical Women’s Ministry, Vickie Kraft, Moody Publishers, 2003, 224 pages.
Release Your Potential, Using Your Gifts in a Thriving women’s Ministry, Elizabeth Inrig,
Moody Publishers, 2001, 192 pages.
Designing Effective Women’s
Ministries,
Briscoe, McIntyre, Seversen, Zondervan, 1995,
224 pages
Leading Women to the Heart
of God, Creating A Dynamic Women’s Ministry, Lysa Terkeurst, Moody Publishers, 2002, 272
pages
Please pray for instructor and your colleagues as we
spend this valuable time together this term.
Pray God would use this time to impact each of us for the furtherance of
His Kingdom purposes. I am looking forward to what God will do!
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