Graduate School Viewbook 2008

experience: EQUIPPING WORLD CHANGERS

Graduate School

Bethany, Oklahoma LEARNING | DEGREE | FACULTY |

TRANSFORMATION

from the

Dean’s D esk

We invite you to explore one of the most innovative equipping programs for busy pastors and leaders. You can continue in ministry while sharpening your professional skills, enlarging your vision and being refreshed in your spirit.

Students who enroll in the Graduate School are impacted in every course. That is why we call our program an “experience.” Even renowned guest professors attest to the experience: DR. GARNET e. PIKE DEAN

“… a strength of the program lies in its ministry focus.”

DR. BOBBY CLINTON | FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY “… you have an apostolic model of equipping leaders.”

DR. CHARLES D. (CHUCK) PIERCE | GLORY OF ZION MINISTRIES “You will find the training practical… in a unique charismatic setting.”

DR. JOHN VAUGHN | CHURCH GROWTH & WORLD MISSION CENTER Following the advice of Dr. C. Peter Wagner, this program uses a “non-formal model…trains only those in ministry…and includes successful pastors as professors.”

We invite you to explore the features of the Graduate School and personally become part of the “experience.”

May the Holy Spirit direct you into your destiny is our prayer.

Equipping leaders by the power of the Holy Spirit,

Dr. Garnet E. Pike | Dean

“The moment you stop learning, you stop leading.” ~ rick warren

experience:

Graduate School

Accreditation

Southwestern Christian University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Modular Classes

All courses in the Graduate School are offered on a modular basis. Full time students taking 9 semester hours usually have classes every four to six weeks.

The format of each class includes:

Pre-Class Assignments | The assignments include required readings, reports,

or field research that are to be completed before the week of class.

Week of Classroom Lectures | Classroom lectures by a renowned professor at a

class site in your area provide course content.

Post Class Assignments | Final reports, papers and projects are completed

after the classes. These papers are practical as they must be applied to your

area of ministry.

Bob Ely President

Pentecostal/Charismatic Atmosphere

Southwestern Christian University is an institution of higher education sponsored by the International Pentecostal Holiness Church. Blessing Services are a part of every class so the great Teacher, the Holy Spirit, can encounter every student in new and fresh ways.

Affordable

Current tuition, financial aid, fees, scholarship possibilities, and other financial information, as well as application and reference forms, are available on the web site at www.swcu.edu/graduateschool/ Class Sites Near You

Graduate classes are held on three campuses: Southwestern Christian University | Bethany, Oklahoma Beulah Heights University | Atlanta, Georgia Emmanuel College | Franklin Springs, Georgia Classes are also held at dynamic, large, life-giving churches that serve as Ministry Learning Labs and in partnership with major conferences that coincide with the appropriate majors.

John Chasteen Assistant Dean

Learning and Serving

experience:

The curricula, classroom, and community life of the Graduate School are all designed to provide a dynamic context so the student will be assisted and encouraged to:

Train the mind | by studying the Word to become approved unto God, by

mastering the content, understanding the meaning, and receiving renewal

through life applications.

Train the heart | by submitting to His Lordship, relying on the Holy Spirit for

guidance and growth in Christ-likeness as you become conformed to His image.

Train the hand | by discovering your spiritual gifts, personal potential, and

biblical principles and using them in ministry for God’s glory.

Train the spirit | by receiving prophetic words and prayers in Blessing Services

where impartation and anointing is released.

“[God] Who makes His angels winds and His ministering servants flames of fire.� ~ hebrews 1: 7 [AMP]

experience:

Master of Ministry Majors

Church Planting ... to plant healthy churches Church Revitalization ... to break growth barriers Intercultural Studies (Missions ) ... to reach the nations of the world

Leadership ... to equip leaders to be more effective Life Coaching ... to equip leaders in coaching skills and becoming a Professional Life Coach Pastoral Ministries ... to enhance the skills of pastors and leaders of local churches Work Place Ministries ... to provide strategies to conquer the seven mountains for transforming culture *Thirty six hours are required for the professional degree

“For a flexible, spiritual, practical, professional and accredited program, the Graduate School of SCU is the answer. The guest professors are all successful practitioners in their fields. I highly recommend the Graduate School to leaders seeking to advance their educations

experience:

Extended Studies

Chaplaincy Ministries | This seventy-two semester hour program has been approved by the US Department of Defense so students are qualified to serve as chaplains in the various branches of the Armed Services and the National Guard.

