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parachurch organizations and you will gain practi-
cal experience in participating in and leading out-
door and recreational activities.
YOU 3710 Counseling Youth and Families ....(3)
Fall and Spring Semesters
In this course you will begin to prepare yourself as
a youth worker to meet the counseling needs of
adolescents, specifically in the areas of parent-
teen relationships, anxiety, anger, suicide, sub-
stance abuse and other pertinent adolescent
problems. You will discover a framework for utiliz-
ing a family systems model, using practical tech-
niques and principles of counseling.
YOU 3800 Crosscultural Youth Ministry ........(3)
Spring Semester
This course is a survey of youth ministry
approaches in different cultures worldwide. You
will explore the cross-cultural ministry principles
most essential to youth ministry and will also
develop a culture-specific youth ministry vision,
strategy and program.
YOU 3888 Mobilizing Youth for Missions
Study Tour..........................................(3)
Winter Studies
This course is designed to capitalize on the grow-
ing interest of youth in world evangelization. You
will prepare to mobilize youth groups for missions,
primarily focusing on the effectiveness of utilizing,
designing and implementing a short-term mission
trip. You will also examine home and overseas
missions strategies for calling young people to be
change agents. This course is offered in a mission
trip format and students raise their financial sup-
port.
Prerequisite:
YOU 4800 or with permission
of instructor.
YOU 3910 Youth Ministry Practicum ..........(3-6)
This practicum is designed to expose you to a
particular youth ministry to learn as much as pos-
sible about that ministry, its purpose, setting,
scope, type and training requirements of person-
nel and your interest, passion and readiness for
such ministry. You may be involved in observa-
tion, in entry-level tasks, or in some skilled tasks,
or a combination of these. Registration for this
course must be approved by the Youth Ministry
coordinator for internships and practica. One
semester hour of academic credit will be given for
50 on-site hours of ministry exposure, up to a
maximum of six hours credit.
Prerequisite:
Completion of 30 semester hours in the bache-
lor’s degree program.
YOU 3930 Ministry Experience ........................(1)
Fall and Spring Semester
This supervised experience will give you an
opportunity for preliminary training in a local
church or parachurch setting in the Columbia
area. You must complete a minimum of 50 on-site
hours.
Prerequisite:
completion of 30 semester
hours. This course may be repeated as necessary
up to four times.
YOU 3950 Faculty Directed Study in Youth
Ministry ..........................................(1-6)
Upon Request
An independent study available to juniors and
seniors by special arrangement with instructor.
Consult with academic advisor.
YOU 4035/MIN 5035 Programming for Youth
Ministry ..............................................(3)
Fall Semester
A course that prepares students for the daily
“nuts and bolts” ministry to junior high, senior
high and college students. Topics examined will
focus on organization of one’s ministry, the
leader’s personal life and schedule, building a
team ministry, and how to organize and lead
retreats and camp experiences.
YOU 4310 Strategy for Youth Ministry (3)
Spring Semester
In this course you will examine various targets,
tactics and principles for effective youth ministry,
including understanding the dynamics of leader-
ship development, recognizing stages of leader-
ship, discovering one’s style of leadership and
crafting a ministry mission statement. You will
minister to youth and evaluate ministries through-
out the semester.
YOU 4630 Wilderness Leadership Training ....(6)
The Wilderness Leadership Course is an expedi-
tion in learning and application involving a 40-day
and 40-night wilderness experiential learning trip.
You will travel on foot a total of 160 miles, partici-
pating in rock climbing, backpacking and moun-
taineering, as well as develop a greater
relationship with Jesus Christ, leadership ability