The Christian Ministry degree provides versatile ministry training for students who want to pursue full-time Christian service in a wide variety of church, para-church, and community ministries.
Along with professors who offer insight and experience within your area of specialty, you will have the added benefit of studying at a liberal arts institution where faith is the cornerstone of all academic study. The result is that you get a broad knowledge base supporting your specific ministry focus, making you more relevant to the spiritual needs of those you will serve.
You will choose from four concentrations that allow you to focus on the subject matter that is important to you. Concentrations available are:
Graduates of this program will:
Potential careers related to Christian Ministry include:
Outside of the classroom, students are provided with many opportunities for real life ministry such as:
Working closely with Church planting organizations, we will walk the students through the process of assessment to become a church planter, and the steps for funding and finding a team to start congregations both rural and urban. We will also work with “Turn Around” experts on how to help struggling churches regain spiritual health and vitality. The vocational outcome will be preparing students for jobs in planting and replanting churches, networking them into fields of employment with actual placement during the class in new churches and turn around churches.
Considers the basic guidelines for establishing a strong ministry to the youth of the church. Attention will be focused on the beginning years of youth ministry and to responding appropriately when pastoring to teens in crisis. Topics include the youth minister’s spiritual foundation, building relationships, resolving conflict, working with volunteers, evaluating curriculum, and identifying church and community resources for troubled teenagers.
Actively explores small group theory and effective application for faith renewal, evangelism, inductive Bible studies, recovery/healing groups and leadership development. Experiencing a small group with a defined purpose is a high priority in this course.
A study of the process of grieving in association with traumatic events such as death, accidents, and loss of job or relationships. Attention will be given to dealing effectively with the emotional, psychological, and physical aspects of bereavement from the point of view of various helping professions.
This course examines the theories and practice of pastoral leadership, including a focus on church administration and ministerial ethics. Attention will be given to biblical models of leadership, staff relations, financial oversight, risk management, and conflict resolution.
Ph.D., Biola University M.A., Biola University B.Eng., Federal University of Technology Owerri (Nigeria) Dr. Agam Iheanyi-Igwe has taught Missions, Bible, and Theology courses …