 Okay, why don't we pray and then we'll get started, right? Okay. Father, we thank you. Thank you for this day Thank you for this time Lord and we just want to thank you for all the wisdom Lord that is in your word the riches of Grace that you've poured out upon us Lord and Father we especially want to thank you for this final semester and this course and Lord we pray that it'll it'll be a season of great equipping and impartation guard And must we commit ourselves into your mighty hands God and I just pray your blessing upon each and every person in this class And I pray for your wisdom for your leading and Yes, Lord for your guidance God even as we go through this course We thank you. We give you all the praise and all the glory in Jesus matchless name. We pray. Amen. Amen Okay, so this course is Is a DIY do it yourself course I'm just here to facilitate, right? So it's an independent research Paper so as your as it as a term suggests so it's an it's a research paper Which means each one of you get an opportunity to to study to do a research on any topic That you decide okay on any topic that you that you want to do a research On you want to do a study on so I'll just get into the details of it of what kind of topics that you can do Etc in a bit, but but at the outset. This is what it is, right? It's so it's a it's a research which means that you study you find out About this particular whatever topic so the topic is something that you come out with right you pray You read through you you think about it and then you you say okay This is something that I want to study for the next We are at the end of Jan so for the next two months February March. This is what I want to study This is what I want to do a research on and then finally, you know There's going to be a presentation of it as well. So let me just go through the scope of this subject, okay, let me just Present that Okay, can you see yeah, okay, so this is what it is So the objective of the course is to do an independent research So What is it for it is to explore? original idea thought topic a Study and to present the findings in the form of a report and the presentation So when we're talking about in-person students and also online students we're talking about You know a presentation in real time, right where we have a class and then you present it in class You do the presentation if you're online student you presented online in real time, okay? So so what about the topic? Let's look at that now the topic can be any topic in the Word of God it can be any issue Political issue social issue religious issue, right? Any new thought any innovation anything but it has to have some relevance to the Word of God Okay, so some something something that you draw from the Word of God some reference to the Word of God Where you say, okay, this is this is what I see This is what the issue is in the world, but this is what the Word of God says So it's something on those lines. Okay, so it can be a Bible topic It can be a you know something to do with doctrine. It can be something to do with the with the social, political religious Issue it can be any so so the scope is vast. Okay, so you can choose Now it needs to have a biblical perspective Okay, so that's the thing right so it's a research topic and it needs to have a biblical perspective Which means that you're referring to the Word of God. You're actively, you know Coating and stating this is what the Word of God says and this is the biblical Perspective of this particular topic. Okay, like for example, you know if you're talking about okay Gay rights movement and you're doing a you know study on that you you will be you know Presenting the biblical perspective and saying, okay, this is what it is okay So some some some things to keep in mind is that it should not be any current or past topic Which was taught in the BC taught in doing the course You know, so which means that maybe first year you looked at identity, you know in Christ, so So don't choose that or you know something on the prophetic something on faith Don't choose that unless it's very very very different from what was taught. Okay, so So you in the course of it, you know, we will we will discuss it Okay, so it can be a research. It can be a survey. It can be a research it can be a study of this particular topic your independent study of the topic and You can present that as well But it one thing to keep in mind is that it should not be your you know, whatever you're studying right now It should not be something that you studied earlier In the in the Bible College. Okay, so that narrows down a lot of things And so yeah Okay, so Okay, so here's a timeline Okay, so here's a timeline so you can So you can finalize a topic and Submit the one page summary of your topic Okay, so that is by the first of February which is This is next Thursday. Okay, so Just a page of what your topic is. What is the research work that you want to do? So you take this week think about it And then you can you can just you know, write a one page summary and then submit it. Okay, then We'll discuss it in next in the next class. We will discuss it whether the topic is okay But so which means that you need to submit the topic. Okay, so we'll just look at it Excuse me, so we look at it and then see okay This is something that we can go ahead with or do you need to tweak it a little bit? You need to refine the topic a little bit. Okay, so we'll we'll do that in the next class. Okay, then On the 29th of February. Okay, so