YOU CAN HAVE A HAPPY FAMILY (CC401)
BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES FOR FAMILIES
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is an application of some basic biblical principles to family issues and relationships. It is meant to stimulate ideas, questions, and discussions about our own experiences with family, and about God's plan for family interaction. We will discuss practical tools we can use to build healthier, happier families.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course is designed to:
► Apply biblical principles to family relationships and to issues facing families today.
► Encourage families to be creative in how they interact.
► Examine the relationship between family and ministry.
► Offer hope to those who desire a happy family.
COURSE ACADEMICS
This course is worth four quarter units of credit in the degree programs of Embassy College.
Your Instructor
Dr. Morris Sheats has been in ministry for over 50 years. He founded Trinity Church in Lubbock, Texas and was their senior Pastor from 1964 to 1978. Trinity grew from 100 people to a megachurch of 4,000. In 1984, Pastor Sheats founded Hillcrest Church with 25 people. The church grew to a church of over 5,000 members and attendees by the time he retired from there in 2003.
Dr. Sheats founded Leadership Institute in 1980, taking his vast experience in leadership training to pastors and churches worldwide. As President of Leadership Institute, he has taught and trained tens of thousands of church leaders throughout the United States as well as in 50 countries all over the world. Dr. Sheats holds a B.A. degree from Texas Tech University, a Master of Divinity (M.Div.), and Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.