Course Descriptions

Youth Leadership

Please find below a selection of the courses associated with the Youth Leadership program. For a complete list of courses, please consult the Academic Calendar. 

Theoretical Foundations

461.11 – YL: Youth Leadership
The aim of the course is to familiarize the student with the theory and practice of professional youth work. Students will consider the relation ship between theology and practice and will be challenged to think biblically about Christian service. In addition, the course will consider Canadian youth culture and the implications for effective youth leadership.

461.21 – YL: Contemporary Youth Issues
The course will explore a variety of issues impacting the adolescent in contemporary society. The goal of the course is to prepare the youth worker to recognize critical issues affecting youth and their families and to learn to respond wisely.

461.31 – YL: Evangelism: History, Theory, and Practice
This senior level course will investigate the manner in which the Christian message has been communicated since the days of Christ, taking into account both content and methodology for specific evangelistic strategy.

Human Formation

462.22 – YL: Nurturing Adolescent Spirituality
The course is designed to equip students for effective Christian discipleship with the pre-teen or adolescent. Students will examine discipleship models and the dynamics of faith formation, resulting in the creation of a personal discipleship model. Upon completion of the course, students will be qualified to create a long-term discipleship strategy for any youth ministry program in a church or para-church setting.

Methodology

463.12 – YL: Para-church Youth Ministry
The course material will provide a broad overview of youth ministry from the para-church perspective. Students will interact with major themes including human resource management, fundraising, and camping ministry. Upon completion of the course, students will be better prepared to face the demands of para-church youth ministry.

463.22 – YL: Youth Leadership and the Family
The course will expose students to a wide variety of family systems, helping them to recognize the need for contextually designed strategic planning for ministry. Students will gain a new appreciation for the unique challenges associated with parenting and will be encouraged to develop a family-systems model for youth ministry.