Course Overview

People Smart for Ministry (3 credits)

Instructor: Henry Reyenga

Overview: This course discusses people's intelligence for life and ministry. This class will help you identify the common principles for effective communication and how to improve your effectiveness with People. This course will also help you minister to people better as you learn to hear what they are saying. This course is designed for you to learn how to express your love in ways that people will understand. 

Course Outcomes:

1. Learn the basics of communication, such as attentive listening and wise speaking.
2. Learn best practices for elements of communication such as first impressions, presentation, starting a conversation, and keeping a conversation going.
3. Learn elements from communication theory that the academic business community has identified as crucial for effective enterprise with an application for ministry.
4. Learn how to conduct interviews or be interviewed.
5. Use humor to bless others and become a person who is more fun and accessible.
6. Ability to deal with troublemakers, such as "dragons in a church."
7. Develop positive people skills and communication habits.

1. View all online lectures and read all articles on each topic. Active engagement with course materials prior to attempting the quiz is required for each unit. If a resource is provided in multiple formats, simply choose whichever format best supports your learning. CLI’s system tracks your viewing history to determine meaningful engagement. Make sure you are logged into your student account when viewing or downloading the materials.

2. Take the online quiz for each unit. You will have 45 minutes to answer 20 multiple-choice questions for each quiz. Each quiz covers the readings and video lectures for that unit. Once a quiz has started, you must finish it, and you cannot retake it. 

3. At the end of the course, you will be invited to complete a brief Course Feedback Survey. Your feedback helps CLI evaluate the course and identify opportunities for improvement.

Course Forum

Each course forum is located near the beginning of the course, immediately before the first course-content section. The forum allows students to post course-related questions and comments for other currently enrolled students to view and discuss. You can also search previous posts to see whether your question or topic has already been addressed. 

The forum is intended primarily for peer discussion and may not receive an immediate response. Questions or concerns requiring timely assistance should be directed to the Help Desk at helpdesk@christianleaders.net. 

Grading Scale

A  93-100%   A- 90-92%   B+ 87-89%   B  83-86%   B- 80-82%   C+ 77-79%   C  73-76%   C- 70-72%   D+ 67-69%   D  63-66%   D- 60-62%   F  0-59%

Students' final grade is based on the average of all required quizzes and assignments. Each graded activity is weighted equally unless otherwise stated. The single lowest quiz score will be excluded from the overall grade.

Your average for the course must be at least 60%. Otherwise, you will fail the class and will receive no credit.

Deadline

You have 180 days to finish the course. If you have not received a final grade for the course before your enrollment ends, you will be automatically unenrolled, you will receive an “Administrative Withdrawal” for the course on your transcript, and all coursework will be removed. You will have to start over and take the class again to receive credit.

 To avoid potential administrative delays or additional fees, please complete all assignments at least three weeks before your enrollment end date. 

If you believe you qualify for a two-week extension, as outlined in our Catalog policies, please contact the Help Desk at helpdesk@christianleaders.net as soon as possible, ideally at least three weeks before your enrollment end date.

Accessibility: All videos have slides available with them.