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The Rock - Certificate in Christian Foundations (C.C.F.)


Certificate In Christian Foundations

program
All incoming students will attend an 3 day retreat prior to the semester in order to orient them to some of the uniqueness and challenge of college life.
courses
 1st Semester15
 2nd Semester15
practical ministries
 1st Semester90hrs
Practical Ministries Lab Local Service30hrs
Practical Ministries Lab Mustard Seed Street Ministry35hrs
Practical Ministries Lab Reading10hrs
Practical Ministries Lab Reflection15hrs
 2nd Semester90hrs
Practical Ministries Lab Local Service Options*45hrs
Practical Ministries Lab Church Partnership20hrs
Practical Ministries Lab Reading10hrs
Practical Ministries Lab Reflection15hrs

* International Partnership
spiritual direction
During the year, all students will meet with a spiritual director. The primary purpose of these times is to allow students to reflect on how and where God is at work in their lives through their experience at ABC; the secondary purpose is to allow students to explore their calling.
 
C.C.F.
1 Year / 30 Credit Hours
2.00 G.P.A. Minimum
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Purpose

  1. A program designed to provide a student with foundational knowledge, attitudes and practices for living faithfully and creatively with God in the world.
  2. This program will help students discern where “their deep gladness meets the world’s deep need” (Buechner).
  3. This program will serve as the first year of all other ABC programs.

Objectives

  1. To gain a formative knowledge of scripture and its context.
  2. To demonstrate a growing competency in interpreting and communicating the biblical message.
  3. To develop personal rhythms of prayer, study and service.
  4. To acquire a foundation for further study, including information literacy.
  5. To experience Christ-centred community through meaningful participation in a local church and at ABC.
  6. To develop interpretive thinking skills about contemporary culture and consider how the gospel impacts these concerns.
  7. To engage in a process that will help clarify their self-identity and their calling.
  8. To experience and/or express the Christian faith through the arts.
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