we're talking about the end of next month February I've mentioned the time everything just check the India time Whatever is mentioned there is India time like the 9 a.m You submit the draft of the paper With the current status of work done. So one month you're worked on it Whatever so you present a draft. Hmm. What is the status of work? What have you been doing? What are your findings? You know so you present you you just submit that yeah, that was these are the submissions Okay, then the final draft of the research paper, which means you've put together everything. This is the this is the This is the report. Okay, so this is the research report and that needs to be submitted on the 4th of April honor before 9 a.m Thursday 4th of April so it has You know some word Limits and so on so it's 25 pages maximum 30 pages. Okay, so this is the timeline here Okay, so you can go over it and it's already uploaded in the class work section. So you can check that out Okay, okay, the project report the format. There is this format called the modern language association format Okay, so when we say format, we are talking about font size We're talking about how the paragraph should be we're talking about what the line spacing should be, you know You know, if you if there are quotations, how should they be mentioned? If there are images and tables in the report, you know, how should they be etc, right? So I've also given you the link so you can check that link. It is very thorough. It's pretty good So you can go through that and also you might find some You know and chativity and everything you might find some You know where they actually convert it to MLA format, right? You Write the entire report and it can so that is also there But I will also, you know, when we get to that, um, the writing stage, I will also Upload a template Right just to help Help you with that. Okay. So that's about the report. Okay I've you know, if you noticed I've just said not applicable because it's it's not a certain things are only for a physical report Right the choice of paper Binding etc. So it's not applicable for us because you're going to be giving a you know, it's a it's a it's a soft copy, right? Okay, then We talk about the presentation So for in-person and online students the presentation happens in real time as I said Um on these days, right 4th 11th and 18th of april Okay, so it's a 10 minute presentation with the powerpoint Uh presentation So you take 10 minutes to present So I think about 15 people are there and listed in this course. We should be able to Finish on three days 4th 11th and 18th Okay for the e-learning students if you're watching this video Um, you need to record and upload a 10 minute video of your presentation Okay, um the the title and everything You have to put it on the you know, all these mentioned here the topic And also the draft etc. You can put it on the discussion, right? Now you can just put it on the discussion This is um, also a 10 minute video You shoot a video the the Description or the instructions for how to shoot a video, you know in Landscape mode not on portrait mode all that is mentioned there So e-learning students kindly go through this and if you have any doubts you can post it on the discussion page And I'll get back to you on this right so, uh, it's a 10 minute video and you upload it on your own Google drive and you submit the link you send me the link or you put it you paste the link Basically on the discussion page And make it accessible, you know, many people actually post the link and um, I'm not able to open it Right, so you make it accessible maybe On on the sharing section when you you know, you make sure that I have editing rights so that I can access it I can watch the video Okay, okay, so this is to be done on or before Thursday the 11th of april So that's the last date for uploading of videos and sharing the link beyond which, um, it won't be taken into consideration for Um the assessment, right? Okay, so that's the timeline for uh for this Okay, okay now let's uh Talk about the topic. Actually, I um, you know, if you look at the classwork section, I've also posted a link Um, this is for the e-learn. I'm sorry. This is for the online and in-person class Um, I've posted a link for the google sheet where you can enter the topics Right, so you can it says research topics. It says submissions under submissions Maybe I can present that also Let me share that screen. Um Okay, where do I go? Okay, can you see What are you seeing the classwork section? Okay, yeah, okay for submissions. So research topics Um, so you can go to that sheet Can you see the Google sheet? Yeah, so student name research topic and the description brief one-liner about it Right, so you can just go there and enter it Okay, I'm sure there must be many questions. So so, yeah And do you have any questions? Maybe it's about the nature of topic um Yeah, we could talk about that Any questions? Um, yeah before we take the questions if you notice there's also in the resource section In the classwork section, sorry and under course materials There's also, um, you know a book your e-book Um, it's a pdf. Sorry Uh a guide for writing research papers So if if any of you have not never done a research paper This is a useful material to go through and it's a guide for writing research papers You know how you should start off etc Um Yeah, okay Okay, any questions? Any interesting topics even as I was saying, you know, do you have any topics in mind that