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122 OT 998 Old Testament Thesis Continuation Students who are not ready to enroll in OT 999 should register for OT 998 each semester until they are ready to enroll in OT 999. Course is graded satisfactory/unsatisfactory. Two consecutive semesters of receiving an unsatisfactory grade and/or two consecutive semesters of not paying the continuation fee will result in withdrawal from the program. $280 fee per semester. Prerequisite: OT 996 Old Testament Thesis Proposal. No credit. OT 999 Thesis in Old Testament Students should register for NT 999 when they are ready to complete the thesis process in a particular semester. Note that there are no course extensions for theses. Prerequisite: OT 996 Old Testament Thesis Proposal. Three hours. OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP Wilderness ministry and adventure programming are a means of getting people into a setting of intentional, intense, experiential education. God's creation becomes the classroom, a laboratory for learning, where lives can be transformed as individuals are pushed to their limit physically, spiritually, emotionally, and relationally. God used the wilderness in the lives of Abraham, Moses, David, Paul, Jesus, and others as key to their spiritual formation, training, and call. Recognizing that this is still true today, Denver Seminary's outdoor leadership courses teach students to plan, structure, administrate, lead, and facilitate wilderness ministry and adventure programming. Utilizing the Seminary's campus, local wilderness programming agencies, and the Colorado backcountry, courses are taught by experienced professionals, utilizing both classroom based instruction (in the outdoor leadership courses found below) and experiential, in the field training (in the adventure programming courses found in the youth and family studies course descriptions). Course work in both departments focuses on the soft and meta skills of outdoor leadership and includes a missional, cross-cultural emphasis. OL 500 Introduction to Wilderness Ministry A practical course designed to introduce students to the theology, philosophy, and methodology of utilizing wilderness settings in Christian ministry. Students will explore this subject through readings, instruction, discussion, and most importantly, through guided experiential involvement in the Colorado backcountry. Offered summer session on demand. Two hours. OL 501 Biblical, Theological, and Philosophical Foundations of Outdoor Leadership This course introduces students to a practical theology of wilderness journey, a biblical perspective on the practice of outdoor leadership, a biblical approach to the implementation of experiential learning in the outdoor leadership setting, a philosophy of wilderness ministry, and the Bible's unique perspective on outdoor leadership theory. Course reading, class discussions, and course assignments will focus on the wilderness context and adventure programming as a primary location for spiritual formation and leadership development. Offered fall semesters, odd years. Three hours. 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.