Apostolic Bible Institute - Way Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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PUBLIC SPEAKING, 227 One Semester, Two Hours a Week, Two Credits Proper introduction of a speaker. Correct acceptance of introduction. Sincerity in speaking. The pastor's remarks at end of speaker's message. Students are trained in the above and are given opp- ortunity to practise. PUBLIC SPEAKING, 326 One Semester, Two Hours a Week, Two Credits Building a sermon around a main idea. Use of definition. Specific illustrations. Current Events. Illustra- tions from science, literature, personal experience. Summary. PUBLIC SPEAKING, 327 One Semester, Two Hours a Week, Two Credits Speech gestures. Voice. The title. The outline. Sermon note filing. Sermon evaluation and criticism. HOMI LETICS, 430 One Semester, One Hour a Week, One Credit Radio techniques. Students will be given opportunity for presentation of a recorded radio sermon. HOMI LETICS, 431 One Semester, One Hour a Week, One Credit Expository preaching, a practicum. LIBRARY SCIENCE, 142 One Semester, One Hour a Week, One Credit Use of the card catalog, the Library of Congress classi- fication system and basic library skills in finding and using reference materials. A research paper is required to gain practical experience in using the library. LIBRARY SCIENCE, 143 One Semester, One Hour a Week, One Credit The minister's library. The most valuable Bibles and books and their use. A research paper is required on a school-related subject to acquaint the student with available materials. CHORAL READING, 212, 213 HISTORY CHURCH HISTORY, 130 One Semester, Two Hours a Week, Two Credits Background for study of first through fourth century Christianity. Grecian and Roman history and culture. Jewish history and government. Bible - inspiration, ca- nonization, various translation. Apocrypha. CHURCH HISTORY, 131 One Semester, Two Hours a Week, Three Credits Rapid growth of early Church. Paul and missionary journeys. Post Apostolic era. Church fathers. Ante-Nicean era. Constantine. Nicean Council. CHURCH HISTORY ANALYSIS, 230 One Semester, Three Hours a Week, Three Credits Historical introduction to persons and writings such as - Apostolic Fathers, Church Fathers, Writings of Apolo- gists. The persecutions as an outline of civil government. The Petrine Doctrine and development of Church organi- zation - Scripture refutation. Rise of papacy. Contro- versies regarding the Godhead and divinity of Christ - Modalistic controversy - was Jesus God in the flesh? Anti- Nicene Fathers. Homoousian controversy regarding sub- stance of Jesus. Arianism. Writings of Athanasius. Christological Councils - Nicea, Constantinople, Ephesus, Chalcedon. CHURCH HISTORY ANALYSIS, 231 One Semester, Three Hours a Week, Three Credits Final collapse of Roman Empire. Milestones to the Reformation. Rise of Mohammedianism. Holy Roman Empire. Crusades. Renaissance. Conditions leading to Reformation. Morals of clergy. Early attempts to reform. Political and economical conditions in Europe at beginning of 16th century. Reformation in Germany. Reformation in Switzerland. John Calvin. Michael Servetus. Reforma- tion in England. RELIGION ANALYSIS, 310 One Semester, Two Hours a Week, Two Credits Religion in American life. Sketch of historical back- ground. Puritanism in New England. Rise of Deism and Unitarianism. Evangelical fervor on frontier. Methodists, Baptists, Disciples of Christ. Great Revival 1800 - 1830. Varieties of religious experience. lExtensive refutation of Mormonism.l Two Semesters, One Hour a Week, One Credit a Semester RELIGION ANALYSIS 311 Study of overtones, correct diction in reading, dia- phragmatic breathing, selection of meaningful readings. 95 One Semester, Two Hours a Week, Two Credits

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APOLOGETICS, 411 One Semester, Two Hours a Week, Two Credits Biblical inspiration. Philosophical assault upon religion. Ingersoll. Bertrand Russell. William James. Psychological assault upon religion. Nature and meaning of a saving faith. New defensive answers to higher criticism form the basis for a working faith for the student. MAPS AND CHARTS, 424, 425 Two Semesters, Three Hours a Week, Six Credits Paul's missionary journeys. Maps painted on canvass - 60 x 35 - useful tools for ministry. Further self-selected charts and maps. ENGLISH SPEECH ENGLISH, 134 One Semester, Two Hours a Week, Two Credits This first year course is designed to develop the Christian worker's most-used-tool - his ability to express his ideas effectively in speaking and writing. Simple Sentence. Complex Sentence. Achieving sen- tence variety. Agreement of subject and verb. Use of adverbs and adjectives. Solving pronoun problems. Skill with graphics. ENGLISH, 135 One Semester, Two Hours a Week, Two Credits The second semester's work makes use of a programed course and in its flexibility meets the needs of every student. Common English errors. The Smooth-running sentence. Devices of subordingation. Recognizing the sentence unit. Solving verb problems. Patterns of sentence structure. Remedial classes are given to slow learners. ENGLISH, 234 One Semester, Three Hours a Week, Three Credits History of English language. Evolving of the languages. English, cognate of German. Vocabulary. Technique in developing word hoards. Students will take a test at the beginning of the year to determine meaning of words from context clues. ENGLISH, 235 One Semester, Three Hours a Week, Three Credits A parallel test to the first semester test will be given after completion of text. Debate - the proposition building a case, the rebuttal, counter-rebuttal. Library science. Composition. Vo- cabulary evaluation. 