Spring 2003/Pasadema
CF554
Jensen
CF554: SPIRITUALITY & DISCIPLESHIP IN COLLEGE & YOUNG ADULT SETTINGS.
Paul Jensen.
DESCRIPTION:
- What are the important discipleship and leadership issues for
ministries that serve students/ young adults as they approach and pass through
the critical college years? How can spiritual formation and servanthood become
foundational for leaders of these ministries? Proven approaches to spiritual
formation and discipleship/leadership will be applied to the leader's life and
ministry.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
- The primary purpose is to develop the skills and processes for
discipling college students and young adults. The goals of the course are: (1)
Formulate a biblical philosophy of discipleship; survey the history and
theology of Christian spirituality and spiritual awakenings; learn a model of
leadership development and deepen one's awareness of current student culture
and the ministries to it. (2) Deepen intimacy with God and strengthen the
desire to serve the members of one's family and ministry. (3) Practice the
disciplines of the spiritual life in both daily and extended times of
fellowship with the Lord. (4) Be a non-compulsive servant leader whose service
to others is derived increasingly from love for the Lord and
himself/herself.
COURSE FORMAT:
- The class will meet eight times on Thursdays for three hours;
participate in two one-day prayer retreats (April 11 and May 2) for two times
of extended personal communion (9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.) with God. (Class will not
meet on Thursday, April 10 and May 1.) It is anticipated that the retreats will
involve no additional charge to students. Instruction methods include lecture,
video, discussion, experiential learning, and small groups.
REQUIRED READING:
- Carroll, Colleen. The New Faithful: Why Young Adults Are
Embracing Christian Orthodoxy. Loyola Press, 2002.
- Clinton, J. R. The Making of a Leader. NavPress, 1988.
- Lovelace, Richard. The Dynamics of Spiritual Life. InterVarsity
Press, 1979.
- Miller, Keith. Hunger for Healing. HarperSanFrancisco, 1991.
- Nouwen, Henri. The Way of the Heart. Ballantine, 1975.
- Parks, Sharon. Big Questions, Worthy Dreams. Jossey-Bass, 2000.
- Willard, Dallas. The Spirit of the Disciplines. Harper & Row,
1988.
- A syllabus/packet of articles and notes.
- Choose one of the following:
- Beaudoin, T. Virtual Faith: The Irreverent Spiritual
Quest of Generation X. Jossey-Bass, 1998.
- Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. Life Together. HarperSanFrancisco, 1992.
- Zoba, Wendy. Generation 2K. InterVarsity Press, 1999.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- A one-page reflection paper on each of the three periods of
extended personal communion with God; participation in a small supportive
fellowship of class members (six one-hour sessions); four weeks of journaling
(four days/week); a reading log; visiting a student group involved in a
ministry of compassion; a fifteen- to eighteen-page essay on an issue addressed
in the course or a two-day spiritual retreat with a ten-page paper.
PREREQUISITES:
- None.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- Meets M.A. requirement in Spirituality (SPIR).
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- None.