Christian Service Report

Christian Service

The Christian service program of DCC seeks to encourage students in finding venues for service during their college years, to help them develop their spiritual gifts for ministry, to gain valuable experience, and to apply what they learn in the classroom to the task of ministry.

• What is the goal of Christian service? View Answer
  

  All Christians are called to be servants. While these requirements appear at first to be above and beyond the necessary academic work in preparing for ministry, they are at the heart of preparing for service. There is no better way to apply material learned in the classroom than to serve regularly while at DCC. Entering Christian service hours is also a benefit to students as they have a working resume when looking for internships and employment.
  
  

• Is christian service required for all students? View Answer
  

  Christian service is the goal toward which Christian college education moves. Dallas Christian College thus requires Christian service of all students on a regular basis as required by the Association for Biblical Higher Education and as described in the DCC Student Handbook and catalog. A record of each student's Christian service is kept. Such Christian service involvement is required for graduation as stated in the requirements for graduation. Students are required to receive a passing grade in Christian service for every semester in which they take six or more hours of classes. Each student taking 6 or more hours must participate in a minimum of six (6) hours of Christian service activities per month for traditional student or 14 hours per semester for Quest and Online students.
  
  

• When are reports due? View Answer
  

  For Traditional (daytime) Students: If you are primarily a Traditional student, you must submit your Christian Service Report (CSR) during the month in which you performed your hours. Your CSR is due by 11:59 p.m. on the last day of a given month for you to receive credit. For example, your April CSR is due during the month of April. You will not receive credit for your April service hours if you submit them after April 30th.

  There are 3 CSR periods per semester for the Traditional student. Traditional students should perform and report on at least 6 hours during the following report periods:
  

  • Fall Semester:
    • August/September
    • October
    • November
  • Spring Semester:
    • January/February
    • March
    • April

  For Quest and Online Students: Quest and Online students should complete a Christian Service Report at the completion of each class.

• What does the Student Handbook say regarding the purpose of the Christian service program?  View Answer
  

  Section 10.1 states, "Purpose of the Christian Service Program: All Christians are called to be servants. That ministry or service may take various forms: preaching, teaching, encouraging of others, counseling, visiting of the sick, administering church and para-church organizations, ministering to those in prison, meeting the needs of the homeless, the elderly, children, taking leadership roles in the teaching and worship ministries of a congregation, and countless more. The Christian service program of DCC seeks to encourage students in finding venues for service during their college years, to help them develop their spiritual gifts for ministry, and to apply what they learn in the classroom to the task of ministry."
  
  

• What is required in order to fulfill the Christian service requirements?  View Answer
  

  Traditional students taking 6 or more hours must participate in a minimum of six (6) hours of Christian service activities per month. At the end of the month, the student then completes his or her Christian service form online. Quest and Online students taking 6 or more hours must participate in a minimum of fourteen (14) hours of Christian Service activities per semester, regardless of how many classes the are taking. We recommend that students conduct and report on seven (7) hours of service per class, but your grade will be based on the 14-hour semester minimum.
  
  

• What are some examples of things that may be considered Christian service? View Answer
  

  Acceptable activities are listed on the Christian service forms when you log in. Some examples are listed below, while this list is definitely not exhaustive:

  • Presenting special music
  • Preaching a sermon
  • Teaching or assisting in Sunday school or children’s worshi
  • Tutoring
  • Teaching a Bible lesson
  • Volunteering in the inner-city
  • Serving communion
  • Leading worship or participating on the worship team
  • Attending to someone’s needs
  • Hospital visitation
  • Working with underprivileged youth
  • Reaching out to the elderly in a nursing home

  
  
  

• Should I enter all of my Christian service hours or only the required amount of 6 hours per month? View Answer
  

  We encourage students to report all of their Christian service hours even if they exceed the Christian Service requirement.
  
  

• If I am taking 2 Quest or Online courses at the same time, do I need to fill out the form for each class?View Answer
  

  If the classes have at least 5 weeks of overlap, you only need to complete the form once. Please do not record the same hours on two forms.
  
  

• I am a Traditional student taking a Quest or Online class. Do I still fill out a CSR for that class?View Answer
  

  If you are primarily a traditional student and you are completing monthly CSRs as a traditional student, you do not need to submit a Quest or Online CSR.