THE225 The New Testament Church
This course is an introduction to the origin, nature, purpose, mission, polity, and ministry of the church. It explores the biblical and theological issues involved in the doctrine of the church with a particular focus on the practical preparation of students for effective ministry in local churches or parachurch ministry organizations, based on a biblical understanding of the local church.
Credits: 3
Student learning outcomes
- Understand a Biblical philosophy for the formation, structure, and purpose of the Church past and present.
- Communicate their personal presuppositions about the church in comparison to Biblical philosophy.
- Evaluate leadership structures of the local church in relation to Biblical examples.
- Identify the stages of church development and compare to a current church model.
- Communicate the Biblical mandates for a church and compare them to man-made traditions.
- Appreciate a strategic approach to collaborative relationships between the church and other organizations (parachurch, secular, etc).