As of 12.27.2014
Course Syllabus
REL160 – The Christian Wedding
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Suffragan Bishop Paul H. Evans
B.A., Sociology, Washington University
Virtual
Virtual and available upon request
636-723-4482
314-323-2411
bishopphevans@yahoo.com
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3.0 CR - Class Schedule 4/15-5/15 Asynchronous/Virtual and Face-to-Face
Course Description: REL: 160 The Christian Wedding. This course will explore the work of the contemporary
minister with day-to-day tasks and challenges along with performing tasks such as the church ordinances.
Prerequisites: None.
Textbook: Again the content can be found at:
http://issuu.com/apostlejackie/docs/basic_guide_for_ministers_training
Boyd's Pastor Manual - King James New Testament & Psalms
For the Pastor, Preacher, and Parish Written and Compiled by Marcel L. Kellar
ISBN: 1-890436-25-9
Please note: Passing this course does not make the applicant eligible for licensing. That decision is left to the
Diocesan Bishop.
Core Learning Outcomes
After taking this class you should be able to:
1. Articulate the necessary requisites for partaking in church ordinances.
2. Demonstrate the administration of church ordinances.
3. Apply personal capability to give ministry leadership in the church ordinances within a Pentecostal
context
Tentative Semester Outline *(subject to change)
The Christian Wedding
 Leaving & Cleaving
 Premarital Counseling
 The Renewing of Marriage Vows
 Weddings
Grading Policy
#1
Read Article & Reflection Paper
#2 Critical Analysis of Same Sex Marriage Reflection Paper
#3
Evaluation of Christian Wedding Ceremony
#4
Class Notes
#5
Course Evaluation
#6
Final Examination
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As of 12.27.2014
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1000
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Grading Scale
A
900 - 1000 points
90 - 100%
B
800 - 890 points
80 - 89%
C
700 - 790 points
70 - 79%
D
600 - 690 points
60 - 69%
F
Below 599 points
0 - 59%
Assignment #1 Reflection Paper
Read the following article and write a 3 to 5 pages reflection paper.
http://www.ccg.org/z/P050z.html
Guidelines: https://www.plymouth.edu/graduate/academics/partnership-courses/reflection-paper/
Assignment #2 Reflection Paper & Critical Analysis
Read the following article and write a 3 to 5 pages reflection paper.
http://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2216&context=ulj
Guidelines: https://www.plymouth.edu/graduate/academics/partnership-courses/reflection-paper/
Marriage is a fundamental right and must be available to every person, regardless of whether her chromosomal
makeup conforms with her external sex characteristics.2 41 Every person, regardless of the sex of the person they
choose to marry, must be able to exercise her fundamental right to marry with that person.242 Limitations on
marriage affect a greater number of people than is first evident.243 That is, an apparently heterosexual marriage
could be successfully challenged if one person is unknowingly intersex. 244 Confining marriage to between two
people of the opposite sex leads to problems deciding what an opposite sex couple is and who defines an opposite
sex couple.245 Invariably, courts are in the position of adjudicating a person's gender in order to decide if a
marriage is valid. 46 Do we really want courts to do this? Even if a person's gender is ambiguous or fails to fit into
one of only two categories, this is not a legitimate reason to refuse her the fundamental right to marry. 47 An
intersex person should be able to self-designate - courts should not be able to assign her a sexual identity. This
would allow an intersex individual to marry either a man or a woman.248 If this person can marry either a man or
a woman, equal protection demands that other, similarly situated individuals must be able to do the same.249 If
so, then why retain any "opposite sex" requirement on marriage at all? The sex criterion for determining a legal
marriage should be eliminated.
Assignment #2 Christian Wedding Ceremony Evaluation & Reflection
Students will perform a Christian wedding in class for evaluation. A handout will be distributed during class,
prepare for the class with this evaluation form. Students will also read the following article
http://www.fbcw.org/am_cms_media/premarital_questionaire.pdf and the 5 part premarital counseling articles
and write a 3 to 5 page reflection paper. Be sure to include what you think might be missing from the survey and
what you would include in each of these questionnaires for the bride and groom.
Premarital counseling part 1: Questions that need answers
Premarital counseling part 2: Four myths of marriage
Premarital counseling part 3: Marriage and money
Premarital counseling part 4: Marriage and sex
Premarital counseling part 5: Learning to love your in-laws
Final Examination
The Final Exam will cover interactive reading and questions to complete the guided study on “Understanding the
Bride of Christ”.