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  Gift: Prophecy / Teaching / Evangelism

Date:  Tuesdays 7 p.m. (CST) June 29-July 24

Delivery Mode: Asynchronous

Cost: $150.00

Description: Teaches op‑eds, social media threads, newsletters, and public statements with clarity and conviction.

Rationale: Teaching structures ideas for understanding; evangelism invites without coercion.

Outcomes:

1. Discern and outline the unique message God has given them, moving from lived experiences to a clear book structure.
2. Complete  a first-draft manuscript (min 10,000 words or equivalent) using disciplined writing practices and peer feedback.
3. Design a 30-day launch plan that includes platform setup, pricing, distribution, and faithful, low-pressure promotion.

  Gift: Teaching / Evangelism

Date:  October 5-30, 2026

Delivery Mode: Asynchronous

Cost: $150.00

Description: Teaches op‑eds, social media threads, newsletters, and public statements with clarity and conviction.

Rationale: Teaching structures ideas for understanding; evangelism invites without coercion.

Outcomes:

1. Write an op‑ed (600 words) with a clear hook, argument, evidence, and call to action, suitable for a secular outlet.
2. Compose a social media thread (10 posts) explaining a complex faith‑and‑work topic accessibly.
3. Revise a piece of internal communication (email, memo) for public release, removing jargon and defensiveness.

 Gift: Exhortation / Apostleship

Date:  November 2-30, 2026

Delivery Mode: Asynchronous

Cost: $150.00

Description: Prepares students for panels, media interviews, testimony, and hostile Q&As.

Rationale: Exhortation builds courage; apostleship speaks across boundaries of faith and culture.

Outcomes:

1. Deliver a 5‑minute talk to a skeptical audience, using story and shared values rather than religious shorthand.
2. Respond to a hostile Q&A (simulated) with calm, curiosity, and boundary setting (e.g., “I’m not willing to discuss that”).
3. Record a 2‑minute “elevator testimony” about faith at work that a colleague would find intriguing, not offensive.

Gift: Wisdom / Prophecy

Date:  December 1-22, 2026

Delivery Mode: Asynchronous

Cost: $150.00

Description: Explores the Word made flesh, truthful speech, rhetoric as gift, and the sin of propaganda.

Rationale: Wisdom discerns when to speak and when to be silent; prophecy refuses to call evil good.

Outcomes:

1. Articulate a theology of the tongue based on Proverbs, James, and Jesus’s speech practices.
2. Distinguish between truthful persuasion (rhetoric as gift) and manipulation (propaganda) using a five‑point test.
3. Analyze a public statement by a Christian leader for truthfulness, timing, and tone, proposing an improved version.

 Gift: Discernment / Pastoring

 Date:  February 1-26, 2027

Delivery Mode: Asynchronous

Cost: $150.00

Description: Covers apologies, scandal management, forgiveness, and rebuilding trust after failure.

Rationale: Discernment distinguishes explanation from excuse; pastoring cares for the wounded as well as the reputation.

Outcomes:

1. Write an apology statement that includes confession, lament, restitution, and a plan for change (no excuses).
2. Develop a crisis communication flowchart: who speaks, when, through what channel, with which messages.
3. Role‑play a media interview after a organizational failure, balancing honesty and legal constraints.

Gift: Craftsmanship / Evangelism

 Date:  March 1-26, 2027

Delivery Mode: Asynchronous

Cost: $150.00

Description: Teaches photography, video, and graphic design as tools for advocacy and witness.

Rationale: Craftsmanship creates beauty that arrests attention; evangelism embeds hope in every frame.

Outcomes:

1. Capture a sequence of 5–7 photographs that tell a story of dignity and struggle without exploiting subjects.
2. Edit a 60‑second video for social media using mobile tools, with attention to pacing, captions, and ethical framing.
3. Design a simple visual identity (logo, color palette, type) for a justice campaign that is accessible and memorable.

Gift: Prophecy / Teaching / Discernment

 Date:  TBD

Delivery Mode: Synchronous

Cost: $150.00

Description: Traces the intersection of Wesleyan theology (grace, sanctification) and Pentecostal spirituality (Spirit baptism, gifts) within the African American Methodist tradition (AME, AME Zion, CME, and AUMP). 

Rationale: Prophecy recovers the prophetic fire of Azusa and the Wesleyan social holiness tradition.

Outcomes: :

1. Trace the historical and theological intersection of Wesleyan sanctification and Pentecostal Spirit baptism.
2. Analyze a pastoral scenario in a Black Methodist church where Pentecostal expressions create tension and propose a synthesis that honors both traditions.
3. Produce a capstone project that integrates Wesleyan and Pentecostal emphases for ministry in the Black church or public square