IICM Community Services & Urban Ministry
Certification Program Curriculum
The International Institute of Christian Ministries (IICM) Community Services & Urban Ministry Curriculum contains modules with teaching notes and an accompanying PowerPoint presentation that instructors anywhere in the world can adapt and present to locals who desire to be better equipped to serve their communities. However, these modules are not restricted to teachers. Anyone can read the notes and learn much about Community Service & Urban Ministry. For more information on IICM, Click Here.
The modules in the Community Services & Urban Ministry Curriculum are written by a variety of authors, and are presented in a variety of styles and formats. When the eight required International Institute of Christian Ministries Community Services & Urban Ministry specialization modules and the four IICM core modules are completed, a student will be eligible for the International Institute of Christian Ministries certificate in Community Services & Urban Ministry. This curriculum lays the groundwork for effective community-based ministry, whether it be from a local church or from a nonprofit organization.
Updated February 2013
All documents and PowerPoint presentations in this IICM Community Services & Urban Ministry curriculum are licensed to, or owned and copyrighted by, the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. All rights reserved.
Introduction to IICM Community Services & Urban Ministry Curriculum (pdf)
IICM Community Services & Urban Ministry Sample Certificate
IICM Community Services & Urban Ministry Attendance Record
IICM Community Services & Urban Ministry Schedule - Generic sample
IICM & Urban Ministry Promo Postcard
CS 01 Theological, Historical, and Ethical Concepts of Holistic Ministry — Teaching Notes
- CS 01 PowerPoint Presentation
- Additional Reading:
- CS 01 Healing of the Nations (pdf)
- CS 01Portrait of the Poor (pdf)
- CS 01 Prophetic Community (pdf)
- CS 01 Repairers of Broken Walls (pdf)
- CS 01 Working With The Poor (pdf) - E. G. White passages (posted with permission)
CS 02 Community Assessment and Social Capital — Teaching Notes
CS 03 Performance Measurement for Effective Ministry — Teaching Notes
- CS 03 Handout: Kellogg Logic Model (pdf) (posted with permission)
- CS 03 PowerPoint Presentation
- CS 03 Church Strategic Planning Process Worksheet
CS 04 Ministry Development & Strategic Planning — Teaching Notes
- CS 04 Assessment Data from Clarksville (pdf)
- CS 04 Elder’s Digest article “How to Be a Good Farmer”
- CS 04 Triadelphia Seventh-day Adventist Church Strategic Plan
- CS 04 Chambersburg Seventh-day Adventist Church Strategic Plan
- CS 04 PowerPoint Presentation
- CS 04 Church Strategic Process Worksheet (Here is a filled-in sample)
- CS 04 Church Strategic Process Worksheet - For Annual Review
- CS 04 Church Strategic Planning Process Worksheet
Case Study article about the W.C. Atkinson Memorial Community Service Center
CS 05 Technical Aspects of Community Serivces & Urban Ministry Content:
CS 05a Volunteer Engagement/Human Resources — Teaching Notes
CS 05b Finances & Accountability — Teaching Notes
CS 05c Fundraising Fundamentals — Teaching Notes
CS 05d Grant Proposal Writing — Teaching Notes
CS 05e Risk Management & Legal Issues — Teaching Notes
CS 05g Medical Missionary Work —Comprehensive Health Ministry —CELEBRATIONS PowerPoint
CS 06 Organizational Leadership and Team Development — Teaching Notes
- CS 06 PowerPoint Presentation
- CS 06 Additional Reading: “Gregoric 4-Quadrant Model” (pdf) (posted with permission)
CS 07 Ministering Across Cultures — Teaching Notes
- CS 07 PowerPoint Presentation
- CS 07 Developing Bridges
- CS 07 Understanding Your Own Culture Worksheet
- CS 07 Additional Reading: “How Not to Get Lost in Translation” (pdf) (posted with permission)
CS 08 Urban Mission 101
- CS 08 Urban Mission 101 — Teaching Notes (for General Audiences)
- CS 08 PowerPoint Presentation (for General Audiences)
- CS 08 Urban Mission 101 — Teaching Notes (for Academic Audiences)
- CS 08 PowerPoint Presentation (for Academic Audiences)
Elective:
CS 09 Essentials of Church Disaster Preparedness and Response — Teaching Notes
IICM Core Modules:
CR 01 Spiritual Gifts - Keys to Ministry — Teaching Notes CR 02 Principles of Personal Christian Witnessing — Teaching Notes CR 03 Principles of Christian Leadership and Church Growth — Teaching Notes- CR 03 Principles of Christian Leadership and Church Growth PowerPoint Presentation
- CR 03 Teaching Notes — From Spectators to Disciples (PDF)