MODULAR COURSES FALL SEMESTER 2010

Who: Students, pastors, those continuing their education, and anyone with a desire for lifelong learning!
When: September 27- October 1, 2010, 8:20am - 4:00pm Monday - Friday
Where: Bethany College Campus, 30 min. North of Saskatoon.
Cost: 3 Credit hours - $564.00 (Audit - $282.00), plus textbooks.
Note: Limited off campus registrants; apply early to avoid disappointment.
To Register: contact Bethany College Registrar’s Office at 1.887.772.2175 ext #111 or email Rosemary Thiessen
Register by September 15, 2010. 

Joshua and Judges BTH211

This course will explore the books of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth. The theological and historical claims in the texts regarding the formation of Israel as a nation, the conquest of the Promised Land, and the continuing struggle of the Israelites to live as a faithful people will be examined.
Instructor:Gerald Cressman, serves as pastor in Louise Avenue Congregational Church since 2006.  His wife, Grace is a Nursing Coordinator at Saskatoon City Hospital.  They have been married for 36 years, have two married children, and two granddaughters.  Prior to 2006, Gerald and Grace were involved with church planting, pastoring, and Bible college ministries within Canada, Zambia, and South Africa.

Intro to Caregiving GEN217

This course will examine the foundations of caregiving using biblical paradigms and personal exploration and will instruct the student in the basic helping skills. There will be an emphasis on personal growth and caregiving skills in ministry to others in various identified helping situations.
Instructor: Karen Gibson,  attended Bethany college for two years (1981-83) and then pursued a career in Dental Assisting.  She later completed a BBS at Canadian Bible College in Regina.  Karen and her husband lived on the island of St. Vincent in the West Indies for seven year where he was engaged in fulltime ministry with the Navigators.  Karen received a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Briercrest Seminary in 2008.  Since that time, she has been working as the Minister of Care at Emmanuel Baptist Church, and also sees clients in her part-time private counselling practice.  Karen lives in Saskatoon with her husband, Brendon, and their two teenage sons.

Youth Culture CHM483

This course is an examination of Canadian millennial youth culture trends. Topics include the sub-cultural features which surround youth as a social category, adolescence in historical and generational perspective, socialization and the shifting relationship between youth and social institutions such as the family, religion, education, state, and market economy. Particular emphasis will be placed on the marginalization of young people and prolonged nature of emerging adulthood in advanced industrial late modern societies in part linked to youth identity being defined increasingly in consumer rather than producer terms. The course includes an important historical analysis of several markers of youth culture with an eye to projecting future trends in youth culture and ministry in the 21st century. An integral part of the course will be to connect with a theological exploration of the strategic role that faith communities can play in the twenty first century and corresponding strategies for youth workers and churches who wish to follow Jesus through incarnational youth ministry during this restless era. Throughout the course youth workers will be challenged to discern their own unique joy filled vocational call and develop a robust interior life adequate for exterior roles amidst the frenzied societal pressures influencing youth ministry today.
Instructor: James Penner, M.A. B.Ed.  James is a Canadian Youth Specialist formerly on staff with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (1986-2008) and now co-founder, sociologist, and youth consultant with the research firm James Penner and Associates; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sociology – U. of Lethbridge; Co-author of Soul Searching the Millennial Generation: Strategies for Youth-workers (Novalis, 2005). James is married to Claire and father of two college aged children. In addition, James serves as the associate director of Dr. Reginald Bibby’s “Project Teen Canada 2008” a national longitudinal survey involving 5,000+ Canadian millennial teens. Data from this survey will be shared in the course.

Marriage and Family Studies GEN220

In The Princess Bride, writer William Golding put these words in the mouth of the Impressive Clergyman: “Marriawge is what bwings us togever.” Whether we are single or married it is marriage and family that bring us together in relationships that can either build or destroy the fabric of our society and culture. In this course we will identify principles and processes that lead to the development of healthy Christian marriages and families and seek to provide some sense of the power, ministry and impact that a “good” marriage can have on the world around it. To do this we will examine the biblical foundations of marriage and family. Topics covered include communication, love and commitment, human sexuality, mate selection, relationship adjustment, and others. Emphasis will be placed upon developing realistic expectations about relationships and preparing for successful adaptation to life transitions. Time will be spent considering our part in any relationship and how we can develop into the kind of person God can use to build strong marriages.
Instructor: Rick McCorkindale, Academic Dean/Instructor, Bethany College, 2004-present; Senior Pastor, Fourth Avenue Bible Church, Niverville, MB, 1996-2003; Senior Pastor, Dalmeny Community Church, Dalmeny, SK, 1989-1996; Associate Pastor, Port Rowan MB Church, Port Rowan,ON, 1986-1989; Pastor for Christian Education/Youth, Faith Missionary Church, Kitchener, ON, 1983-1986.