you want to Oh, you've been just dying to do Research on Yeah, Divya go ahead please Thank you first. I had a question actually uh regarding, um, the 29th of Feb The one page summary of the Topic on the topic What all should be included in that? Uh, very it's a very, um informal listing, you know, it's a listing of the topic. Let's say I'm I'm doing a study on On leadership Okay, for example, I'm if I'm doing a study on leadership and I'm specifically doing a study on servant leadership So, uh, I would say, you know, I I would have written the topic there Of course in that google sheet and I will say, okay, uh, I'm going to do a study on student leader I'm sorry servant leadership And this is the scope of it, you know, I want to do a I want to study the life of pastor so-and-so and You know in his in his life and ministry, you know, how does he For example, okay, so nobody please pick this something like this But, uh, you know, so I'm just going to be saying that okay Now this is how I'm going to go about doing the research I'm going to, um, you know, study this book that I've found I'm going to do a study on it I'm going to maybe, you know, interview this person And find out about how he, uh, you know, emulated this style of leadership I'm also going to be You know writing about The impact of it in the church and also some of the challenges Um in implementing this style of leadership Something of that sort, right So we can talk about it. So it doesn't have to be a, you know, a watertight document Just for us just for you to have an idea. Okay, this is you know, some things that I want to be doing In this topic and when we discuss it in class, you know, when we go over it I'm sure you'll have more ideas. You can actually, you know, uh, expand that So that's about it Yeah, basically like, uh Um, like a abstract plan of the like an abstract plan. Yeah, but it's it's not really that formal Just to help us get started with the thought process and also for me to get an idea Okay, this is where you're coming from. This is what you want to do Yeah, okay, and I had one more question regarding, uh, like When you say research, is it like, uh, uh, you're trying to, uh, like Come to a conclusion based on certain observations, something like that, a hypothesis And you're trying to bring in, uh, like Yeah, so it depends on the, yeah, it depends on the topic. Now, let's say, you know, I'm doing a uh, I'm doing a study on women ministers in in, um For example, I'm just saying, okay, I'm doing a study on women ministers in um, Kalyan Nagar in Bangalore, the women ministers and So I'm going to be doing a study on then how they started, how they're seeing the kind of acceptance in the church Um, and how they're doing, uh, what kind of resistance they are facing in the church, their own families, their pastors, etc So if if the research is going to be of that nature Then, you know, there will be a survey done. There will be an observation And uh, there will be an, you know, uh, there will be a hypothesis, right? And then you, you share your findings, you and then you share your your own thoughts and say, okay This is what it is and you can you present a conclusion. So it depends on the uh, the direction, uh, or what the nature of the research is Right, so otherwise if you're just going to be doing a study on a certain character in the bible And you're going to be, you know talking about certain traits of that you can assimilate and use in ministry or certain areas of ministry Then of course it won't necessarily be, uh, it will be findings, of course, but not of this nature Right, so you get my point Yeah, yeah Others Do you have any doubts? So, so like you see, you know, it involves, uh um It involves a lot of work and uh, and right from day one, right, so Um, so like you might think, okay I'll I'll I'll do it, you know in April But then suddenly you realize that there's a lot of work to be done, you know So and also, uh, I would like to say that, you know, when you choose your topic Or choose the research research topic Just think about this scope of the research Okay, let's say for example, if you're saying, uh Yeah, I'll just come to you in a minute. So if you're saying like, you know What is the future of technology in the church? Okay, so if you're or or if you're saying, what is the current Technology being used in ministry in today's church? So that's the topic But if you look at the wordings, you know, you're saying today's church So which means you're talking about the church The global church Right, so you see the scope you're talking about You're thinking about countries you're thinking talking about, you know, uh Urban centers you're talking about villages you're talking about town cities So when you say church, it involves all that Right and definitely two months is not, uh You know, uh It's it's it's not possible to do that So the scope of the research should be taking into consideration The time that you have Okay, so even if you say, okay, the church in India And it sounds nice But you know, you think of the so many states And because you can't say something As a fact Without having done the research Right So, of course, there are there are there's enough and more material online and you know books and so on But you need to be willing to go through it and then come to a you know conclusion So whatever you're presenting It needs to have a basis I'm saying, okay, this is how it is it can't be based on feeling It has to be based on hard facts That you