Current 4CMI Student Resources
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SUMMER TERM COURSES & SYLLABI
Discipleship Courses
The discipleship component of the program is designed to provide a structured model and environment to help students:
- a) experience healthy, consistent, and productive discipleship,
- b) understand the key factors, challenges, and rhythms associated with personal spiritual growth,
- c) develop the leadership values, attitudes, and skills necessary to effectively disciple people, and
- d) build and sustain meaningful fellowship and community within the 4CMI family.
First Point of Contact: Russ Howard (russ@wearepraxis.org), Jeffrey Derico (jeffreyderico@gmail.com), and Anna Ellison (acellison32@gmail.com)
The Discipleship component of the 4CMI program is a 2-year continuous experience, though it is broken up into six terms with different course codes and distinct syllabi that contain unique assignments. Therefore, it is important to enroll in the correct course code and to carefully review the corresponding course syllabus and complete the assignments listed there.
The syllabus for each of the Discipleship courses can be found in the following links:
Residency Courses
The residency component of the program is designed to provide an immersive ministry lab experience that helps students:
- a) develop professional, interpersonal, and spiritual ministry skills,
- b) experience, contribute to, and evaluate high-level leadership conversations and activities,
- c) adopt and implement leadership soft skills,
- d) develop a coherent philosophy of ministry,
- e) embrace mentoring and coaching as essential factors in effective, relevant, and sustainable ministry,
- f) create and execute consistent rhythms of self-reflection and assessment, and
- g) increase their longevity in ministry.
First Point of Contact: Erika Coy (erika.coy33@gmail.com) and Donovan Weber (dnvnwbr@gmail.com).
The Residency component of the 4CMI program is a 2-year continuous experience, though it is broken up into six terms with different course codes and distinct syllabi that contain unique assignments. Therefore, it is important to enroll in the correct course code and to carefully review the corresponding course syllabus and complete the assignments listed there.
The syllabus for each of the Residency courses can be found in the following links:
Classroom-Based Courses
The classroom-based course component of the program is designed to provide college-level educational experiences that help students:
- a) gain familiarity with key concepts, terminology, and theories associated with topics that support and enhance ministry preparation,
- b) increase in knowledge that contributes to effective, relevant, and sustainable ministry, as framed by the discipline and focus of the respective course,
- c) integrate a sound biblical worldview into day-to-day ministry activities,
- d) develop and increase critical thinking skills,
- e) improve in written and oral communication, and
- f) explore the relationships between ministry theory and the application of those theories in effective ways in real-life ministry contexts.
First Point of Contact for Old Testament Survey: David Soper (davidsoper.swat@gmail.com) and Rob Fleenor (RFleenor@johnsonu.edu)
The Old Testament Survey course is scheduled to begin on May 16. It will be a fully online course. Here are some important things to note regarding the OT Survey course:
1) Students will not be required to meet for course sessions in person during the summer term unless otherwise noted in the syllabus or by the professor. If, however, it would be useful to gather in groups to watch the lecture videos together, discuss topics, etc. students are welcomed and encouraged to do so.
2) College-level courses are designed to achieve a cumulative level of workload/engagement consisting of in person (or remotely via Zoom or other live system) professor interaction, reading, writing, and practical application in the forms of projects, case studies, etc. Because the summer course does not require students to gather together at the same time each week with a professor present, it will require a heavier coursework load than a typical course in the forms of reading, writing, online discussion forums, etc. Please be aware of and prepared for the fact that this course will require a lot of work–beyond what would be required for a class in the typical format. Time that you save not traveling to the classroom and sitting in lectures every Monday night is not time that can be reallocated to non-class activities. It will instead be absorbed by other course requirements.
3) As was the case for New Testament Survey, the summer course is designed to provide a 30,000 ft. introduction to the OT with emphasis placed on books and their structures, literary genres, authors, audiences, key themes, etc. It is not intended to be a deep dive into the OT, its content, or its doctrinal themes. The more focused theological topics will be explored in the Biblical Foundations for Ministry course.
4) 4CMI requires students to complete Bible courses because effective ministry is built on a personal knowledge of God’s word, an understanding of how to accurately handle the word of truth (2 Timothy 2:15), and the ability to responsibly apply biblical truth in real-life ministry contexts and circumstances.
Additional Resources:
4C Ministry Institute Student Course Registration Form – Spring 2022 Term
4C Ministry Institute Student Life Covenant
4C Ministry Institute Course Withdrawal Form
4C Ministry Institute Program Withdrawal Form
Academic Calendar
January 1 (Sunday)
Spring 2022 Term Begins (Residency Course & Discipleship Course)
January 17 (MLK Day)
Off
January 24 (Monday)
Spring 2022 Classroom-Based Begin
March 14th (Monday)
Advising Begins
March 25th (Friday)
Advising Ends
April 6th (Wednesday)
Last day to drop class (no grade)
April 11 (Monday)
Last Day to Apply for Summer Term Graduation
April 13-17 (Wednesday- Sunday)
Easter Break
April 18 (Monday)
Finals Week
April 20 (Wednesday)
Last Day of Spring 2022 Classroom-Based Courses
April 30
End of Term (Residency Course & Discipleship Course)
May 1 (Sunday)
Summer 2022 Term Begins (Residency Course & Discipleship Course)
May 16 (Monday)
Summer 2022 Classroom-Based Begin
May 30 (Monday)
Memorial Day (No Classes)
July 5th (Tuesday)
Advising Begins
July 15 (Friday)
Advising Ends
August 3rd (Wednesday)
Last day to drop class (no grade)
August 8 (Monday)
Admissions deadline for Fall Term
August 15 (Monday)
Finals Week
August 17 (Wednesday)
Last Day of Summer 2022 Classroom-Based Classes
August 22 (Monday)
Graduation
August 29 (Monday)
Fall Term Orientation
August 31 (Wednesday)
End of Summer 2022 Term (Residency Course & Discipleship Course)
September 1 (Thursday)
Fall 2022 Term Begins (Residency Course & Discipleship Course)
September 5 (Monday)
Labor Day- Off
September 12 (Monday)
Fall 2022 Classroom-Based Courses Begin
September 31 (Thursday)
Residency Orientation (Virtual)
October 31st (Monday)
Advising Begins
November 11 (Friday)
Advising Ends
November 22
Last day to drop class (no grade)
November 23-28
Thanksgiving Break
December 5 (Monday)
Finals Week
December 7 (Wednesday)
Last Day of Fall 2022 Classroom-Based Courses
December 16 (Friday)
Admissions deadline for Spring Term 2023
December 31 (Saturday)
End of Fall 2022 Term (Residency Course & Discipleship Course)
January 9 (Monday)
Orientation for Spring Term 2023
January 11 (Wednesday)
Residency Orientation (Virtual) for Spring Term 2023
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