Courses of Study

Students interested in pursuing a Director of Christian Outreach (DCO) professional ministry must complete the Outreach Major and Confessional Lutheranism Minor through Concordia University. Students are also required to successfully complete a 9-12 month DCO internship, DCO498.

Confessional Lutheranism Minor: 22 credits

RLG101 Scripture I - Old Testament
RLG201 Scripture II - New Testament
RLG230 Lutheran Confessional Heritage
THY280 Personal Witnessing (2cr)
THY320 Church and Ministry
THY330 Our Living Faith

Outreach Major: 42-44 credits

~ Major's Required Core Courses: 26 credits

PEA316 Leadership I
THY281 Principles of Christian Outreach
THY366 Outreach Practicum - Parish (2cr)
THY367 Outreach Practicum - Cross-cultural (2cr)
THY371 Mission of God
THY381 Congregational Outreach
THY473 Cross-cultural Outreach
THY495 All Within the Context of the Christian Gospel (2cr)

~ Choose either the Parish/Cross-Cultural track or 

   Bible Translation/Literacy Track

  • Parish/Cross-cultural Track: 16 credits

Track Prerequisites:
COM212  Public Speaking and Performance

 

Required: 2 credits
THY461 Worship and Witness (2cr)

 

Electives:
Outreach Courses - choose 6cr from the following:
THY372  Life and Work on the Mission Field (2cr)
THY382  Assimilation Ministries (3cr)
THY480  Rural, Suburban, and Urban Outreach (3cr)
THY481  Christian Response to the Religions of the World (2cr); Pre-requisite: RLG350

Other Professional Courses for Church Ministry - choose 8cr from the following:

COM205  Group Communication and Facilitation
COM309  Intercultural Communication
COM403  Family Communication
ED418     Adult Education and Development
FAS300   Methods and Materials for Family Life Communication (2cr)
FTH492    Drama in the Life of the Church
PEA312   Family and Youth Ministry
PHI341    Major Systems in Philosophy
RLG350   Religions of the World
RLG459   Studies in Religion and Society (2cr)
SOC253  Marriage and Family
THY331   Seminar in Theology
THY409   Studies in Biblical Theology (2cr)

       (or suggest others in consultation with advisor)

  • Bible Translation/Literacy Track: 17-18 credits

Track Prerequisites:
RLG350 Religions of the World

Required: 10 credits

Courses in linguistics taken during the summer at the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota

 Electives: (choose one of the following categories)

Translation Courses - choose 8cr from the following:
GRK211 Beginning Greek I
GRK212 Beginning Greek II; Prerequisite: GRK211 Beginning Greek I
HBR311 Biblical Hebrew I
HBR312 Biblical Hebrew II; Prerequisite: HBR311 Beginning Hebrew I

Literacy Courses - choose 7-8cr from the following:
COM309  Intercultural Communication
ED290     Language and Society
ED336     Educational Psychology (2cr)
ED340     Linguistics for Language Teachers
ED342     Teaching Literacy (3cr)