Biblical Leadership
The Biblical Leadership endorsement desires to support students by guiding them within specific areas of their passions and vocational leading—missional emphasis, pastoral emphasis, theological/educational emphasis, etc.
Program Overview
The Biblical Leadership endorsement provides students with advanced Biblical engagement, experiential and practical learning through involvement in a defined ministry and leadership context, impactful service opportunities, and a capstone project. Through this, students will see who the Lord has made them to be, gain life enduring knowledge (mentally and experientially) for the purpose of living as transformational leaders, who reflect Christ.
Biblical Leadership Goals and Values:
The Biblical Leadership endorsement values that students live out the life the Lord has for them. To that end, the Biblical Leadership endorsement hopes to provide students with tools to grasp the scriptures and begin practicing who God has called them to be and what they are learning. This is done through (1) in-depth exploration and reflection of Scripture, (2) experiential learning opportunities, (3) implementation of skills and knowledge, (4) effective service, and (5) leading in a Christ-like manner. The hope is that students will be thoroughly trained and equipped as biblical leaders in God’s world.
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that you, the servant of God, may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
-2 Timothy 3:16-17
Be/Become
Discover who the Lord made you to be—your characteristics, skills, and giftings—and who you are becoming, so that you accomplish great things.
Learn
Gain knowledge as you strive to become competent in a specific biblical, theological, missional, or leadership field that transforms your mind and renews the heart.
Lead
Be prepared for opportunities to lead like Christ, in a transformative manner, so that you will seek excellence in all that you do.
Biblical Leadership Requirements:
Each endorsement program at Valor entails a specific number of what we have called experiential units (EUs) to achieve the designation. The intent for the Biblical Leadership endorsement is that students complete the endorsement requirements primarily through coursework, experiential engagement, leadership opportunities, and mentor/mentee relationships. Through these opportunities students earn Experiential Units culminating in a rich body of work.
Experiential Units: 8.0 EUs required
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Steps of Paul Biblical Leadership (1 EU)
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Bible Elective (0.5 EU per semester)
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Senior Bible Biblical Leadership (1 EU)
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Student Leadership Course (1 EU)
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Capstone Project (1 EU)
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Discovery Trip (1 EU for international, 0.5 EU for domestic)
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Mentor-Mentee Training (0.5 EU per year, 2 year requirement)
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Training and work in a non-profit organization (0.5 EU per 10 hours)
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Participation or attendance in Biblical Leadership Endorsement Night (0.25 EU)
- Impactful Service (0.5 EU per 20 hours)
- STEM
If you travel 40 miles per 60 minutes, what’s your average speed per hour, or what’s your average rate of change (the change in distance over the change in time)? Are they different? Students in AP Calculus played cops and speeders last week in class. Students had the opportunity to use real radar guns and math to try and see if they could catch their classmates speeding along Fairview.
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Congratulations to Pierce Bell for being selected as a delegate to attend the 2023 Global Youth Institute (GYI). The GYI is hosted by the Tuskegee University College of Agriculture, Environment, and Nutrition and the College of Engineering.
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Marine Biology students and Mr. Worthington ventured down to Cozumel for the bi-annual Marine Biology dive and service trip. To prepare for the trip, students completed certification to SCUBA dive in early Summer and did eight total dives in Cozumel!
- Humanities
The Humanities program honored its first class of graduating students this past May 2023 during Valor’s commencement ceremony. We want to regularly include comments from graduates to help give a sense of how the Humanities program prepared them for the next phase of their lives. For our first alumni check-in, we asked Ben Leikam to reflect on how his time in the Humanities program prepared him for college. Here are his thoughts...
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In June a group including 21 students and nine healthcare providers served alongside Mission Ministries in Juarez, Mexico. The experience was one week long and in that short period of time, God worked in and through the team in some amazing ways.
- STEM
In March our students had the opportunity to use their STEM skills to serve a local Denver school. Valor students built a shed, removed a playground, and prepared a garden.
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STEM Night was a great success, as students showcased their work through capstone projects, clubs, and competitions. Over 30 projects and interactive demos were highlighted during the evening. In addition, select students received awards for their innovation, creativity, and service through STEM.
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- Humanities