Case Studies: A Unique Teaching Tool for Ministry, Church, and Society
Case studies are open-ended stories without clear endings, used as a teaching tool to bring real-life dilemmas into the classroom. This article highlights the effectiveness of case studies in challenging individuals to consider difficult situations and make decisions based on their beliefs and convictions.
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What now? Case Studies a unique teaching tool Ministry, Church and Society Southern Nazarene University
Whats a case study? An open-ended actual story No ending given Brings chunks of reality into the classroom A difficult problem, a dilemma without an obvious solution Pioneered by Harvard business school Forces us into a real situation where we have to answer: What do we do now?"
http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/10/create_presentations_an_audien.html
Case studies in MCS Youth group sponsors and a stripper When church members may have made bad judgments in attempts at humor He walked away An attempt at sharing one s faith doesn t turn out like expected Drink or not to drink When values you cherish are at odds with the expectations of those around you Racism in the church A local church gripped by unbiblical attitudes and actions
Case Study #1: To drink or not to drink Young American believer in France http://home.snu.edu/~hculbert.fs/drinking.htm
When we are puzzling to non-believers Alcoholic beverage is not key issue This is not a temperance lesson Key issue: A believer in a situation where others do not share, and perhaps are even puzzled by his lifestyle positions
The question for us Question: What do I do in situations where my convictions are in direct opposition to other people's expectations? http://home.snu.edu/~hculbert.fs/drinking.htm
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