have researched and found and It has to be based on some readings, etc Okay Yeah, Abu Waka, you Place your hand Thank you pastor. Yeah, please. I want to ask after our session topic And the topic Is accepted So I want to have you said the word of the the word that you are with the squeeze Especially between 300 250 and 300 words of the project Then Based on chapter What are we going to write in chapter one chapter two or how many chapter we're going to write? Yeah, so that is the question Yeah, so so I would suggest that you go through that format The research format The format of the report, you know, it's called the modern language association MLA format So go through that So you can be, you know, it can be divided the report can be divided into chapters and And so on so this you have that flexibility you can do that But I would say you go through the format so that you get an idea The MLA format so you get an idea Is that okay? Yes pastor Yeah, okay You might have further questions and you can ask okay So Rosalind has said we'll need some assistance to know what and how exactly I should do it Okay, so Rosalind go through that book The pdf which has been uploaded And then, you know, that'll give you an idea how to go about the research how to you know come to the topic How to find out I mean how to what kind of topic should you take up? Etc And so it'll it'll give you an idea And then you can go and then you can come back as to You know you kind of You know decide on a topic and we'll discuss more Okay, so how and how to go about it so because each topic When you choose a particular topic, you know the way to go about the research for that particular You know a topic or that that scope everything differs, right? So so once you decide on the topic then we'll we'll discuss how to go about it So we will discuss in class Okay Okay, okay. Yeah grading system. Okay. I I haven't put that out, but I'll put that so the research report and the presentation will be the final grading so The presentation will carry a certain percentage of marks which could could be Like normally it's like 75 percent for the report and then 25 percent, but I just want to change it this time Maybe the presentation also should carry a little more weighted So so it'll be around that much like a 60 40 70 30 kind of thing so So your report report matters, but also your presentation No, no, no, okay So jeff in us question is should we give a choice of like two three options or should we give one? You know just U zero in on one Okay, so you zero in on one But maybe you have something in mind and then let's let's you know, let's go through the Validity of whatever topic that you've decided Okay, validity meaning. Okay. Is it possible to do it in two months? And then we'll see if we can refine that or if you have something else in mind, you know Even as we're discussing you think you feel that okay. It's not We can't do it in two months. You know, maybe maybe I have something else, you know, can I try this? Right, then we can talk about that also Yeah, okay Any questions from ribby zellie toly Um, what the others Sir research topic means it is related to uh, leadership or ministry or just planting or we'll take the inside the story Inside the topic of bible Yeah, so like I said earlier ribby, so it is it has to be uh, it can be anything You know sky's the limit so it can be anything so it uh, some suggestions are to help you some guidelines are it It needs to be a topic which has to have a biblical perspective Which means you draw from the word of god In order to validate certain things, you know, whether to say For or against or support that topic It can be something to do with The bible itself, right? uh, it can be something uh about Maybe a character in the bible Um, maybe it can be about some doctrine It can be about some doctrine that is There prevalent in today's church, which you Maybe feel isn't not scriptural Right, it can be a research on The kind of evangelism that is there in In the place where you are right maybe in the town or you know the village Or city whatever the kind of evangelism that is being done by maybe certain churches Uh, and then you know the impact of it You know so it can be anything Right. Yeah, so the only thing to keep in mind is not to Repeat something that you already studied Okay, so uh, if it's something that has been already covered in the in the previous semesters You know in all these five semesters If it's already been covered then don't do that Uh, so that's the only uh thing but when you when you You know when you kind of kind of um, you know upload the topic then we will know, right? So I can tell you whether to go ahead with it or not and how to refine that topic We can talk about that. Yeah Yes, thank you, sir. Sure Leah llama Anita Any questions paul um Shubhish anything So the the thing is so the first Milestone for us is the topic So you think about it think through it and say, okay, this is something that I want to I want to study on I want to find out about Uh, so it's it's research is all about finding out right you find out more information You want to do a survey to find out About the status of things, you know Maybe you feel that okay the church is lukewarm. So so when you say, you know The the spiritual Maybe you want to do a study on the spiritual alignment of the church or so when you say church you need to define that if the church in Uh, the city, okay So when you when you say church in the city that is also a big thing