Bachelor in Christian Ministry

The Bachelor in Christian Ministry, an 80 semester hours program, provides students considering a call to ministry with both a grounding in the academic basics of an undergraduate education and a rich foundation in the fundamentals of Christian ministry including scriptural roots and beginning ministry skills to support the student in their ministerial calling. Students will take both General Education and Core courses along with Elective courses to support their learning experience.

Program Learning Outcomes:

1. Plan, organize and develop a ministry that engages both their church community spiritually and theologically.

2. Articulate the scriptural and theological underpinning of ministry.

3. Articulate a biblical philosophy of ministry that emerges from the student’s personal theological understanding.

4. Equipped with leadership skills to care effectively for and guide those to whom they minister.

General Education Courses:

(24 semester hours)

English Composition

21st Century Skills: Communication and Information Literacy

Effective Intercultural Communication and Public Speaking

Critical Thinking

Principles of Effective Leadership

Psychology Elective

Math Elective

Science Elective

Introduction to Philosophy

Core Courses:

(30 semester hours)

Christian Growth and Development

Systematic Theology

Foundation of Christian Education for Effective Ministry

Ethics of Christian Leadership

Introduction to the Old Testament

Introduction to the New Testament

History of the Christian Church I

History of the Christian Church II

World Religions

Multicultural Conflict Management and Resolution

Homiletics

Foundations of Ministry

Ministerial Financial Management

Electives:

(26 semester hours)

Old Testament Elective

New Testament Elective

Strategic Church Administration

Christianity in a Global Context

Foundations of Christian Counseling

The Christian Worldview

Social Justice and Faith: Forming the Beloved Community

Global Awareness, Perspectives and Ethics

Theories of Personality

Theories and Techniques of Counseling

Marriage and Family Counseling

The Principles of Christocracy (2 credits)

Pneumatology (2 semester hours)

Ecclesiology (2 semester hours)

Eschatology Basics (2 semester hours)

Authenticity & Authority in the Bible