Central Bible
College
PM401-Computers in Ministry
COURSE
SYLLABUS
David Arnett
Office Phone:
833-2551 (Ex. 1150)
Cell Phone: 224-5325
(emergencies)
Office: Welch
134
E-mail:
DArnett@cbcag.edu
Web Site
www.DavidArnett.com
Mission Statement
Central Bible
College has been established for the purpose of training ministers
and missionaries.
Central Bible College is an Assemblies of God institution of
higher learning having a Bible-centered curriculum designed to
educate and train ministers, missionaries, and Christian workers to
serve the Lord Jesus Christ in and through the local
church.
Course Description
This course is
designed to provide practice in preparation and delivery of sermons
with class critique and assessment taking up a major portion of the
course. Attention will
also be given to the development of rhetorical skills. Prerequisites: SP-102 Public
Speaking, BI-243 Hermeneutics I, and PR-302 Homiletics
I.
Course
Description
This course is
designed to provide a survey of ways a minister may use personal
computers to facilitate ministry. Consideration shall be given
to ways computers, software and the Internet may be used for
evangelism, discipleship, and administration. Prerequisite: BI-253 and
SC-101.
Course Textbooks (None
Required)
Course
Objectives
Upon successful
completion of this course, the student should be able
to:
1.
Detail ways the
Gospel may be shared in cyberspace.
2.
Explain how
computers and software may be used to enhance a worship
service.
3.
Demonstrate how to
use computers in preparing church calendars, newsletters, and
bulletins.
4.
Describe how
computers and software may be used in personal Bible study and
sermon preparation.
5.
Explain how
computers may be used in the management of information in a
ministry.
6.
Establish an
Internet presence for a ministry.
Course
Requirements
The requirements for PM-401 are as
follows:
Unit One - Desktop Publishing
(Using Microsoft Publisher)
The student
should:
1. Study the sample
documents demonstrated in the unit.
2. Utilizing Publisher,
carefully, creatively, and completely prepare and submit a
printed copy of:
a.
A
2-page, trifold weekly church bulletin prepared by the student for a
real or an imaginary church.
b.
A
4-page monthly church newsletter prepared by the student for a
real or an imaginary church.
c.
A
monthly church calendar prepared by the student for a
real or an imaginary church.
3. This
assignment is due on or before Monday,
February 06.
Unit Two - Presentation (Using Microsoft
PowerPoint)
The student
should:
1. Study the sample
documents demonstrated in the unit.
2. Utilizing Publisher,
carefully, creatively, and completely prepare and present in
class:
- A PowerPoint presentation
designed to be used in a Sunday School
class.
- The lesson
should cover one paragraph of Scripture and should incorporate
solid Bible study research.
- The
PowerPoint should include each of the following
components:
- A minimum
of 10 slides.
- At least
two types of attractive backgrounds.
- A minimum
of 4 different fonts.
- At least
two different kinds of "WordArt."
- Clip
art.
- At least
one photograph.
- At least
one piece of animated clip art.
- At least 3
different customized animations for the entrance of points or
art.
- At least 3
different customized animations for the exit of points or
art.
- At least 3
different sounds.
- At least
two types of slide transitions (include
timing).
- One diagram
or chart.
- One text
box using "autoshape."
- This
assignment is due on or before Monday,
February 27.
Unit Three – Internet
Research (Using
Explorer)
The student
should:
1.
Utilizing Internet Explorer,
Netscape, or a similar program, the student should prepare and
submit a printed copy of:
a.
Hyperlinks from 10 sites that
include Bible study research tools. Do NOT include the ones
found later in this syllabus.
b.
A
300 word critique of the dangerous errors in Dan Brown's The Da
Vinci Code.
In putting together this research assignment,
the student should consult a minimum of five Internet sources. Footnote all statistics and
quotations. A proper
bibliography should be included. For guidance on how to cite
an Internet source go to http://www.ithaca.edu/library/course/turabian.html.
Be sure to include your name and e-mail address on the
assignment.
The following search engines may
help:
¨
http://www.crosswalk.com/search.html
¨AlltheWeb: http://www.alltheweb.com/
¨
Google:
http://www.google.com/
¨
Ask Jeeves: http://www.ask.com/
¨
AltaVista: http://www.altavista.com/
¨
Yahoo:
http://www.yahoo.com
¨
Northern Light: http://www.northernlight.com/
2.
This assignment is due on or
before Monday,
March 20.
Unit Four – Church
Administration (Word, Excel, etc.)
The student
should:
1. Utilizing Excel (or a similar
spreadsheet program with graph producing capabilities), the student
should prepare a bar graph and a line graph and paste them into a
Microsoft Word document that is a two-page "Pastor's Report" on the
attendance and finances of a real or an imaginary church (see
sample). The "report"
should include the components specified below. The student should submit a
printed copy of:
·
Bar and line graphs prepared in Excel
and transferred to Word.