Right, you might have some thousands of churches in your city, right? So are you going to Do a survey of All the thousand churches or whatever in number of churches Or are you going to pick a church, you know, are you going to say urban church rural church or the church in You know down the in the neighborhood, you know where you could have some four or five churches So you need to you know, so the scope that's why I'm just repeating that the scope of research is very important Like sure if you are choosing the topic is very challenging but also interesting and once you choose it You can put all your energy behind it and focus and go for it. Yeah Okay So, um, so that's why we have the google sheet so that there's no duplication Right, so we can suggest some changes Um, I don't think we've ever faced any duplication of research topics, you know so far Because each person's perspective and what they want to do has been so very different So there's been no duplication um Okay, rosalind has a question can parenthood be taken as a topic Okay, so parenthood. So what do you want to do about parenthood? What do you want to? Research on parenthood And Like from the children's perspective and also from the parents The challenges Both the friars parents also facing a lot of challenges regarding Uh, you know with with this and even the children have their own their own mindset like Oh when dealing with the Oh with the parent, okay. Okay. So so when you say parenthood challenges of parenthood So we need to define Um challenges in what area? Okay, that's one thing that you can think of the other thing is also What age age group are you talking about? Right, so So your topic needs to define that you know challenges of maybe four year olds five year olds um Paced by you know by parents in raising up four year and five hours and and in what situation You know are the in Are you talking specifically about a particular school environment? Um, you know about some things that are being taught there and therefore parenting is a problem. Uh, is a challenge Uh, maybe some things, you know the unscriptural, you know things are taught or you know, is that or Is it something like peer pressure? Right that you are dealing with um Or it could be you know a list of these things peer pressure identity You know the content syllabus of the school Okay Or are you talking about preteens or teenagers? Uh, and then going them going through a season of You know, maybe a rebellious season as they're trying to discover Their own identity and so on so is it about that? Right, so you see parenthood can be many things So you need to think about okay, it's a good thing like you know parenting Good challenges in parenting good But what age group and what kind of challenges do you want to specifically address? Okay, so once you've done that, okay, let's say you've zeroed in okay. This is the age group These are the challenges Maybe something to do with social media. Maybe something to you know, these are the challenges then You also need to Find out, you know, is it in your city Is it in You know because you can't say generally parents parenting you can But you need to find out that information, right? Is this something that is happening globally? You know because parenting in In an indian context Um, maybe in a south indian context could be very different from parenting in a You know western context right so So you need to think through all them Right, so what is applicable here, you know cons, you know the research that you do, you know, it won't be in a applicable in a maybe a southeast asian context, right people living in china japan or you know Singapore, you know, it may not be irrelevant or it may not be true of even People, you know in the uk or us So so we need to define that so that needs to be the topic the title has to define that saying okay The challenges of parents of six-year-olds, ten-year-olds faced in A place like, you know, bangalore or wherever you're from And then also, you know, you need to find out the information or maybe have interviews with parents Maybe you're talking about only christian parents Or maybe you're talking about You know a certain You know certain Uh demograph of parents like when you say demograph you're talking about okay Education, uh qualification financial, you know, stay position All that, you know, so that gives you accuracy to do the research Right, otherwise it'd be a very general statement It may not be accurate So you need to think through that Was that helpful? Yeah Oh, yeah, because as you said, it has to also be Biblical it has to have biblical perspectives. So Mostly like, um, I was thinking about challenges of christian Yeah, in today's world, so you need to You need to kind of find a fine tune to say where Okay, and because that can be the findings That can From that you can actually get the challenges And then present the biblical perspective saying this is what the word of god says And this is how we can and so you can You know conclude with some suggestions your original ideas your thoughts about how parenting can be Be more effective You know in the methods and you can also, you know, think about okay Some parenting and maybe parenting styles Of well-known Maybe people in your own community and people in their own Neighbors, you know, you know that they've it's a proven thing that they have done it well so you can Maybe even having to use with them or questionnaires from them Uh, and then they respond to that and then you can