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Advanced Ministerial Internship (O-MIN 391)


Description
The final required internship. Each internship requires the student to work with a local pastor to gain hands-on experience in various ministry activities. This course discusses the importance of a good attitude in ministry as well as many functions of ministry such as weddings and funerals. It also emphasizes servant leadership and the minister’s devotional life. Students will need to have their mentoring session with an Ordained minister of the Assemblies of God.

*Supplemental reading recommendation: Courageous Leadership by Bill Hybels, (https://amzn.to/2tOS9yr).

**Student's will not need to purchase the course textbook. All the material is available with your subscription.

Credential Level: Ordained Course Instructor: Ps. Roman Purshaga

Content
  • Getting Started
  • A Note from the Director
  • Meet Your Instructor
  • Section 1 - Starting & Staying
  • Mark Batterson on How to Stay Motivated and Encouraged in Church Leadership
  • Nicodemus, An Exemplar of Courageous Followership
  • ‘What Should I Do to Become a Pastor?’
  • Coaching Next-Generation Ministry Leaders
  • Section 2 - The Heart of Ministry Part 1
  • The Healthy Leader - Part 1
  • The Healthy Leader - Part 2
  • Leading a Healthy Ministry: Brian Houston | Pastor Steven Furtick
  • The Disturbing Temptations of Pastoring in Obscurity
  • From the Pulpit to the People
  • Mentoring #1a - Preparation
  • Section 3 - The Heart of Ministry Part 2
  • The Gospel of Accommodation - David Wilkerson - Part 1
  • The Gospel of Accommodation - David Wilkerson - Part 2
  • Anxiety - Alistair Begg - Part 1
  • Anxiety - Alistair Begg - Part 2
  • Abounding in the Lord - Francis Chan - Part 1
  • Abounding in the Lord - Francis Chan - Part 2
  • Courageous Followership
  • Book Review - Courageous Leadership by Bill Hybels
  • Mentoring #1b - Meeting
  • Section 4 - Generational Theory and Ministry
  • David Kinnaman Interview
  • Simon Sinek on Millennials in the Workplace
  • Next-Gen Preaching
  • Get Ready, Youth Group Leaders
  • How To Bridge the Gap of Worship Between Generations
  • Mentoring #2a - Preparation
  • Section 5 - Resources for Sexual Temptation
  • Ted Roberts at East Bay Foursquare Church, Danville, CA - Part 1
  • Ted Roberts at East Bay Foursquare Church, Danville, CA - Part 2
  • Ted Roberts at East Bay Foursquare Church, Danville, CA - Part 3
  • Key Insights on Sex Addiction within the Church
  • What Can Drug-Addicted Doctors Teach Porn-Addicted Pastors?
  • Pastor, Why Are You Hiding?
  • Mentoring #2b - Meeting
  • Section 6 - Understanding the Call
  • Revisiting God's Call on Your Life - Charles R. Swindoll - Part 1
  • Revisiting God's Call on Your Life - Charles R. Swindoll - Part 2
  • The Personal Call
  • The Collective Call
  • The Integrated Call
  • No Easy Calling
  • Parishioner Perceived Qualifiers for an Effective Senior Pastor
  • Mentoring #3a - Preparation
  • Section 7 - Historical Examples
  • Influential Pentecostal African-Americans
  • Hispanics in the Pentecostal Movement
  • Slavery and the Pulpit during the Civil War
  • Defying Hitler: The Story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
  • How the Jesuits changed the world
  • Mentoring #3b - Meeting
  • Section 8 - Apologetics for Ministers
  • N.T. Wright | On Worldview
  • Basic Apologetics Course - Set 1: Reasons for Faith - Lecture 1 - Part 1
  • Basic Apologetics Course - Set 1: Reasons for Faith - Lecture 1 - Part 2
  • Basic Apologetics Course - Set 1: Reasons for Faith - Lecture 1 - Part 3
  • The Cutting Edge of Apologetics in the 21st Century: Anthropology - Bruce Little
  • How Should a Beginner Get into Apologetics?
  • Speaking the Truth in Love: The Role of Apologetics in Pastoral Ministry
  • Talking with people from different World Views
  • Mentoring #4a - Preparation
  • Section 9 - When to Leave a Ministry
  • Download Youth Ministry - A Conversation about Leaving - Part 1
  • Download Youth Ministry - A Conversation about Leaving - Part 2
  • Why Francis Chan Left His Megachurch
  • Leave Your Comfort, Find Your Calling | Pastor Steven Furtick
  • When Should I Leave a Church
  • Video Training: How to Keep From Quitting Too Soon with Doug Fields
  • Planning For Healthy Pastoral Transitions
  • Exit and Entrance: Knowing When To Leave a Ministry and How To Enter Another
  • Deal-Breakers: 7 Ways God May Tell a Pastor to Leave a Church
  • 3 Warnings from a Pastor Leaving the Ministry
  • Mentoring #4b - Meeting
  • A Quick Note About The Final
  • Section 10 - Student Presentation 14d
  • Final Presentation
  • Final Reflection
  • Wrapping Up
  • For Further Reading
  • End of Class Survey
  • You're one step closer!
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever