DL101 Discipleship And Leadership Syllabus
Jeremy D. press Discipleship InstituteDL101 Discipleship and LeadershipSpring 20198:00 am - 5:00 pmJan 26, Feb 23, Mar 30, Apr 27DL101 Discipleship and LeadershipSyllabusI.Course DescriptionIn this course, the student will learn the Biblical principles of discipleship, spiritual gifts,and leadership in order to prepare them to apply all that they have learned to springboard them into whatever ministry context that they will find themselves.II.Course Objectives1.The student will be able to give a Biblical defense for Spiritual Gifts,including proper identification and definitions.III.2.The student will identify their Spiritual Gift and deploy that gift for thebuilding up of the Church.3.The student will be able to give a Biblical defense for discipleship,including identification of key Scriptures and methods of discipleship.4.The student will be able to give a Biblical defense of spiritual leadership,including analysis of key figures in the Bible.5.The student will deploy their Spiritual Gift within the context of a ministryor ministries.Course TextbooksA.Required1.Gangel, Kenneth O. Unwrap Your Spiritual Gifts. Wheaton, IL: VictorBooks, a division of SP Publishing, 19832.Macdonald, William. True Discipleship. Kansas City: Walterick Publishers,1975.3.Sanders, J. Oswald. Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence for EveryBeliever. Chicago: Moody Press, 1994.4.The New American Standard Bible (NASB)1
Jeremy D. press Discipleship InstituteB.Suggested1.Coleman, Robert E. The Master Plan of Evangelism and Discipleship.Peabody, MA: Prince Press, 20002.Coleman, Robert E; Beougher, Timothy K; Phillips, Tom; Shell, William A;Billy Graham Center. Institute of Evangelism. Disciple making:training leaders to make disciples: a self-study course inunderstanding and applying Jesus' command to "make disciples."Wheaton, IL: Institute of Evangelism, 1994.3.Hendricks, Howard; Hendricks, William. As Iron Sharpens Iron: BuildingCharacter in a Mentoring Relationship. Chicago, IL: Moody, 20094.Henrishsen, Walter A. Disciples are Made not Born: Helping others growto maturity in Christ. Colorado Springs: Victor, 1988.Hull, Bill. Jesus Christ Disciple Maker. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1990.5.III.DL101 Discipleship and LeadershipSpring 20198:00 am - 5:00 pmJan 26, Feb 23, Mar 30, Apr 27Course RequirementsA.Reading AssignmentsStudents are required to complete all readings before the class day on whichthey are due. Be aware that certain readings are due before the first day ofclasses. You will turn in a reading log (last page of this syllabus) on 4/27/2019.B.Spiritual Gift ProjectThe student will identify their spiritual gift(s) and write a rationale explaininghow they know, and what they are going to do with it to build up the Church.You must define all the gifts that you have utilizing Scripture as well as any othersupporting documentation (Greek definitions, commentaries, or other texts).This is not intended to be a large project in terms of number of pages, but animportant project to help you deploy your gift. This is due by February 23, 2019.C.Course ProjectThe student will choose to do one of the following course projects. Theseprojects are designed to move you to action based on all that you have learnedin this course. Some of you will be ready to launch into something else, andothers will need more time; there are projects for both stages. These projectsare due by May 11, 2019. Here is the list of projects:1. Design a new ministry that you would like to lead. You must put together aplan that you will then actually follow. You can put this in the following2
Jeremy D. press Discipleship InstituteDL101 Discipleship and LeadershipSpring 20198:00 am - 5:00 pmJan 26, Feb 23, Mar 30, Apr 27formats: PowerPoint presentation or word doc. I have examples that I canshow you.a. Name and description of Ministryb. Key verses, mission statement, objectives, and goalsc. List out the leaders needed, members needed, target ministryaudience, materials needed, and space needsd. Make a plan of action to get this ministry started2. Choose a person from the Bible and do an analysis of their discipleship andleadership methods. Record it all on a word doc, and be as thorough as youcan.a. Include a short biography on the person.b. Write observations from key verses (including the verse) pertaining todiscipleship and leadershipc. Write personal and church wide (as applicable) applications fromeach of those versesd. Write a conclusion that summarizes what you learned from them, andhow you will apply it to your life and ministry3. Identify someone that you would like to disciple, or that has approached youfor help in growing spiritually. This is not a theoretical person, but an actualperson. Put together a plan of how you are going to disciple that person.Your plan should include a write up and a rationale for who, what, when,where, why, and how.4. Become a leader in some ministry inside or outside of CBC. You will do awrite up of the who, what, when, where, why, and how of this ministry.Please also provide any other supporting documentation, video, or recordingof your leadership.C.Final ExamThe course exam for DL101 will be a take home, open book, open resource, opennotes exam with multiple choice questions. The exam will be due by Saturday,May 4, 2019 by 11:59pm. You will need to submit this exam to me via e-mail tojeremy@cypressdiscipleship.org.D.Class ParticipationAll students are expected to participate in class discussions and engageintentionally with the material present in class. Questions are welcomed!3
Jeremy D. press Discipleship InstituteV.DL101 Discipleship and LeadershipSpring 20198:00 am - 5:00 pmJan 26, Feb 23, Mar 30, Apr 27Course PolicyA.Grading ScaleA: 90-100%B: 80-89%C: 75-79%D: 70-74%F: 69% or lessB.Grading BreakdownReading:Spiritual Gift Project:Course Project:Final Exam:Participation:25%25%25%15%10%C.Late WorkPer CDI policy, reading that is not completed on time but is in fact completedbefore the end of the semester will receive half the credit of its normal value.Readings not completed by the time they are due will receive partial credit solong as the reading is completed. All semester projects will receive a 5%reduction in grade per day past the due date per the CDI handbook. Specialcircumstances are always taken into consideration.D.Attendance PolicyAll CDI courses are held on Saturdays and consist of five 75 minute sessions. Astudent is permitted to miss a total of three 75 minute sessions without penalty.All absences beyond this point will result in a reduction of the student's grade by5% per session missed. Special circumstances are always taken intoconsideration.F.Electronics UsagePer CDI policy, all students are welcome to take notes on their personalcomputers. However, students should refrain from using cell phones, laptopcomputers, or other devices in a manner that distracts others in the class.Playing games, browsing the Internet, using email, instant messaging, or textmessaging, etc., are considered unacceptable when class is in session.4
Jeremy D. press Discipleship InstituteVI.DL101 Discipleship and LeadershipSpring 20198:00 am - 5:00 pmJan 26, Feb 23, Mar 30, Apr 27Course Lectures and Assignment ScheduleDateLectureReadingAssignment DueSaturday, 1/26Spiritual Gifts,exposition ofScriptures pertainingto gifts, evaluationand definition of thegifts, your giftReading #1Reading #1Discipleship,principles, Biblicalexamples,illustrations, profilesReading #2True DiscipleshipReading #2Spiritual Gift ProjectSpiritual Leadership,principles, Biblicalexamples,illustrations, profilesReading #3Reading #3Saturday, 2/23Saturday, 3/30Unwrap Your Spiritual GiftsI Cor 12-14Eph 4:1-16Rom 12:3-13Spiritual LeadershipSaturday, 4/27Practical applications, Reading #4the sweet spot,Biblical examples,ministry examples,launchingReading #4Reading ReportSaturday, 5/4No ClassNoneFinal ExamSaturday, 5/11No ClassNoneCourse Project5
Jeremy D. press Discipleship InstituteDL101 Discipleship and LeadershipSpring 20198:00 am - 5:00 pmJan 26, Feb 23, Mar 30, Apr 27STUDENT READING REPORTPlease print, fill out, and submit to me at the last class 4/27/2019.Student Name:DateReading SelectionCompletedOn TimeSaturday,1/26/2019Gangel’s Unwrap Your Spiritual Gifts; I Cor 12-14;Eph 4:1-16; Rom 12:3-13Saturday,2/23/2019MacDonald’s True DiscipleshipSaturday,3/30/2019Sander’s Spiritual LeadershipSaturday,4/27/2019HandoutsTotal GradeFor teacher use only y CourseEndNotCompleted
DL101 Discipleship and Leadership Syllabus I. Course Description In this course, the student will learn the Biblical principles of discipleship, spiritual gifts, and leadership in order to prepare them to apply all that they have learned to spring board them into whatever ministry context that they will find themselves. II. Course Objectives 1.
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