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131 YFS 502 Leadership in Youth and Family Ministry This course is designed to teach the philosophies, roles, responsibilities, and activities of Christian leadership within any youth and family ministry context. There is a strong emphasis on critical thinking and practical application of a wide variety of leadership concepts. Offered spring semesters, even years. Three hours. YFS 550 Contemporary Family Issues Introduction to the biblical and psychological foundations of family and family relationships. Various models for serving adolescents and their families will be explored. Two hours. 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. Offered fall semesters, odd years. 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. Offered fall semesters, odd years. 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. Offered spring semesters, odd years. 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. Offered spring semesters, even years. Three hours. YFS 660 Moral and Faith Development in Adolescence This course is an advanced study of human development theories as they relate to moral and faith development of children, youth and young adults, including sexual and gender identity development issues. Attention is given to practical ministry strategies that assist children, adolescents and emerging adults in these areas. Offered spring semesters, odd years. Two hours. YFS 670 Adventure Ministry Leadership Programming This is a practical course designed to introduce students to the theology, philosophy, methodology, and potential outcomes of utilizing wilderness and adventure activities. Students will explore this subject through readings, instruction, discussion, and guided experiential involvement in the Colorado backcountry. 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.