Norlin - Coordinator
*Alternate year course

MN120 Peer Ministry (3 hours)
Students will develop knowledge, skills and ethics in the theory and practice of outdoor ministries. Theories of camping and retreat planning; experiential and adventure education; and the theology and process of discerning, receiving and responding to a call to ministry are included. The course includes attention to program development and evaluation, facilities development and management, risk assessment, volunteer management and leadership development; and ethical standards practice. Prerequisites: nine hours of courses required for Christian Ministry major or minor and junior or senior standing or consent of instructor.

MN333 Youth & Family Ministry (4 hours)
Study and application of models, theories, strategies and techniques of Christian Ministry practice with groups, organizations, and communities. Emphasis is placed on the integration and synthesis of valuing, thinking and behaving in the Christian Ministry. The course employs a process model which considers ministry in three phases: beginnings (engagement and assessment), middles (action/intervention), and endings (evaluation and concluding). Prerequisites: SW201 (Counseling and Case Management), and Junior or Senior standing; or consent of the instructor. Includes 3 hour laboratory each week.