Undergraduate Studies
Student Ministry Major—31 hours
Major Course Requirements
This program is aimed at training and inspiring the next wave of student ministers to lead Christ-centered student ministries, guiding teenagers to become lifelong disciples of Jesus. Courses in this program are very practical in nature using lectures, projects, guest teachers, current studies of youth culture, and interviews with student workers on the field, hands-on experience, internships under veteran student ministry mentors, and one-on-one evaluation meetings each semester with the Student Ministry Program Coordinator.
MN 1410 Orientation to Student Ministry
(1)
MN 2410 Foundations for Student Ministry
(3)
Students completing the BA in Student Ministry will be able to: 1. Clearly state their purpose and goals for student ministry. 2. Create a small group ministry for the purpose of discipleship and accountability for teens (adolescents). 3. Purposefully recruit and lead a team of adult volunteers in ministry to teenagers. 4. Design, administrate, and lead a Christ-centered student ministry for a specific context. 5. Articulate issues of risk management in student ministry and create appropriate systems to manage potential issues. 6. Effectively communicate lessons and sermons in a student ministry context. 7. Identify the unique needs of adolescents and their family systems and be able to demonstrate spiritual and emotional pastoral care.
MN 2612 Foundations for Biblical Communication (3) MN 3121 Strategies for Biblical Communication
(3)
MN 3142 Strategies for Teaching
(3)
MN 3410 Practical Issues in Student Ministry
(2)
MN 4410 Integration to Student Ministry
(2)
PC 3310 Counseling Youth
(2)
Major Electives
(4)
TH 3113 Theology, Technology and Digital Culture (1 hr) Any MN or PC course not already required in the degree or limited to Counseling/Pastoral Care majors MN 4993 Ministry Internship* OR MN 4991 Field Experience
(2)
Professional Education (taken in the core)
(6)
*Internship is limited to 6 hours. Additional internship hours come from Ministry Electives.
BA in Student Ministry Academic Plan 2-Year Option BA in Student Ministry Academic Plan 4-Year Option
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