14 courses with the subject PDN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
PDN 501The Biblical Narrative3
This course offers an overview of the biblical narrative, including an examination of themes such as creation, fall, redemption, and consummation. The distinctive contribution of each stage of biblical history to that overarching narrative is considered. Special attention will be given to how the biblical narrative provides insight into a Christian understanding of our place in that story.
This course provides a focus on how to read and understand the Bible in its context. Emphasis is given to the various genres found in the Old and New Testament. There is also a focus on the use of interpretation tools to implement the practice of hermeneutics.
This course offers a survey that introduces the student to the method and central concepts of Christian theology. Special attention will be given to the doctrines of the Bible, God, the Trinity, Creation, Angels and Demons, Humanity, and Sin.
This course offers a survey that introduces the student to the central concepts of Christian theology. Special attention will be given to the doctrines of Jesus Christ, Salvation, the Church, and the Future.
This course covers the chronological sweep from the closing of the New Testament through the modern day. Specific attention will be given to the history of the church in Africa. Attention focuses on the flow of events comprising the history of the Christian tradition, exploring significant people, events, movements, and their interaction with culture.
This course is designed to be a survey of theory and practice in contemporary communication, for the communication of the Bible and theology in the contexts of preaching, teaching, leadership, and counseling. Consideration is given to expositional preaching, hermeneutical principles, speech organization, and contextualized methodologies.
This course is designed to provide practitioners with skill sets necessary for the practice of personal spiritual formation and discipleship. Historical and contemporary spiritual formation and discipleship models will be evaluated then implemented into models for use with the modern day servant leader. Disciplines, such as prayer, silence & solitude, Sabbath rest, and mentoring will be studied and implemented into personal soul care routines and practices.
This course encourages healthy development in four areas — spiritual, physical, social and economic. Emphasis is given to long-term approaches to methods going beyond simple involvement in children and family systems.
This course examines the pivotal issues leaders face as they balance personal lives with public lives, and personal convictions and values with the demands of their position. Included in this study are topics such as the leader’s call and competencies, life-long learning habits, critical values and choices, biblical servant leadership, use and abuse of authority, essential character qualities for effective leadership, and common stumbling blocks to leadership. Authentic, transformational, team, and servant leadership theories are studied in light of biblical examples, principles, and theological understandings of leadership.
In this course students will review and analyze current issues in African pastoral ministry with emphasis on defining, understanding, evaluating, and formulating a biblical understanding and response. The specific issues dealt with in this course will be the (1) Prosperity Gospel and (2) Poverty and Dependence.
In this course students will review and analyze current issues in African pastoral ministry with emphasis on defining, understanding, evaluating, and formulating a biblical understanding and response. The specific issues dealt with in this course will be (1) Power and Authority and (2) Ethics and Integrity.
This course is a designed mentorship program aimed at providing direct interaction between the student and a seasoned mentor. The students will share with their mentor (1) a personal challenge they are facing in life and ministry, (2) what they have learned through the M.A. program that is relevant for this challenge, (3) and how they are implementing what they have learned in addressing this challenge. The mentor will guide and shepherd the student through this process providing input, counsel, and prayer.
