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125 YFS 601 Evangelism and Discipleship in Adolescent Culture This course practically explores the biblical mandate to "go and make disciples" especially as it relates to contemporary adolescent culture and emerging generations. It reviews the theology and principles of evangelism and discipleship, and investigates various evangelistic and discipleship methods and their contextual effectiveness. Two hours. YFS 602 Transformational Communication This course assists students in learning how to speak to youth in a way that will captivate and effectively communicate the biblical text, lead relevant life-changing Bible based discussions, and engage a postmodern audience through narrative story telling. Two hours. YFS 605 Youth in Crisis A practical overview of adolescent crisis and risk issues and appropriate responses. Special focus is given to marginalized and at-risk youth. Two hours. YFS 620 Contextualized Design for Adolescent Programming A practical introduction to culture, context, audience, needs, and other important issues along with their implications for program design. A special focus is given to understanding and applying the skills of cultural study. Three hours. YFS 660 Moral and Faith Development in Adolescence This course is an advanced study of the leading theories of moral and faith development, including sexual and gender identity development, with attention given to practical ministry strategies that assist children, adolescents and emerging adults in these areas. The aim is to train and empower students to lead well in whatever setting God places them. Two hours. YFS 590, 690 Studies in Youth and Family Issues These course numbers are reserved for courses of special or one-time interest that do not otherwise appear in the catalog. Two or three hours. YFS 591, 691 Individualized Study in Youth and Family Issues These course numbers are reserved for courses that are designed to free the student for independent investigation in youth and family studies under the guidance of a professor. One to three hours.