Pre-Doctoral Studies | Upon the completion of the Master of Ministry degree, an additional 18 hours will qualify a student for admittance to the doctoral, D. Min., program at the Oral Roberts University School of Theology and Missions.

and enrich their lives.�

Tamara Lowe | President Tamara Lowe Leadership Group Get motivated seminars, inc.

“I have thoroughly enjoyed my graduate studies at SCU under the distinguished guest professors.

The cutting-edge practical program equips pastors and leaders to apply biblical principles to today’s ministry situations. I highly recommend the Graduate School for pastors and leaders.”

Mark Crow senior Pastor | Victory CHURCH

experience: Chris Bowen Rick Carlton Ron Carpenter, Jr. Samuel R. Chand John Chasteen Douglas M. Chatham J.Robert (Bobby) Clinton Richard W. Clinton Mark Crow Harold Dalton Tim Elmore Howard L. Foltz Sherry D. Gaither Craig Groeschel Robert Heidler Os Hillman Chris Hodges Jim Hodges Robert E. Logan Aubrey M. Malphurs J. Anthony Miller Charles (Chuck) D. Pierce Garnet E. Pike David Shibley Stan Toler Joseph Umidi John N. Vaughan C. Peter Wagner Lance Wallnau Owen C. Weston

Distinguished Faculty Our faculty is comprised of renowned Christian leaders, pastors, and professors from reputable seminaries. Their experience and insight gives you training that far extends the classroom. Above and beyond their impressive accomplishments, broad resumes and distinguished degrees, they are practitioners of what they teach. They impart into the hearts, minds and hands of their students.

Dr. J. Robert Clinton, Professor of Leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary says, “...the strength of the Graduate School lies in its curriculum focus on ministry.

Usually most master’s programs are not ministry focused. Your leaders are getting good material, learning to do practical research of their own ministry situations, and will apply what they are learning. I think you have a strong program that is going to have a very important impact on the lives of many and even on the denomination.”

George Bernard Shaw states, “Life is not about finding yourself, rather it is about creating yourself.” This is true of our faculty, they have taken their experiences and created themselves into gifted leaders. Their goal now is to help create in you the gifted leader that God has called you to be.

“If you stop learning today, you stop leading tomorrow.” ~ Howard Hendricks

““Leadership development is a lifetime journey—not a brief trip.” ~ John Maxwell

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Transformation

Bishop James D. Leggett

Bishop | International Pentecostal Holiness Church Bethany, Oklahoma “The Pentecostal Holiness Church has experienced outstanding growth over the last 10 years and the Graduate School has contributed significantly to this growth. The Graduate School exposes pastors and leaders to the very best academic, practical and spiritual training on church planting and growth…and I can see the results all across the nation. The program challenges students to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit and move in obedience to what God is doing.” chris hodges

Pastor | Church of the Highlands Birmingham, Alabama “Southwestern enables ministry leaders to raise their level of excellence. Its programs allow busy pastors and leaders to combine their experience with education - a necessary combination to impact our world for the cause of Jesus Christ.”

J. Anthony (Tony) Miller

Founder and President | Destiny World Outreach Pastor | Cathedral of Praise Oklahoma City, Oklahoma “For those who are passionate about pursuing God, the Graduate School is cutting-edge, challenging students to embrace new paradigms for the 21st century church. I found it to be transforming in my personal development of leadership for the ministry entrusted to me.”

lance wallnau

President | Lance Learning Group Dallas, Texas “The Graduate School has an outstanding program to equip Marketplace leaders. You will be empowered to capture the Seven Mountains essential to transform our culture as you study under renowned guest professors.”

Dr. Samuel R. Chand

President | Samuel R. Chand Consulting Stockbridge, Georgia “Everything rises and falls on leadership. If you want your leadership skills to move to a new level, there is no better place than the Graduate School. Move up your leadership ladder as you study with some of the most renowned leaders of the nation in this exciting cutting edge program.”

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