City Vision Online Courses

These are ten-week accredited online courses and take about 10-15 hours of study time per week..  The cost is $150/credit hour = $450/course + $50 online media fee.

Our new Addiction Studies program begins this fall. Click here to learn more.

Spring Term 2- Mar 17, 2008

Course 307 Facilities Management (3 credits) - The theoretical and practical approach to maintenance of buildings and equipment. Topics include, preventative maintenance, housekeeping, public image, record keeping, and inventories. Also includes a study of the most common legal issues faced by nonprofit organizations; governmental bodies to which the organization is accountable; issues relating to property and liability insurance; and basic operational, health and safety requirements.

Course 310 – Intermediate Fund Raising (3 credits) Explores the various approaches to effectively communicating the organization’s message to potential clients, staff, community, churches, and donors. Topics include: major donor research, cultivation of contributors, and using written and digital publications to communicate with an organization’s constituency. Will include a look at working with 8 various forms of media - Internet, TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, and video used to promote nonprofit organizations. This course counts toward credit as a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE).

Course 311 - Theology & Strategies of Urban Mission (3 credits) This course deals with the Biblical mandate for urban ministry and presents some of the global issues that impact the lives of city dwellers. Learn more about the theological basis of urban ministries, missions, the black church and outreach ministries. 

Course 403 - Urban Evangelism & Discipleship (3 credits) Biblical and practical motives, methods, and means of bringing the good news of Jesus Christ to unbelievers in the setting of the inner city. The course focuses on helping respondents move toward spiritual and successful Christian life and service. Includes a study of how evangelism and discipleship are practiced in urban ministry, along with how to make a clear presentation of the gospel, how to lead others in discipleship, and how to help missions improve in these critical efforts.

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Summer Term - May 26, 2008

Course 302 – Nonprofit Administration (3 credits) Principles of operating a not-for-profit organization including the development and purposes of organizing documents, the reporting requirements for maintaining an organization's non-profit status, the functions of the Board of Directors, and the relationship between the Chief Executive and the Board.

Course 303 - Nonprofit Accounting (3 credits) Covers both the mechanics of non-profit accounting and the necessity of financial accountability. The outcome of this course is the development of an accounting policy manual for an urban ministry or similar nonprofit organization.

Course 401 - Counseling in the City (3 credits) This course examines the role and theory of lay counseling as it applies to urban ministry settings. The coursework guides the learner into increased awareness, knowledge, and skill in interacting with multicultural and diverse populations. Counselor attributes, cultural sensitivity, and the concept of contextualized counseling will be explored. This course also focuses on client assessment, and approaches to addressing problems common to distressed urban dwellers seeking counseling.

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Fall 1 Term - August 8, 2008

Course 405 - Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations (3 credits) The focus of this course is financial planning, including such topics as: basic planning and leadership principles, underlying organizational issues involved with planning and budgeting, financial planning principles and practices, including in-depth analysis of one organization’s planning process, knowledge of how organizational ethics, norms, strategic planning and direction influence both its income and expenses.

Course 304 - Ministry Management
(3 credits) An exploration of the four primary tasks for successful management: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.  It includes an introduction to utilizing a comprehensive planning process as a workable system for developing and monitoring the success of a nonprofit organization's programs.

Course 306 – Residential Recovery Programs (3 credits)- A study of effective strategies for working with addicts in a live-in setting which includes topics such as ethics and policies, multicultural sensitivity, and a general knowledge of addiction and the twelve core functions of counseling of addiction counseling.

Course 311 - Theology & Strategy of Urban Mission  (3 credits) This course deals with the Biblical mandate for urban ministry and presents some of the global issues that impact the lives of city dwellers.

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Fall 2 Term - October 16, 2008

Course 404 - Case Management (3 credits) This course is designed as an introductory course for non-professionally trained staff doing case management in nonprofit homeless shelters. Emphasis is placed on the need for practical knowledge and application.  Content underlines universal standards of case management methodology.

Course 305 - Human Resources (3 credits) An in-depth look at staff development, the proper use of written job descriptions and performance standards, and professional practices regarding proper interviewing, hiring, evaluation and dismissal procedures.

Course 402 - Life Skills Training (3 credits ) This course is designed to equip Christian workers to more effectively impart basic life skills to those with whom they work, with a focus on the rehabilitation of the homeless. Included are such topics as literacy, employment, readiness, and financial management.

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About City Vision College

City Vision College was established in 1998 as Rescue College, a program of the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions (www.agrm.org). Its mission is to provide practical online education to those involved in urban ministry. In 2008, Rescue College became a part of TechMission and was renamed “City Vision College.”

The college is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council and is an affiliate member of the Association for Biblical Higher Education. DETC is recognized by both the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

Individual courses may be taken for personal or professional development. Certificate and degree completion programs are also available, leading to a Bachelor of Arts in Missions (with Ministry or Management focus) or in Addiction Studies.

All faculty members are urban ministry professionals with graduate degrees and a passion for mentoring future leaders. City Vision College Headquarters are located at: PO Box 280046, Kansas City, MO 64128

Dr. Fletcher L. Tink is the Academic Dean of City Vision College. He is also an adjunct professor at Nazarene Theological Seminary and serves as Executive Director of the Bresee Institute for Metro Ministries. He has a Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies and M.A. in Missiology from Fuller Theological Seminary; M.L.A., Harvard University; M.Th., Luther Theological Seminary, St. Paul, MN; M.Div., Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO.

TechMission's national partners include the Salvation Army, World Vision, HLIC, CCDA, YouthPartnersNet, UYWI and AGRM.  Our UrbanMinistry.org Website contains talks by Ray Bakke, Ron Sider, Tony Campolo, Jim Wallis, Bob Lupton, John Perkins and Brennan Manning.