Courses of Study
Students interested in pursuing a Director of Christian Outreach (DCO) professional ministry must complete the Outreach Major and Confessional Lutheranism Minor through Concordia University. Students are also required to successfully complete a 9-12 month DCO internship, DCO498.
Confessional Lutheranism Minor: 22 credits
RLG101 Scripture I - Old Testament
RLG201 Scripture II - New Testament
RLG230 Lutheran Confessional Heritage
THY280 Personal Witnessing (2cr)
THY320 Church and Ministry
THY330 Our Living Faith
Outreach Major: 42-44 credits
~ Major's Required Core Courses: 26 credits
PEA316 Leadership I
THY281 Principles of Christian Outreach
THY366 Outreach Practicum - Parish (2cr)
THY367 Outreach Practicum - Cross-cultural (2cr)
THY371 Mission of God
THY381 Congregational Outreach
THY473 Cross-cultural Outreach
THY495 All Within the Context of the Christian Gospel (2cr)
~ Choose either the Parish/Cross-Cultural track or
Bible Translation/Literacy Track
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Parish/Cross-cultural Track: 16 credits
Track Prerequisites:
COM212 Public Speaking and Performance
Required: 2 credits
THY461 Worship and Witness (2cr)
Electives:
Outreach Courses - choose 6cr from the following:
THY372 Life and Work on the Mission Field (2cr)
THY382 Assimilation Ministries (3cr)
THY480 Rural, Suburban, and Urban Outreach (3cr)
THY481 Christian Response to the Religions of the World (2cr); Pre-requisite: RLG350
Other Professional Courses for Church Ministry - choose 8cr from the following:
COM205 Group Communication and Facilitation
COM309 Intercultural Communication
COM403 Family Communication
ED418 Adult Education and Development
FAS300 Methods and Materials for Family Life Communication (2cr)
FTH492 Drama in the Life of the Church
PEA312 Family and Youth Ministry
PHI341 Major Systems in Philosophy
RLG350 Religions of the World
RLG459 Studies in Religion and Society (2cr)
SOC253 Marriage and Family
THY331 Seminar in Theology
THY409 Studies in Biblical Theology (2cr)
(or suggest others in consultation with advisor)
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Bible Translation/Literacy Track: 17-18 credits
Track Prerequisites:
RLG350 Religions of the World
Required: 10 credits
Courses in linguistics taken during the summer at the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota
Electives: (choose one of the following categories)
Translation Courses - choose 8cr from the following:
GRK211 Beginning Greek I
GRK212 Beginning Greek II; Prerequisite: GRK211 Beginning Greek I
HBR311 Biblical Hebrew I
HBR312 Biblical Hebrew II; Prerequisite: HBR311 Beginning Hebrew I
Literacy Courses - choose 7-8cr from the following:
COM309 Intercultural Communication
ED290 Language and Society
ED336 Educational Psychology (2cr)
ED340 Linguistics for Language Teachers
ED342 Teaching Literacy (3cr)
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