Christian Outreach Major
42-45 credits
Prerequisites:
For the Parish/Cross-cultural Track:
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COM205 |
Group Communication and Facilitation |
4 |
For both Parish Cross/Cultural and Bible Translation/Literacy Track:
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RLG350 |
Religions of the World (fulfills GenEd Requirement) |
4 |
Required: (25 credits)
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THY280 |
Personal Witnessing |
2 |
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THY281 |
Principles of Christian Outreach |
4 |
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THY371 |
Mission of God |
4 |
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THY381 |
Congregational Outreach |
4 |
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THY382 |
Assimilation Ministries |
3 |
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THY473 |
Cross-Cultural Outreach |
4 |
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THY481 |
Christian Response to Relgions of the World |
2 |
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THY495 |
All Within the Context of the Christian Gospel |
2 |
Track: (select one of the following)
Christian Outreach Major Track
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RLG350 |
Religions of the World |
4 |
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THY372 |
Life and Work on the Mission Field |
2 |
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THY461 |
Worship and Witness |
2 |
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THY480 |
Rural, Suburban, Urban Outreach |
3 |
Electives (6cr): Choose 6 credits from the following courses:
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PHI341 |
Major Systems in Philosophy |
4 |
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RLG459 |
Studies in Religion and Society |
2 |
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THY331 |
Seminar in Theology |
4 |
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THY409 |
Studies in Biblical Theology |
2 |
Parish/Cross-cultural Track: (18 credits)
(Leads to DCO certification)
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DCO361 |
Intro to the Role of a DCO |
1 |
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PEA316 |
Leadership I |
4 |
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PEA401 |
Teaching the Faith Across the Lifespan |
4 |
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THY366 |
Outreach Practicum-Parish |
2 |
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THY367 |
Outreach Practicum-Cross Cultural |
2 |
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THY461 |
Worship and Witness |
2 |
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THY480 |
Rural, Suburban, Urban Outreach |
3 |
Bible Translation/Literacy Track (21-22 credits)
(Leads to DCO Certification)
"L" courses from Summer Institute of Linguistics
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L450 |
Articulatory Phonetics |
2 |
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L452 |
Syntax and Morphology I |
4 |
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L470 |
Introduction to Sociolinguistics |
1 |
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L480 |
Second Language Acquisition |
2 |
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DCO361 |
Intro to the Role of a DCO |
1 |
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THY367 |
Outreach Practicum - Cross Cultural |
2 |
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THY372 |
Life and Work in the Mission Field |
2 |
Emphasis (select one of the following emphasis):
Translation Courses (Choose 8 credits)
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GRK211 |
Beginning Greek I |
4 |
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GRK212 |
Beginning Greek II |
4 |
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HBR311 |
Biblical Hebrew I |
4 |
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HBR312 |
Biblical Hebrew II |
4 |
Literacy Courses (Choose 7-8 credits):
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COM309 |
Intercultural Communication |
4 |
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ENG290 |
Language and Society |
4 |
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ED366 |
Educational Psychology |
2 |
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ED340 |
Linguistics for Language Teachers |
4 |
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ED342 |
Teaching Literacy |
3 |
Internship
All students admitted to the program and desiring to be certified as DCOs must complete a full-time, supervised internship experience. This learning/service experience extends from 9-12 months and is normally taken after completion of the junior year. A student will normally be approved for an internship when s/he has:
- successfully completed the entrance interview.
- maintained a cumulative 2.50 GPA.
- successfully completed RLG203, RLG206, RLG303, and THY330, THY341, THY421.
- successfully completed THY281, THY366, THY367, THY371, and THY381, and an additional eight other credits from the major (a student intending to serve in a cross-cultural internship should also complete THY473, a student intending to serve in an overseas internship should complete THY372).
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