·
A
creative table prepared in Word.
·
Artwork (clip and/or
photograph).
·
Page numbers.
·
Header and/or
footer.
·
Highlighting.
·
At least two font colors.
2. This assignment is due on
or before Monday, April
03.
Unit Five – Church
Finance (QuickBooks, Quicken,
Money)
The student
should:
1.
Experiment with the following financial
tools:
è
Check Book
Register
è
Balance
Sheet
è
Personal Budget
Calculator
è
Personal Financial
Statement
è
Twelve-Month Cash
Flow
è
Depreciation
Calculator
è
Simple Loan
Calculator
è
Loan Amortization
Calculator
è
Business Trip Budget
Calculator
è
Business Expense Report
Calculator
è
Mileage Log
Calculator
2.
The student should explore the following sites that provide
computer tools to help with church
finances:
è
Quicken http://www.quicken.com/
è
Microsoft Money http://www.microsoft.com/money/default.asp
è
MYOB http://www.myob.com/us/
è
QuickBooks http://www.QuickBooks.com/
è
Peachtree http://www.peachtree.com/
è
Turbo Tax http://www.turbotax.com/
è
Taxcut http://www.taxcut.com/
è
Its Deductible http://www.itsdeductible.com/
è
1099 PRO http://www.1099pro.com/
è
Internal Revenue Service http://www.irs.gov/
3. On or before Monday,
April 17, the
student should submit a statement that he or she has explored the
above calculators and sites.
Unit Six – Internet
Publishing (Using FrontPage)
The student
should:
1.
Utilizing FrontPage or a similar web page design program, the
student should prepare and "publish" at least a one-page web
site. The link should
be sent to the professor (Darnett@cbcag.edu ).
2. The site should contain at
least four of the following components. Try for as many as
possible.
è
Art
è
Text
è
Animation
è
Sound
è
Hyperlinks to other web sites or other pages
within your site
è
Counter
è
Clock
è
Blog
è
HTML
If the student does not have access to FrontPage,
he or she may want to visit one of the various web site companies
that will grant a free trial web
site and may have a free design gallery.
è
http://www.macromedia.com/software/dreamweaver/
è
http://www.blogger.com/
è
http://geocities.yahoo.com/
è
http://www.homestead.com/
This assignment is due on or
before Monday,
May 01.
Course
Methodology
1.
Lectures, demonstrations,
discussions, multimedia presentations, and guest speakers.
2.
Library, Internet, and
personal research in the area of the use of computers in
ministry.
3.
Preparation of various
documents using the tools and skills mastered during the
course.
Attendance
Policy
ATTENDANCE &
PUNCTUALITY: In accordance with the CBC
Student Handbook, satisfactory attendance and punctuality are course
requirements. It is the
student’s responsibility to sign the attendance sheet during each
class period or he will be considered absent for the day. Do not leave class until
you have signed the sheet.
The student must check with the professor after class if he
is tardy, otherwise he may be counted absent rather than tardy. Lateness in excess of ten
minutes constitutes an absence. Students leaving class early
without permission will be counted absent. In accordance with the
school’s attendance policy, the student will
be automatically dropped from the course if he or she
accumulates 4 absences. It does not matter what the
reason for the absence.
See the CBC Student Handbook.
Assignment
Policies
RESPONSIBILITY FOR
INFORMATION: The student will be
responsible for all material presented during a class period he
misses, regardless of the reason for the absence. This includes lecture
material, assignment instructions or dates, test dates, changes in
course requirements, etc.
The student should check with a classmate to determine what
was missed. Do not
expect the professor to keep copies of handouts, study guides, etc.
when you miss class.
ASSIGNMENTS: The student should expect to
devote two hours of individual study for every hour of class
attendance.
REQUIRED
READING: The student will be held
responsible for assigned reading. Specific questions will ask
whether the reading has been done thoroughly and carefully (i.e.,
not scanned or skimmed).
The study guide will direct the student to specific portions
of the textbook that will be treated on the final
exam.
MISSED SERMON or
EXAM: If a student must miss an
exam, a sermon delivery date or sermon critique date due to serious
illness or major emergency, he must call (Extension 1150), email
(DArnett@cbcag.edu) or see the professor the day he returns to any
CBC classes to arrange an alternative. Missing for such reasons as
oversleeping, alarm not going off, forgetting, not being prepared,
or extending a holiday or weekend will not merit a make-up
opportunity. The
professor reserves the right to schedule make-up dates during other
classes. If a student
fails to make-up his sermon or is not permitted to make-up a test,
he will be given a 0% rather than an F. See the CBC Student
Handbook.
PLAGIARISM, CHEATING OR
DISHONESTY: Any form of dishonesty in
assignments, tests, or attendance will be grounds for receiving an F
for the course. See the
CBC Student Handbook.
Classroom Policy
Concerning Electronic Devices
