Course Requirements: Youth

Pastoral Care

This course will teach you by principle and practice, why, what, and how to minister life and comfort to the sick, bereaved, shut-ins, and disabled (handicapped). Compassion, knowledge, and delegation are the keys to success which you will learn. This course is a preparation for each student’s practical work in the later part of the year.


Youth Administration and Leadership

Effective youth ministry requires the use of trained volunteers. In this course you will learn how to prepare your army of armor bearers by recruiting, training, developing, and empowering your adult staff.


Practical Ministries Workday

Each Friday for two quarters will be a Practical Ministries Day, in which the students will be assigned to various areas and departments within Grace Church. (The workdays are held within the class time period.) In this way, you will be able to learn in an on-the-job environment. This will involve hospital ministry, working and/or observing in administrative office areas, counseling, facilities maintenance, our Word Shoppe, the printing room, and the Christian School.


Principles of Teaching

This is an exciting and fascinating video series: Teaching with Style. Produced by the renowned Walk through The Bible organization, it is absolutely the most useful and practical course on “teaching” that I have ever studied from. Based simply upon the principle that we have not taught if our students have not learned, it will challenge, encourage, instruct, and impact you. If your call of ministry includes teaching, you need to study this course.


Local Church Ministries

The basics of starting an Adult Education program, developing a dynamic teaching staff, member care through the Sunday School Program, and community outreach will be taught. This course teaches the practical procedures developed and applied at Grace Church.


Youth Ministries Internship 1

In this course you will learn the practical hands-on administration of youth staff, sermon development, and guidelines for counseling.


Youth Ministries Internship 2

This is an advanced youth ministry class. Curriculum writing, budget preparation, and actual sermon presentations to youth are a few of the topics discussed in this course.


Youth: Multiplication Through Evangelism

Learn first hand the principles of “building” a church. Street evangelism, off campus ministry, and servanthood are a few of the topics discussed.


The Glory of Grace

There is no greater doctrine revealed in the Word of God than that of God’s grace. This course will focus on that doctrine, building on the material taught in Sound Doctrine. Grace is the foundation of our salvation, our faith, our sanctification, our assurance, and our security.