Field Education Experience Paper

Women have been involved in Christian ministry since the very beginning of Christianity. It has declined and risen according to the acceptance of the environment. The two papers addressed in this essay document the rise of women ministers in the Holiness movement as well as the decline of women in the modern Pentecostal movement. In response to this decline in women in ministry, Courtney Stewart gave points which the UPCI should tackle to rectify the situation.

Introduction I conducted my field experience through the Forsyth County School System in conjunction with the Forsyth County Parks and Recreational Department. The students or “campers” as we like to call them are comprised of two groups. One group is special needs students ranging from ages six to twelve. The second group ranges from ages thirteen to twenty and are also special needs students. The younger campers attend classes from 8:30-1:00 and the older students attend from 1:30-5:00.

Middle school is very different from Elementary school. The students are beginning to change and the structure of things are very different. The students have about seven teachers that they see throughout the day. I think this is very important because each teacher, teaches differently, therefore, at least one of the seven are more likely to have a teaching style that the students like. Each teacher as their own teaching methods and a different subject that they teach. Through my field experience I was able to observe three different teacher that teach three different subjects.

Book Review: The Disciple Making Church by Glenn McDonald In The Disciple Making Church: From Dry Bones to Spiritual Vitality, author Glenn McDonald addresses what he sees as the critical element missing from the modern Christian Church: discipleship. McDonald, who owns a Master of Divinity Degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, is the senior pastor at Zionsville Presbyterian Church, which was once a traditional large suburban church, in that it focused more on the needs of the church than the needs of the parishioners. In this book, McDonald discusses how he helped transform his church from a traditional church to a church that emphasizes discipleship.

Major Rick Raymer’s presentation on Men’s Ministries was beneficial and informative, as I consider Men’s Ministries in my future appointments. Major Raymer’s first comment, “Men’s club is about developing men,” however, for some officers this is not the case. For them men’s club is another program that needs to be

Yes or No Explain 14- The church has a pretty good of Men's Group, is it important for the church to have a solid Man ministry.

Product Description/Objective Friendship Missionary Baptist Church seeks to connect people who are seeking or looking for deep moral truths and values based in love, selflessness and service to others with the Life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Friendship Baptist Church, founded in 1976, by a small contingency of disgruntled members of a local church. The group separated from the offending church and elected their first leader. A demographic profile of the group is African American (five women and four men), median to poverty level income and vocational classification and little or no formal education. The demographic numbers as to population of target location show a large segment of Hispanic and Asian Americans. The desired new organization would pursue a purely religious direction in services and missional objectives within the target community. Friendship’s former leader and the style utilized in leadership was effective for a dispensation of time, but was not conducive to lasting and repeatable gains or development. The leader became the sole voice of direction, vision and mission. The leader, furthermore, was typically seen as above questioning. This led to disconnection and dissention within the organization and a departure of members as well. The following is a chart of the membership growth and decline over the life of the organization.

1. The reason I chose the field that I am in today, is because when I was in high school I had no idea what I wanted to be. I just wanted out of my normal classes and found a way to do so. At my High school we had a career center and none of the programs caught my eye until it I saw computer maintenance. I went in with the mindset that this course was going to just be another easy typing class, but on our first day our instructor clearly told us that this is going to be the hardest class you will ever take in high school and that if you were here to goof off you got two weeks to change classes. Within those two weeks we went over course safety and our syllabus. The course caught my attention I really wanted to see what it had to offer and

“The other important skill is empowering people by way of letting the biblical narratives ask their own questions of our social context…the discussion was wonderful, and people started to get this idea of dwelling in scripture before plunging into a meeting, in order to hear God.”. (A. Roxburgh/F. Romanuk,176) After

God’s people have been gathered for restoration, empowerment and sent out into mission. The small group is the gathering space to help people experience forgiveness, healing, encouragement, affirmation, trust and courage. This preparation to be sent back out into a hostile and alienated world that needs to hear, see, and touch the presence of Jesus Christ lived out through empowered individuals and groups. The introduction of each chapter will reflect the healthy small group ministry of The BCC Exercise Ministry of my

As I plan to embark on a lifelong journey of full time ministry, I better understand the need for a deep passion of lifelong learning. Culture is shifting and changing, leaving minsters with the challenge of keeping pace to reach people in a dark world. Paul talked about the necessity of relating to the people we are trying to reach in 1 Corinthians and Highlands College has better equipped me for this task. To successfully maintain a lifestyle of learning, I plan to continue my studies of scripture, deepening my understanding of the scriptures while learning new ways to apply them in reaching society. Jesus gave us the example of being light in darkness in the Book of John and, as I continue to be who God has called me to be, I know it is of absolute necessity to know the truth of God’s Word more than ever before but, I do not only plan to study just scripture. I have learned the necessity to study other topics to better prepare and equip me for ministry. My limited worldview shined a bright light on my need for better understanding, not only of God’s Word, but also the cultures represented around me. I plan to continue studying those cultures so that I may better shine the light of God’s Word into those places. Highlands College has amplified the need to continually grow in all areas so that I may be better prepared to reach people as God

The church becomes a safe place Russell says when the good news, pouring out of the spirit, hospitality, and justice are distributed to everyone (Russell, 52). This mission is not lived out when the church does not draw attention to women. In my home church, there is often talk of being a welcoming church for all classes races genders, and sexuality, but I am used to hearing of these gifts are given to males only. While I have never agreed with is, I did not realize what kind of community can be made when focus of these gifts towards women is given. It is a jolting shock to realize that the welcoming church you thought you were part of is actually not

Introduction Over the years, many models have been developed and implemented to endeavor to make disciples. Some of the models have been effective and others have not. Among some of the most biblical and efficient models are the ones that involve small groups. Within the small groups models, they can be broken down into further detail, such as pastoral involvement, the church’s goal, missions mindedness, etc. In this paper, I will explain my philosophy of small groups in a church and the importance of the relational group in authentic disciple making. I will also explain how missional groups can help the body of Christ move out into the community. Finally, I will summarize my status in regards to living in community with other believers and being missional with that community.

While fellowship and fun are good things, sometimes this takes precedence over opportunities to grow. The weekly study and the book studies have been steps in the right direction, but our organized events-- such as the recent prayer breakfasts-- have not always presented helpful teaching. At the most recent prayer breakfast, several of the speakers-- who were not even church members-- espoused unsound doctrine that should not be condoned from our podium. That is a direct failure of our ministry team, because we are-- under oversight on the elders-- responsible for the content of the teaching presented to our women.

EVANGELISM VISION PAPER Herb Tarlike EVAN 525 LUONLINE Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary 3/7/14 INTRODUCTION This course has had a great impact on my walk with Christ as well as my witness for Christ. I pastor a church and teach two classes and for me I thought that I was doing plenty. However this course has helped rekindle my passion for sharing Jesus Christ with people through personal evangelism. This paper will demonstrate what I have learned throughout this course.