Young Life Leadership Minor | Colorado Christian University

Minor in Young Life Leadership

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Undergraduate Minor in Young Life Leadership

Young Life is a Christian ministry that reaches out to middle school and high school kids in all 50 of the United States as well as more than 90 countries around the world. Young Life doesn't start with a program. It starts with young adults who are concerned enough about kids to go to them, on their turf and in their culture, building bridges of authentic friendship. Kids' lives are dramatically influenced when caring people come alongside them, sharing God's love with them. These relationships don't happen overnight — they take time, patience, trust, and consistency.

Young Life Leadership at CCU

Students in the Young Life Leadership minor at Colorado Christian University take courses in discipleship, cross-cultural ministry, and ministry leadership. This specialized program offered in conjunction with Young Life was the first of its kind in the country. Many CCU students already participate in the Young Life ministry, so they can take what they are learning in class and immediately apply it where they are serving. CCU faculty and members of the Young Life organization teach the courses.

What can you do with a minor in Young Life leadership?

WyldLife area leader
WyldLife administration
Young Life area leader
Young Life administration
Youth ministry or other nonprofit work

Interesting Classes You Might Take

Adolescent Development and Culture
Leading Ministry Teams
Young Life Ministry Skills

A minor offers a concentrated area of coursework to supplement your major field of study. It is designed to enhance the range of topics and knowledge for a well-rounded student. It can provide exposure to important concepts that help students prepare for a fast-paced workplace.

Course Catalog

Young Life Leadership Minor

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Dr. Ian Clary

Assistant Professor of Historical Theology

Because all truth is God's truth, and because Christ is the ordering principle of reality, all learning should follow the ancient maxim of "faith seeking understanding." As a committed Christian, Dr. Ian Clary's teaching is conscious of the Lordship of Christ, and committed to the deposit of Christian wisdom handed to us by our forebears.

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Dr. Megan DeVore

Associate Professor of Church History and Early Christian Studies

Dr. Megan DeVore's areas of study – Latin, Greco-Roman History, the History of Christianity, Philosophy, Art in Antiquity, etc. – all lend themselves in their very topic matters, to the integration of faith and learning.

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Michael Plato

Assistant Professor of Intellectual History and Christian Thought

Michael Plato believes Christian academics are called to be modern "men of Issachar" (1 Chron. 12:32), who understand the times so that they may better instruct others.

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Dr. John Wind

Assistant Professor of Theology

CCU seeks to engage all disciplines from a robustly biblical worldview, believing that God's Word is relevant to every sphere of intellectual inquiry. CCU therefore takes unapologetic stands on a broader range of philosophical and social issues because of their conviction that the authoritative biblical worldview demands it.

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David Bosworth

Associate Professor of New Testament Studies and Mission

In the field of missiology, faith and learning are of necessity integrated. Isolating the theology of mission from the practice of it, is a tragedy. David Bosworth's desire is to encourage students to embrace their God-given calling to shine Christ's light to the ends of the earth and to assist students in discovering what specific role they have in that grand endeavor.

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Dr. David Kotter

Dean and Professor of New Testament Studies

The advance of the gospel necessarily affects every area of life because Jesus Christ is supreme over all things (Colossians 1:18). For this reason, the Word of God illuminates and provides categories to understand every aspect of academic study.

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Dr. Matt Jones

Associate Professor of New Testament Studies

As a follower of Christ, a student of theology and faculty member, Dr. Matt Jones' responsibility to glorify God rests upon helping students love God, love others, and make disciples through an intimate knowledge of the Triune God. Through the work and power of the Holy Spirit, he hopes to encourage students to think critically, responsibly, and faithfully about the character and work of the Trinity and be an active participant in the Triune God’s redemptive plan for humankind.

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Dr. Kevin Turner

Professor of Youth Ministry and Theology

Christ isn't an element here... He's an emphasis. CCU seeks to connect Biblical truths and ideas with all areas of their lives - academic excellence, sports teams focused on glorifying God through competition, and campus-life programs that promote Christ-centered community.

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Dr. Seth Rodriquez

Assistant Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Archaeology

Dr. Seth Rodriquez's aim is not only to teach students information about the Bible, but to help them grow in their relationship with God. Study of the Bible should always lead to a closer walk with Jesus Christ. The artifacts and ruins uncovered by archaeology are reminders that the Bible is true and is about real people who faced real challenges and had to exercise real faith in God. As Christians see God’s faithfulness to his people through history, they are encouraged to trust him more fully in their own lives.

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