About Course
Learn to understand communities and organizations before planning ministry.
Course Content
Course orientation
Lessons
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Introduction
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Chapter One — The Environment
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Chapter Two — Environmental Analysis
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Chapter Three — The Biblical Basis: Old Testament
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Chapter Four — The Biblical Basis: New Testament
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Chapter Five — Personal Environmental Analysis
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Chapter Six — Analyzing A People Group
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Chapter Seven — Analyzing An Area
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Chapter Eight — Analyzing A Nation
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Chapter Nine — Analyzing A Region
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Chapter Ten — Analyzing An Existing Christian Organization
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Chapter Eleven — A Strategy For Planning
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Appendix — Supplementary teaching
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Discussion 1: Observation before action
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Discussion 2: Learning about a community
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Discussion 3: Turning findings into a plan
Assignments
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01. Understanding a ministry environment
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02. A community analysis portfolio
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03. From analysis to ministry strategy
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Essay: Listening before planning ministry
Resources
<p>The course teaching document is available below.</p>
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Teaching document — Principles of Environmental Analysis
Exams
<p>The course exam opens after every preceding assignment and the course essay have been submitted. Drafts do not count as submissions.</p>
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Course exam — chapter self-tests