This course will guide the student to develop a biblical Christology which will help focus a biblical Ecclesiology which will help fuel a healthy Missiology. The student will grow in their understanding of who Christ is and why the gospel is essential to church planting. The student will develop a deeper understanding of who the church is and how the church functions. The student will then apply those theological foundations to develop a missiology that glorifies Christ in a specific community.

Offered: Resident and Online

This course will help the student clarify the biblical concept of calling to vocational ministry and help them to assess their gifting and skills in relation to church planting. The student will also determine different roles and responsibilities necessary for a church planting team. The course will look at the character that qualifies someone for a leading role within a church plant and help the student to grow in their spiritual formation.

Offered: Resident and Online

Prerequisite: EVCP 500 and EVCP 510

This course will equip the student to ask and find answers to healthy questions that should be asked prior to any church planting endeavor. The student will learn how to understand the community where the church will be planted and then select or develop a church planting model that best fits that context. The course will also present and discuss different methodologies and ways to live out the gospel in community within that context.

Offered: Resident and Online

Prerequisite: EVCP 500 (may be taken concurrently) or EVCP 510 (may be taken concurrently)

In order to complete this internship, students must be currently working and/or serving in a local church. The church, mentor, and nature of involvement must be approved beforehand by the professor. Internship involves supervised work in an applied ministry setting. Students continue to apply, adapt, and improve their skills in church planting specific situations. Students work under the supervision of a qualified pastor or deacon. Students must complete 150 hours of internship interaction with an average of 10 hours per week.

Offered: Resident and Online