COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Courses are subject to change without notice.
2nd Year Courses Required (24 courses needed to graduate/17 of the required courses listed)
SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL MINISTRY
Second Year
Course Title: How to Get Along with People
Instructor: Andrew Wommack
Someone once said, “If it weren’t for people, the ministry would be great.” However, the ministry is all about people, so it’s critically important to learn how to develop relationships and develop them with the right people. When conflict does arise—and it will—it’s also crucial to know how to resolve that conflict according to the Word of God. God’s solution works, but you have to know it to put it into practice.
Course Title: The Making of a Minister I & II
Instructor: Andrew Wommack
Attend Bible College, complete the required courses, receive your ministerial license and
ordination papers, and then you are a minister, right? Wrong! God’s ways are not man’s ways. This course will help you understand the difference between man’s and God’s qualifications for ministers. By the end of this course you will either be determined to prepare your heart or stay as far away from ministry as possible.
Course Title: New Testament Survey I & II
Instructor: Wendell Parr
This is an overview of the New Testament that notes its place in God’s revelation to man. In this class, students will study the author, historical setting, purpose, and theme of each book; special attention is given to some of the key passages.
Course Title: Ministry of Excellence
Instructor: Wendell Parr
This study presents the moral and ethical characteristics of ministry. The focus is on promoting godly character and integrity in ministry. Contrasts between the way God would have things done and the way the world’s system would do them will be covered.
Course Title: Paul’s Instruction to Timothy
Instructor: Lawson Perdue
In Paul’s letters to Timothy, Paul was instructing Timothy as “his son in the faith”. This teaching covers vital and practical aspects to prepare us for a lifetime of effective leadership.
Course Title: Faith in the Supernatural Power of God I & II
Instructor: Dan Funkhouser
This subject deals with recognizing the ability of God through our lives in ministry. Learning how to appropriate the supernatural ability of God in our lives, it deals with the supernatural powers that be, including: 1) Angelic, 2) Demonic Spirits, 3) The overcoming victorious powers of our Lord.
Course Title: Lessons from Nehemiah
Instructor: Lawson Perdue
Keys of effective leadership that enabled Nehemiah to motivate God’s people to accomplish an amazing task in record time.
Course Title: Passion for the Harvest
Instructor: Dr. Delron Shirley
This class exposes some of the pertinent truths necessary for preparing us for the challenge of the harvest. Learn how to sow in order to reap an abundant harvest and how to discern the harvest that the Lord is sending your way. Learn how to develop the resourcefulness and the expectant hope necessary to stand steadfastly until the harvest manifests and discover new truths concerning the tools and the stamina necessary for reaping the full harvest.
Course Title: Acts: Power for Supernatural Living
Instructor: Barry Bennett
A study of the early church and the keys to its power. Emphasis will be placed on the message of the early church, the purpose of the Holy Spirit, the power of the Name, the importance of the Word, the power of prayer, and the mission and growth of the church.
Course Title: Answers to Important Questions I & II
Instructor: Barry Bennett
A course designed to answer the most prevalent questions that many Christians have concerning the Bible and the ways of God in the world. Questions to be answered will include those dealing with suffering and tragedies, the Trinity, Job, Paul’s thorn, Ananias and Sapphira, Sabbath keeping and many others.
Course Title: Laws of the Kingdom
Instructor: Barry Bennett
A study of the spiritual laws that govern creation and how we can cooperate with those laws in order to enjoy victorious Christian living.
Course Title: Pioneering Ministry
Instructor: Dan Funkhouser
Before you embark out on your own, learn what you may expect to encounter in ministry. Here Dan tells you of the blessings and also the pitfalls of ministry.
Course Title: Mission Trip
Instructor: To Be Determined
At CBC one of the graduation requirements is that you participate in a minimum of one CBC-sponsored mission trip to a foreign land. On this trip you will have opportunity to minister prayer, healing, food, etc. to people well outside your normal sphere of influence. It is a great opportunity to practice ministry in real-life situations. It will change your life and perspective forever.
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Additional/Potential 2nd Year Courses –
Course Title: Discipleship Evangelism
Instructor: Barry Bennett/Charla/Mark Eastwood
Jesus told us to make disciples, not converts. This program creates converts that are disciples in Christ, not merely saved and continuing to live in the heartache the rest of the world lives in. This program sets converts on a path to a deep relationship with God and Jesus. It is unequaled as a tool for evangelism.
Course Title: Preparing for Missions
Instructor: Mark/Charla Eastwood
Learn the ins and outs of what it takes to prepare for a mission trip.
Course Title: Fundraising
Instructor: To Be Announced
From writing newsletters to developing fundraising events, to setting up your own non-profit organization.
Course Title: Sacerdotal Duties
Instructor: Charla/Mark Eastwood
Whether one plans to pastor or are gifted in other areas of ministry, there comes a time in all ministries where you may be asked to perform some of the official duties of ministry – communion, funerals, weddings, baby dedications, baptisms. Here you will not only get some suggestions on how-to, but in some cases more importantly, how-NOT-to.
Course Title: Practical Ministry
Instructor: Mark Eastwood
In preparation for your mission trip, this course teaches you to use the skills you’ve been developing since day one. You’ll learn how to pray and minister one-on-one, how to effectively use your testimony for ministry, how to hear from God when you minister to others, and all the nuts and bolts you need to know.
Course Title: 2000 Years Charismatic Christianity
Instructor: To Be Determined
We study church history to remind ourselves that God’s work in the earth did not begin with us. God has always had a remnant. This class gives an overview of the dynamic work of the Holy Spirit and His gifts which have been a part of the church’s existence from the beginning. We will see how movements within the body of Christ throughout history have flourished only to be quenched as the Church has sought to organize and control them. By looking at both the good and the bad of past revivals, our senses can be sharpened to discern what is of God and what is not of Him, that we might embrace the good and avoid the potential pitfalls that exist in contemporary revival movements.