94 JOURNALISM, 144 One Semester, One Hour a Week, One Credit Actual editing of a pictorial freshman booklet - photo- graphy, lay-out design, paste up, folding and distribution. The church bulletin - its design and contents. The school paper. News and article writing. Submitting manuscripts. JOURNALISM, 145 One Semester, One Hour a Week, One Credit The short story - main character, the villain, dialogue, characterization. Writing for primary, junior, young and adult pupils. Stories - missionary, character, personal. Christian fiction. Writer's market. Submitting manuscripts. JOURNALISM, 244, 245 Two Semesters, One Hour a Week, Two Credits Instruction in planning, writing and publishing a school paper. JOURNALISM, 344, 345 Two Semesters, Six Hours a Week, Eight Credits Laboratory course for production of yearbook. Creat- ive composition. Type-setting. Photography. Financial arrangements for sale of ads and yearbook. Printing methods. PUBLIC SPEAKING, 126 One Semester, One Hour a Week, One Credit Comparison with public preaching. Historical import- ance. A fine art. Primary divisions of sermon. Preparation of sermon. Each student will prepare a speech and present it Iwithout notesj before the class. PUBLIC SPEAKING, 127 One Semester, One Hour a Week, One Credit Seven principles of debate. Requirements and purposes of good debating. Building a case. The rebuttal. Evidence doctrine defended against many arguments such as - glossolalia for linguistic ability, glossolalia related to mira- cle of hearing argument, glossolalia and the gift of tongues. Time permitting, several debates will be organized with student participation. PUBLIC SPEAKING, 226 One Semester, Two Hours a Week, Two Credits Fundamentals of any speech. The use of for in- stances. Demanding action. Students write speeches each week and speak in lively sessions.

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Religious picture in modern America. Naturalistic assaults on orthodoxy and refutation of higher criticism. Liberalism in America - a retreat from the Bible as God's Word. Social Gospel. Humanists. Empiricists. Main stream Liberalists. Neo-Orthodoxy. Existentialism - radi- cal theology due to disregard for Word of God. The students learn that Apostolic Christianity is the answer to the above! PASTORAL AND TEACHER TRAINING HOBBY CLUB TRAINING 153, 154, 253, 254, 353, 354, 453, 454 Two Semesters, One Session a Week, Two Credits Courses taken under supervision of Hobby Club leader. Actual practise in leading in devotional program, story- telling, assisting teachers, and making of crafts. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, 132 One Semester, Three Hours a Week, Three Credits Value of Sunday School. Crime and the Sunday School. Comparison between public school and Sunday School. His- tory of Sunday School. Teaching Books of Bible. Pattern of a Sunday School lesson. Teaching Christian habits. Cen- ter of Interest teaching. Hobby Club. Actual classroom teaching. Weekly lessons handed in on current Sunday School lessons. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, 133 One Semester, Three Hours a Week, Three Credits Sunday School administration. Characteristics of var- ious age groups and how to teach them. D.V.B.S. How to carry on a Sunday School census. Salvation for children - how to effect it. Study of Sunday School literature and how to write literature. Center of Interest projects. CHI LD PSYCHOLOGY, 232 One Semester, Three Hours a Week, Three Credits The value of life. D.N.A. Heredity. Behavior of or- ganism in early infancy. Intelligence - its growth and functioning. Retardation. CHILD PSYCHOLOGY, 233 One Semester, Three Hours a Week, Three Credits Characteristics of age groups from infancy to adulthood. Personality - its various definitions and theories. Concept of self. Group functioning - interaction, structure, roles and goals. 96 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, 332 One Semester, Three Hours a Week, Three Credits Science of learning. Principles of teaching. Methods. Practise. Transfer of Training. Permanence of learning. Apt to teach. EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, 333 One Semester, Three Hours a Week, Three Credits Motivation. Creativity. Character. Intelligence. Sig- nificance of individual differences. How to teach. APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY, 432 One Semester, Three Hours a Week, Three Credits Adjustment concepts. Adjustment by positive sub- stitute activities. Adjustment by negative substitute ac- tivities. Adjustment by functional ailments. Ministerial counselling. APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY, 433 One Semester, Three Hours a Week, Three Credits Conflict. Methods and perusal of maladjusted. Coun- selling interviews in churches. Developing our own person- alities. STORYTELLING, 349 One Semester, Two Hours a Week, Two Credits Purposes. How to select stories . Story plan. Selection according to need and age group. Sample stories. The voice. STORYTELLING, 350 One Semester, Two Hours a Week, Two Credits Use of word pictures. Active verbs. Facial animation. Jesus' use of stories. Active participation in storytelling. BUSINESS LAW, 155 One Semester, One Hour a Week, One Credit Evolvement of law. Selection of a lawyer. Banking in its various forms. Borrowing money - kinds of loans. Interest rates. Credit. BUSINESS LAW, 156 One Semester, One Hour a Week, One Credit Life insurance - various kinds. Other insurance. Sales contracts. Real estate - deeds, mortgages and abstracts. CHURCH GOVERNMENT and BUSINESS LAW, 212