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Ministry Minors

Candidates for four year degrees are advised (but not required) to choose a minor emphasis in an area of ministry (fifteen semester hours*) to better equip them for their life work.

Children's Ministries
Course ID Description Semester Hours*
CM 212 Child Growth & Development 2
CM 213/214 Children in the Church 1 & 2 4
ME 320 Child Evangelism 3
ME 321 Children’s Music 2
CM 440 Bible Club Practicum 1
CM 441 Object Lessons, Puppets & Games 1
CM 462 Senior Children’s Seminar 2
Total Hours 15

Christian Education
Course ID Description Semester Hours*
CM 212 Child Growth & Development 2
CE 321 Educational Psychology 2
CE 331 Principles of Teaching 2
CE 342 General Curriculum 2
CE 411 Materials & Methods 2
CE 421 Tests & Measurements 2
CE 430 Student Teaching 3
Total Hours 15

Church Music
Course ID Description Semester Hours*
FM 321/322 Music Theory 1 & 2 4
FM 331/332 Sight Singing 1 & 2 2
FM 341 Hymnology 2
FM 340/360/380 Applied Music 4
FM 442 Choral Conducting 1
FM 462 Senior Music Seminar 2
Total Hours 15

Ministry Administration
Course ID Description Semester Hours*
CE 322 Organization & Management 2
CO 320 Journalism & Publication 1
PM 321 Pastor's Books and Tools 1
MA 111 Office Operations 1
MA 112 Communications Media 1
MA 211/212 Technology & Web Tools 1 & 2 4
MA 311 Advertising & Graphics Design 2
YM 342 Conference Planning 1
MA 462 Senior Admin Seminar 2
Total Hours 15

Missions & Evangelism
Course ID Description Semester Hours*
CE 331 Principles of Teaching 2
ME 221/222 Missionary Language 3/3
ME 341 Perspectives 1
ME 342 Cross-Cultural Exposure 2
ME 361 "Least of These" Evangelism 1
ME 362 Traveling Evangelism 1
ME 462 Senior Missions/Evangelism Seminar 2
Total Hours 15

Pastoral Ministry
Course ID Description Semester Hours*
BL 321/322 Greek Exegesis 1 & 2 4
CE 322 Organization & Management 2
CE 331 Principles of Teaching 2
CE 422 Principles of Discipleship 2
PM 321 Pastor's Books & Tools 1
PM 342 Preaching 2
PM 421 Psychology & Counseling 2
Total Hours 15

Women's Ministry
Course ID Description Semester Hours*
CE 203 Survey of Women’s Ministries 2
PM 222 Leadership Development for Women 2
CE 402 Women Teaching Women 2
CE 322 Organization & Management 2
CE 212 Child Growth & Development 2
PM 421 Psychology & Counseling 2
PM 401 Women’s Ministry Practicum 1
Total Hours 13

Youth Ministry
Course ID Description Semester Hours*
CE 322 Organization & Management 2
CE 331 Principles of Teaching 2
CE 422 Principles of Discipleship 2
PM 342 Preaching 2
PM 321 Books & Tools 1
PM 342 Preaching 2
YM 321 Youth Leadership 2
YM 342 Conference Planning 1
YM 421 Youth Psychology 2
YM 440 Youth Ministry Practicum 1
Total Hours 15

Summary
Core Requirements
Semester hours*
Free Electives
Semester hours*
1 year Certificate 24 8
2 year ABS 42 22
4 year BBS 98 30
With minor 113 15

Courses beyond the minimum requirements may be completed to attain a minor emphasis in more than one area of ministry.

Other Elective course offerings: Semester hours*
BL 100 Read through the Bible / 100 Days 1
BI 301/302 New Testament Survey 1 & 2 6
BI 252 Matthew 2
BI 401/402 Old Testament Survey 1 & 2 6
BI 420 Senior Book Study 2
BI 452 Life of Christ 3
BL 110 Bible Languages Introduction 1
BL 421/422 Biblical Hebrew Elements 6
CE 203 Survey of Women's Ministries 2
CE 402 Women Teaching Women 2
CO 320 Journalism & Publication 1
ME 211/212 Missionary Language 6
ME 321/322 Advanced Missionary Language 4
ME 411/412 Bible for a Non-Literate Culture 4
FM 120 Basic Guitar 1
FM 140 Guitar Pedagogy 1
FM 322 Composition Practicum 2
FM 350 Church Music History 2
FM 421/422 Music Theory 3 & 4 4
FM 431/432 Sight Singing & Ear Training 3 & 4 2
FM 440 Piano Pedagogy 2
FM 441 Music Teaching Methods 2
FM 460 Organ Pedagogy 2
FM 480 Voice Pedagogy 2
ME 320 Child Evangelism 3
PM 222 Leadership Development for Women 2
PM 401 Women's Ministry Practicum 1
PM 462 Senior Pastoral Seminar 2
SO 352 Psychology Introduction 2
SO 411/412 Western Civilization 1 & 2 4
TH 252 Bible Customs & Geography 2
TH 320 Unseen World 2
TH 340 Science & the Bible 2
TH 360 Archaeology & the Bible 2
TH 420 Senior Doctrine Study 2
YM 462 Senior Youth Seminar 2

Evening Bible Institute

Some evening school offerings are equal to their day-school counterparts, and may be taken for full credit toward day school degree requirements.

These have recently included Galatians, BI-212 (2 semester hours), and Romans, BI 312 (2 semester hours).

Other evening course offerings will be finalized at a later date; evening offerings may include:

Semester hours*
EI 111 Personal Evangelism 2
EI 112 Cults & Religions 1
EI 121/122 Bible Doctrine 1 & 2 2
EI 114 Spiritual Life 1
EI 231 Revelation 1
EI 232 Daniel 1
EI 241 Introduction to Bible Languages 1
EI 242 How We Got Our Bible 1
EI 251 The Unseen World 1
EI 252 Science & the Bible 1
EI-152 Uniquely You 1

*One semester-hour is equal to one fifty-minute class-period meeting each week for at least fifteen weeks.

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