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RE 673 Children’s Ministry in The Way of Jesus Textbook
David Csinos & Ivy Beckwith / Dr. Fabienne M. Naomi
This course teaches the student that children’s ministry should be about spiritual
formation and developing lifelong disciples. This course offers a clear path to engaging
children’s hearts, minds and imaginations with the message of the Gospel.

RE 683 Special Needs Ministry Textbook
Pat Verbal / Dr. Lawrence Burkes
This course will focus on the most overlooked group in the community and how to meet
the needs of these kids and their parents. This course will also provide details in how to
launch a special needs ministry in the Church.

RE 693 Formational Children’s Ministry Textbook
Ivy Beckwith / Dr. R. Clifton Drawdy
This course teaches the student to shape children through story, ritual and relationship.
The student will learn how to capture children’s imaginations not to just keep them
occupied but to live as citizens of the kingdom of God.

RE 6113 Children’s Ministry That Fits Textbook
David M. Csinos / Dr. David A. Carpenter
This course provides insightful research, relevant theory and practical ministry into a
guide for discovering and understanding children’s spiritual styles of learning.

RE 6123 Volunteers That Stick Textbook
Jim Wideman / Dr. R. Clifton Drawdy
This course will focus on how to create a volunteer-friendly culture, writing job
descriptions and creating a volunteer handbook and placing volunteers in the right job
that will help them grow in their skills and ministry.

RE 6133 Follow Me as I Follow Christ Textbook
Cheryl Dunlop / Dr. Lawrence Burkes
This course will provide an all-inclusive guide for teaching children about the love of
Christ. Topics will include: Lesson planning, leading a child to Christ, using the power of
story to teach and know the characteristics of age groups and many other key topics.

RE 6143 Rock-Solid Children’s Ministry Textbook
Larry Folwer / Dr. Lawrence Burkes
This course will focus on the essence of what children’s ministry is about, the heart of a
child. This course will teach the student how to relate the Scriptures in such a way that it
meets kids where they are at and help build a solid foundation to equip them for what
they will face later in life.

RE 6153 Christian Religious Education Textbook
Thomas H. Groome / Dr. R. Clifton Drawdy
This course will provide a comprehensive integration of history, theory and practice of
modern religious education for a new generation of educators. This course will show how
we can facilitate an education experience that has the power to shape and transform
people and communities in life-giving ways of faith.

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