Instructional materials are grouped together in Learning Units. Each Learning Unit will include several sections, each covering an aspect of the broader subject. The initial and required case study within each Learning Unit will present a situation or situations that can only be properly analyzed with a broad knowledge of the subject area covered by the Learning Unit.

Following the student’s initial analysis that is guided by analytical questions, the student may be directed to additional Tutorials that will better equip for accurate, thorough, and useful analysis. These tutorials will draw on case studies written by the student, supplemented by material assigned by the Mentor.^*

When the individually prescribed Tutorials are completed, the student will re-examine the initial case study and summarize the methodological and theological principles that have been seen in that Learning Unit, showing how they should be applied in his/her own ministry.

At the conclusion of the study program covering seven Learning Units, the student will develop a summary statement of the principles learned, methodological and theological, and how they are, or will be, applied in his subsequent ministry.

Summary of Learning Units

A brief summary of the essential content of each Learning Unit is given under the “600" course number. Following that summary, within each Learning Unit, the various sections are listed. The Mentor may prescribe specific readings or activities (Tutorials) that are not listed here, but that the Mentor feels are necessary for adequate achievement of the purposes of that Learning Unit.

* Case studies are a critical component on WLGC education, including both the element of story and of the student’s own experience. Using only case studies developed by others greatly weakens the experiential component of learning. Early in the program, the writing of personal case studies is to be learned as well as the use of story in ministry.