‘A Biblically Correct – Spiritually Accurate Course Experience for Students and Learners Synthesizing Their Future Vocation with Their Christian Ministry.’

For a long time now there has been an urgent need for a biblically correct-spiritually accurate course for equipping students and learners how to synthesize their future vocation with their Christian ministry. Ministry in the Marketplace is that course. This three-credit hour course is a modern-day primer that equips and prepares Christian students for their work of the ministry in their vocation and in culture.

In this course, students are empowered to be comfortable being salt and light in their future vocation. Students will understand their career is their ministry, and their ministry is their career. Students receive insight and clarity about how God builds communities and how to create opportunities in their community. Students are equipped to apply Ministry in the Marketplace values and strategies to find a need and meet it in their community. Students are empowered to engage and influence current culture and worldview toward a more Christian worldview in the marketplace creatively and positively.

Ministry in the Marketplace is a relevant, contemporary, inspiring, practical, and engaging course experience. The outcome of this course is that students and learners will never, ever see their vocation and their community the same way again. And they know what to do about it.    

Course Objectives

Through This Course, Our Goal Is:

  • To enlighten students about how to synthesize their future vocation with their Christian ministry.

  • To activate students to be Christ-Centered ‘Difference Makers’ in their future vocation.

  • To challenge students to be the presence of Christ in their future vocation.

  • To envision students to embrace the possibility of undeniable positive change in the current culture.

  • To activate students to be ‘Solutionairies,’ solving societal problems and meeting needs.

  • To teach students to cultivate strategic alliances and mutual collaborations in and with government, education, media, church, and education for uplifting a community.

  • To expose students to the what’s, why’s, who’s, and how’s of engaging the community in a Christ-like way.

  • To equip students for outcome, not just output, for a successful vocational and community experience.

Instructor

Dr. Ed Delph

Ed Delph is a pastor, author, weekly columnist in several newspapers worldwide, teacher, business owner, speaker, and president of a worldwide ministry, Nationstrategy; a nonprofit organization that is focused on being a resource ministry for both church and community leaders involved in community and societal transformation and upliftment. Ed earned his business degree from Arizona State University and his Doctor of Ministry (D. MIN) Degree in Faith in Culture from the Primus University in 2004. Ed defines himself by these four sentiments: he inspires, equips, cares, and solves. The result is clarity for those he serves. Ed serves other front-line ministries by being the ‘guide by their side’; empowering their organization, leaders, and people to be better at what God has called them to do.

Course Outline

    1. Welcome Video From Dr. Ed Delph

    2. Course Overview

    3. Course Syllabus

    4. Video: Living Tougher Than Nails in a Culture as Tough as Nails

    1. Video Lesson 1A

    2. Video Lesson 1B

    3. Reading Assignment

    4. Supplemental Notes: The Church-Community Connection, Part 1 and 2

    5. Supplemental Video: Orientation to the City Changers Model by Dr. Alan Platt

    6. Module 1 Quiz

    1. Video Lesson 2

    2. Reading Assignment

    3. Supplemental Notes: Go Global: The Journey of the Embassy of Blessing for Others

    4. Module 2 Quiz

    1. Video Lesson 3

    2. Reading Assignment

    3. Supplemental Notes: The Problematic Nature of Church Culture

    4. Module 3 Quiz

    1. Video Lesson 4

    2. Reading Assignment

    3. Supplemental Notes: Three Successive Levels of Revelation Every Christian Requires for Engaging Their Community

    4. Module 4 Quiz

    1. Video Lesson 5

    2. Reading Assignment

    3. Supplemental Notes: In Your City…Embracing the Possibility of Undeniable Change

    4. Module 5 Quiz

Ministry in the Marketplace [Full Course]

  • $250.00