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115 OL 503 Outdoor Leadership Organization and Management This course explores biblical leadership principles of organizational management. Students will gain an understanding of the theology of leadership and develop a personal philosophy on how to integrate their own leadership qualities into outdoor program administration. Students will integrate scripturally based leadership ideology in the areas of leadership styles, decision-making, program design and development, and management as well as develop an understanding of how to start an outdoor/adventure program. Three hours. OL 590, 690 Studies in Outdoor Leadership 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. OL 591, 691 Individualized Study in Outdoor Leadership These course numbers are reserved for courses that are designed to free the student for independent investigation in outdoor leadership under the guidance of a professor. One to three hours. OL 601 Stewardship in Creation: Theology and Outdoor Practice This course introduces students to a biblically informed theology of creation and its stewardship, discovering the rich Christian tradition of caring for creation, understanding how impacts to creation can disproportionately affect the poor, and developing a better informed apologetic concerning contemporary environmental issues. Two hours. OL 602 Adventure Ministry in Cross-cultural Contexts This course is a study of the use of wilderness and adventure in cross-cultural contexts, with special attention given to the biblical/theological rationale and cross-cultural sensitivity required for design and implementation. The focus is on wilderness and adventure as the means and the context for evangelism, discipleship, spiritual formation, leadership development, and mission in both local and global cross- cultural contexts. Two hours. OL 650 Outdoor Leadership Practicum This is an advanced, field-based course providing opportunities for students to gain meaningful life-on- life training to increase their outdoor leadership experience, competencies, and vocational fitness. A seven-day wilderness trip in the Wind River Range of Wyoming will provide opportunities for each student to learn and apply the soft- and meta-skills required of professional leaders of wilderness and adventure programs. Knowledge and skills include experiential learning models; designing, setting up, implementing, and debriefing adventure activities; risk management; Christian environmental stewardship; incorporating spiritual formation activities; and effective outdoor leadership. Students can also expect challenging scenarios, opportunity for encounters with God, practice of spiritual disciplines, solo time, and character development. Reading and writing requirements will augment experiential learning. All needed equipment, clothing, food, and transportation are provided. Prerequisite: OL 501 Biblical, Theological, and Philosophical Foundations of Outdoor Leadership or instructor approval. Two hours. CO 656 Adventure Therapy This course, listed with a Counseling course prefix, is an outdoor leadership course introducing students to biblically informed therapeutic aspects of adventure which will benefit counselors and outdoor leaders in understanding the dynamics of adventure experiences in private practice, institutional, church, parachurch, and adventure programming contexts. Provides a detailed exploration of adventure therapy but, by itself, does not result in a professional credential. Two hours.