you know, put that together Yeah Thank you best. Yeah, okay. Yeah Buster praise the lord Yeah, sure. Yeah, go ahead I've thought of a topic, but let me know if if I can proceed with it. Okay So it's it's church differences across denominations addressing topics such as Traditional cultural basic understanding of the bible differences amongst doctrines denominations and how can we come in union as Uh, one body impressed. So will that be good enough? Yeah So So your intention is to find out What is it that divides the church? across denominations Right and also you're going to suggest Uh, something to remedy that Is that true? Yeah, in a simple way. Okay. So it'd be good to uh, if you you know, if your scope includes Uh, you know the study of some churches See, obviously you won't be able to study all if you can study all within two months. That's great but if you at least Sorry to interrupt buster. So The immediate Uh denomination that would strike my mind would be the independent churches Which would be the the Pentecostal churches the roman catholics. Uh, now the the church Uh, the the protestant churches that includes the Lutheran and the uh The the church of south india and some of the uh, orthodox and methodist church practices and and i'm pretty much i will be Targeting the the differences the contrasting Redendencies and how that could hamper or delay the revival or how that could impact the harvest Right and what could be done? Uh, so that we could act as one body which could be pleasing Uh, blood size here Okay, so when you do that see you you you actually listed a few right csi Some of the protested churches Would be you know csi would be part of that then the roman catholic church, which is a you know again a huge Denomination then uh independent churches now independent churches come in various colors flavors, you know the sizes so Uh, so you just need to kind of describe. What is it? That you're going to look at and also You know when you're looking at these different denominations and everything you will also, you know, you will obviously have to go into Uh, the doctrine the statement of faith the leadership style the structure of the church like the way the structure church is structured and and and also a wide stereotyping, you know the assemblies of god church In the city could be very very different from the assemblies of god church in the in the rural area You know from what i've seen you know the csi church in the city Could be very very different from the csi church in the in a village, you know, it should be Actually, i've seen that it's leading more towards the charismatic and there's you know, there's a lot of fire so So yeah, so we just need to so it'll be good if you can say okay Is it in the city or is it in a particular area or is it in a particular? You know in your city um, so that will be easier and You know given the time frame You can actually you know study there and you can present hard facts data and you can say okay in the roman catholic church These are the parishes in the csi church. You know, these are the these are the whatever 10 churches that you looked at the independent Denominations, these are the ones that we looked at and assemblies of god. This is what we looked at so you could you know, you could actually do a um, if you if you're localized to a particular geographical location Then it'll be easier for you to do it. That's my suggestion. But if you want to do it, um, you know, otherwise, that's your free Yeah, absolutely. Okay. Yeah. Thank you pastor. If the topic is good, I'll continue with it. Yeah. Thank you. Yeah, sure. Sure. Yeah Anyone else any other questions? so our Yeah, so our classes we may not have class every week, right? So what we'll what we'll do is, um, you know, initial weeks, we will have of course, you know, till we get a Topics in and also till we get the work started and also the search methods for each of these, you know Different topics and so on So till we get that sorted we'll meet and then and then we may not necessarily meet every week, but we'll I'll announce it if we are going to skip a few weeks I'll put it You know in advance so, you know, you can plan your time and You can start doing the work right and then Yeah, and then we'll meet for discussions fine-tuning things whatever clarifications Um, and like we you know discuss these things I'm sure you know when we discuss the topic and the methodology with one person And the one student in the class and the others can also I'm sure, you know, it kind of helps you What you need to do what you should not etc. So That'll be helpful. Yeah Okay Okay So if there are no further questions, I think we can wind up Okay Any any thoughts questions Um about the timeline About the topic Anything at all? Yeah, if you have questions, just feel free to post it on the stream Right you can put it on the stream and then I'll also take a look at it and you can also email You know jackma.isaiatapcbiblecollege.org So I'll get that as well Yeah e-learning students, of course, you can post it on your discussion and I will check it Okay, shall we wrap up? Yeah, if there are no further questions Okay, thank you and all the very best I look forward to your topics. I look forward to the entire process and In the past it's been a great Learning, you know very interesting to see the I mean to hear the different topics and then the findings and So I'm sure it'll be the same for you as well. Yeah Okay, all the very best We'll stop here. God bless