Pre-Deaconess Studies Minor

• Pre-Deaconess Studies Minor***
• 30-32 Units

• CCI 103: Introduction to Ministry
• 1

CCI 103 – Introduction to Ministry

• CCI 118*: Seminar in Deaconess Ministry
• 0.5

本课程是为追求路德教会密苏里教会执事职分的学生而设。. 参与者将探索特别与女执事有关的兴趣和关注领域. 女执事的角色将在教会和当地会众的背景下进行检查. 未来女执事的专业和个人成长和形成将被描述和培养. 女执事课程的学生每年必须修一门研讨会课程, normally in the semester they are not taking CCI 103 or CCI 305. Repeatable. Prerequisite: Program acceptance or consent of instructor.

• CCI 305: Called to Teach the Faith
• 3

All Christian ministers teach the faith in their various callings. 本课程将装备未来的牧师在不同的教育环境中正确应用律法和福音, to theologically evaluate curricula, and to participate in effective faith formation. 学生通过当地和国家教会等主题为全职事工做好个人和专业准备, the call process, Christian professionalism and ethics, and through spiritual and personal health. This class will also address income tax, social security, and financial planning for called ministers. Prerequisites: Acceptance into an LCMS church vocations program; completion of THL 371 (concurrent enrollment allowed) or consent of the instructor.

• THL 201: History and Literature of the Old Testament
• 3

本课程将研究旧约文学在其文化和规范的背景下，重点是其主要的神学问题和主题及其与基督教信仰和生活的相关性.

• THL 202: History and Literature of the New Testament
• 3

Through a historical and literary survey of the New Testament, 本课程将强调神学主题及其与基督徒信仰和生活的相关性.

• THL 304: History of the Christian Church
• 3

本课程将调查基督教会的起源和发展，通过其政治和文化背景和影响的审查，特别考虑到在基督教会历史上不同时间和地点出现的神学主题, culminating with 21st century trends in fundamentalism, evangelicalism, and ecumenism.

• THL 371: Christian Doctrine and Confessions I
• 3

这门系统和认信神学的入门课程将涵盖神学方法, revelation and Scripture, Law and Gospel, the Triune God and His attributes, humanity and sin, and the person and work of Jesus Christ as the God-man, 重点是圣经的关键材料及其在路德教信条中的表达.

• THL 372: Christian Doctrine and Confessions II
• 3

这门系统和认信神学的入门课程将涵盖基督的工作, the person and the work of the Holy Spirit, 教会和末世论的重点是关键的圣经材料和它的表达在路德信条. Prerequisite: THL 371.

• THL 465: Christians and Ethics
• 3

根据圣经的教导，通过道德和伦理的探索, this course will orient students to the main approaches, both traditional and contemporary, 当他们学习基督教信仰如何与这些方法相互作用时，非圣经哲学伦理学. 路德教的忏悔区分上帝的左手和右手统治的意义也将探讨. 通常包括学生对当代伦理问题的研究和报告. Prerequisite: (CTHL 101 or CTHL 200) and junior standing, or consent of instructor.

• Choose 1 of the following course pairings:

• GRE 101: Greek I
• 4

本课程将学习古希腊语言的基础知识，包括词法, syntax, and vocabulary for reading simple passages of Greek prose.

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• GRE 102: Greek 2
• 4

A continuation of GRE 101. Prerequisite: GRE 101 or equivalent with a grade of C- or better.

• HEB 101: Hebrew I
• 4

This course will study the morphology, vocabulary, 以及圣经希伯来语的语法，以便阅读希伯来圣经的简单段落.

AND

• HEB 102: Hebrew II
• 4

A continuation of HEB 101. Prerequisite: HEB 101 or equivalent with a grade of C- of better.