The Good & Bad

Today Pastor Jeff and myself went to the District Office to meet with Barb to discuss details about the School of Ministry and partnering with WBC. It appeared to be bad news. Barb had received a letter from another Assemblies of God college that WBC credits were not transferable. So we looked at a few options if this were the case. We figured we could make special arrangements with particular universities to accept WBC credits then let our ESOM students that if they wanted to persue their degree after completing ESOM they would have a certain few schools they could attend that wouldtransfer their credits. We decided to wait on confirmation for a couple weeks and Barb would do some research to see what was the case.

On Jeff's end, he was excited to see Barb's willingness to partner with us. We left feeling positive about he whole thing but a little nervous about the transfer of credits issue.

This was also the week I began a series on for Causes. the theme is: 'As eikons we are created to love in action in truth." This last Wednesday is called, "What's Your Cause". I encouraged students to ask themselves what is there purpose in life and to figure out what is their cause to impact people by meeting their needs. Next week We will be laying out six Causes that we are offering so that kids can sign up for and be a part of. The are all on our youth website here. They are:

• Displaced (Homless)
• iCare (Hospital/Shut in visitation)
• Street Team (Advertising)
• Rush (We go to a park or mall and do pools and questionnaires that lead to conversation about God)
• Campus Resource (Where we partner with schools to offer our help as a resource to them)
• Go Green (Where we pick up trash and clean neighborhoods or parks)
  

Adjunct Instructor Resumes

I met with Barb at the District Office today to go over some more details about ESOM and WBC partnering together. They have a board meeting coming up the next week on Monday the 6th. So I gave her Krisann's and my resume to take to the board meeting to accept us as adjunct instructors. I shared with her a little more of the dream of ESOM and what makes us so different than any other School of Ministry out there. We definitely are different, and not to make any other SOM out there feel less than us, but also to be honest we offer a much better solution than what 'most' can offer.

Krisann Was Asked to Be On The Board of WBC

This week is District Council and I am getting Ordained which is such an awesome opportunity and the fact that I am dedicating my life to the call that God has placed over my life. District Council is always a great week, great services and a great time to see all my friends.

Barb, the President of Western Bible College approached me and said that she would be asking Krisann to be on the board of WBC. I felt elated that Barb thought of Krisann for that position. How exciting for Krisann. I must admit I was a little jealous but hey, she deserves it, she is awesome.

Approved as Adjunct Instructors

Kirsann was asked to sit on the board of directors for Western Bible College in March of '08. Since then she has started and is in the process of finishing all her paperwork to begin her Graduate program at Ottawa University to get her Masters in Psychology/Counseling. She was accepted as an adjunct instructor at WBC in April.

I will be starting my Graduate program either at AGTS or Southeastern University to get my Masters of Ministerial Leadership in the fall of '09. I was also accepted as an adjunct instructor for WBC and now am able to teach for the ESOM.

We are excited to be part of a the team of WBC and to be able to lead the eikon School of Ministry. We look forward to our life involved with academia and hope to build a long tenure as instructors. Until we finish our Masters degrees we can only teach Associate level classes. Once we receive our Masters then we can teach bachelors level classes.

What a great future ahead!

Sharing the Vision With WBC President

I met with Barb Schulz tonight and it was an awesome meeting. I don't think it could have gone better. I felt like it was very professional and I fell that Barb and myself are definitely on the same page. I laid out the vision for eikon School of Ministry (ESOM) and explained to her all the deatils of it. I also shared my heart about how so many SOM's offer Berean classes and I did not want that to be my option. As a matter of fact if that was my only option I would not conduct this School of Ministry. In no offense to Berean, I feel that is not at the highest level to offer and if I can't offer a higher level of learning I would skip it. I have had several friends that have gotten their degrees through Berean and they don't seem to posses the depth of bible knowledge nor have they learned the ethics of ministry. Those are the biggest two that I have seen them lack in. I wanted to offer something that coverd those areas. That is where WBC comes in.

Barb loved the idea and we will begin moving forward this year to work out all the deatils. Both of us thought that this fall would be to soon. I told her that we would target for the spring of 2009. We have more meetings planned to go over all the details.

CD 106 – Developing the Financial Core (Financial)

CD 106 – Developing the Financial Core (Financial)

Course Description:
CD 106 introduces you finances, as it applies to your personal life and ministry as well as learning the worship practice of tithing. You will learn ways to save money, build budgets and ways to pay off debt. In a ministry setting you will learn how to build a budget, raise funds and learn about record keeping and accountability.

(All Core Development is Copyrighted material, the use of any material without consent is strictly prohibited)

Pre-requisite Requirement:
CD 101
CD 102
CD 103
CD 104
CD 105

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

1. Systematically explain the reasoning and benefits of tithing.
2. Provide a savings plan with 5, 10, and 20 year goals w/ a retirement plan.
3. Successfully build a personal budget for living.
4. Know and use practical fund raising methods.
5. Handle church money with honesty and integrity, knowing the proper ways of recording managing it.
6. Know the risks and liability when handling money and having accountable practices in place for personal and church protection.

See All Core Developments:
CD 101
CD 102
CD 103
CD 104
CD 105
CD 106

CD 105 – Developing the Core of Relating (Social)

CD 105 – Developing the Core of Relating (Social)

Course Description:
CD 105 introduces you to understanding leadership principles and learning to relate well to others. Through leadership principles you will learn to gain influence as a leader. You will also be learning several conflict resolution and mediation styles. You as a student will also learn a staple of ethics and principles for living, this is a moral philosophy and not rules.

(All Core Development is Copyrighted material, the use of any material without consent is strictly prohibited)

Pre-requisite Required:
CD 101
CD 102
CD 103
CD 104

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

1. Perform the duties of a leader.
2. Describe several leadership styles with examples of leaders.
3. Lead people with conflict through different conflict resolution styles.
4. Lead people with conflict through a mediation process.
5. Understand ethical choices as a leader and individual.

See All Core Developments:
CD 101
CD 102
CD 103
CD 104
CD 105
CD 106