Elective course

Pentecostal Worship, Preaching, and Ministry

Interim elective written from within the Pentecostal and Charismatic tradition.

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About the course

• Author: Dr. Wayne Cook
• Languages: English, Spanish, and French.
• Units: 10
• Counts toward: Certificate of Ministry; Associate of Divinity; Master of Theology (Th.M.); Master of Divinity (M.Div.). These are internal ministry recognitions, not official degrees.
• Textbook: Maria Woodworth-Etter, Acts of the Holy Ghost (1912): Selections
• Required readings: Pentecostal Worship, Preaching, and Ministry: Required Readings

Units

1. 1. Unit 1 - Theology of Pentecostal Worship
2. 2. Unit 2 - The Shape of the Service: Testimony, Altar, Spontaneity and Order
3. 3. Unit 3 - Music and Song
4. 4. Unit 4 - Pentecostal Preaching: Anointing and Preparation
5. 5. Unit 5 - Narrative, Testimony, and Oral Theology
6. 6. Unit 6 - Altar Ministry, Prayer for the Sick, and Laying on of Hands
7. 7. Unit 7 - Ordinances and Sacraments in Pentecostal Practice
8. 8. Unit 8 - Women in Pentecostal Ministry: History and Current Views
9. 9. Unit 9 - Youth, Discipleship, and Small Groups
10. 10. Unit 10 - Abuses and Safeguards: Manipulation, Celebrity, and Accountability