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57 Outdoor Leadership Course # Sem. Hrs. Biblical, Theological, and Philosophical Foundations of Outdoor Leadership OL 501 3 Outdoor Leadership Organization and Management OL 503 3 Outdoor leadership electives 4 10 Pastoral Care and Counseling 1, 2 Course # Sem. Hrs. Community-based Clinical Pastoral Education CHP 650 3 Therapeutic Communication CO 526 2 Group Experience CO 539 1 Crisis Counseling OR CO 551 Counseling Responses in Crises and Disasters CO 657 2 Marriage and Family Counseling CO 552 3 Brief Counseling CO 560 2 Brief Counseling Practicum CO 570 1 Social and Cultural Foundations of Counseling CO 621 3 17 1 Students in the pastoral care and counseling concentration take CO 540 Issues in Counseling Ministries in place of CO 500 Pastoral Care and Counseling Relationships, are not required to take the four hours of ministry leadership elective in the core, and complete five hours of open electives rather than eight. 2 The MDiv program with a pastoral care and counseling concentration is sufficient for any form of ministerial vocation that recognizes a need to be trained in pastoral care and counseling issues and skills. Theology Sem. Hrs. The Doctrine of God OR TH 620 Christology and Pneumatology OR TH 622 Anthropology and Soteriology OR TH 624 Ecclesiology and Eschatology TH 626 2-3 Theology electives 7-8 10 Youth and Family Studies 1 Course # Sem. Hrs. Foundations of Youth and Family Studies YFS 501 3 Youth in Crisis YFS 605 2 Contextualized Design for Adolescent Programming YFS 620 3 Moral and Faith Development in Adolescence YFS 660 2 10 1 Students in the youth and family studies concentration have the following additional options for their ministry leadership electives: EM 604 Teaching for Life Change or YFS 602 Transformational Communication; LD 501 Theological and Theoretical Foundations for Leadership or YFS 502 Leadership in Youth & Family Ministry; PME 603 Evangelism and the Mission of God or YFS 601 Evangelism and Discipleship in Adolescent Culture. MASTER OF ARTS (MA) DEGREES The Master of Arts degrees are intended for students who plan to engage in some specific form of Christian service requiring training different from the Master of Divinity degree. By studying in an area of specialization, the student will be equipped to serve in a specific capacity needed by the Christian community. The programs are designed for: Specialized personnel in the areas of church ministry, administration, and counseling Teachers in Christian or public schools who desire advanced biblical and theological training