Pastoral Ministry
Pastoral Ministry Major
The Pastoral Ministry major is designed to train men to be versatile and effective leaders in a contemporary pastoral ministry. Because of our biblical conviction, women are not permitted to enroll in the Pastoral Ministry major. In addition, Pastoral Ministry majors may elect an emphasis on pastoral ministry/church planting in an urban/ethnic setting by taking three additional courses (see below). A partial list of the objectives for this major is given below. Upon completion of this program the student will be able to:
- Prepare expository messages suited to various cultures and age groups, utilizing a knowledge of the Greek language and proper hermeneutical principles.
- Evangelize within and across cultural groups as well as develop and direct a local church evangelism program.
- Understand and implement biblical principles regarding pastoral counseling within and across cultural barriers.
- Plan and organize needed services and programs in the local church through the use of pastoral leadership and organizational dynamics.
- Model and disciple others toward a mature Christian life.
- Distinguish biblical mandates and cultural preferences so as to minister comfortably and effectively in various cultural contexts.
- Lead Christian worship for various cultures and within various age groups.
- Understand his own personal skills, utilizing strengths and weaknesses to face the challenges and problems of pastoral ministry.
- Articulate and implement a biblical philosophy of pastoral ministry.
- (For students taking the pastoral ministry/church planting in an urban/ethnic setting emphasis) Plant and pastor churches in an urban or inner-city context.
B.S. and B.Min. students majoring in the Pastoral Ministry major must complete the following courses:
| BL 302, 303, 404 | Elementary Greek 1, 2, 3 | 9 credits |
| CP 308 | Biblical Leadership | 3 credits |
| CP 309 | Pastoral Theology | 3 credits |
| CP 406 | Homiletics | 3 credits |
| CP 407 | Expository Preaching | 3 credits |
| CP 499 | Pastoral Internship | 3 credits |
B.S. students majoring in Pastoral Ministry should plan to take courses according to the following schedule. It is highly recommended that the student follow this schedule as closely as possible in order to satisfy lower-level prerequisites for higher-level courses. The structure of the Pastoral Ministry major makes it difficult to vary the order of the courses required. | ||
First Year | ||||
 | Fall Semester | | Spring Semester | |
| GL 100 Crossroads Experience | 1 | CP 101 Personal Evangelism | 3 | |
| BI 101 Old Testament Survey 1 | 3 | BI 102 Old Testament Survey 2 | 3 | |
| GL 101 College Study and Life | 3 | BI 103 Bible Study Methods | 3 | |
| BT 102 Building a Biblical Life | 3 | GL 111 English Composition 2 | 3 | |
| GL 103 English Composition 1* | 3 | GL 112 Public Speaking | 3 | |
| GS 103 Introduction to Computers | 3 | |||
Total Credits: | 16 | Total Credits: | 15 | |
*Students not scoring above a specified level on the ACT or SAT test must take GL 102 English Grammar before registering for GL 103 English Composition 1. | ||||
Second Year | ||||
| Fall Semester | | Spring Semester | |
| CE 201 Intro to Christian Ed | 3 | CU 203 Culture, Race & Church | 3 | |
| CM 201 Introduction to Missions | 3 | BT 204 Systematic Theology 2 | 3 | |
| BT 203 Systematic Theology 1 | 3 | BI 205 New Testament Survey 2 | 3 | |
| BI 204 New Testament Survey 1 | 3 | CP --- Pastoral Min elective*** | 3 | |
| GS 206 Geo & Culture of Ancient Near East | 3 | GS --- Hist/Soc Science elect** | 3 | |
| GS --- History elective** | 3 | |||
Total Credits: | 18 | Total Credits: | 15 | |
**B.S. electives are listed by division at Electives. | ||||
Third Year | ||||
| Fall Semester | | Spring Semester | |
| BL 302 Elementary Greek 1 | 3 | BL 303 Elementary Greek 2 | 3 | |
| BT 305 Systematic Theology 3 | 3 | BT 306 Dev of Comp American Evangelism | 3 | |
| BI 307 Hermeneutics | 3 | CP 309 Pastoral Theology | 3 | |
| CP 308 Biblical Church Leadership | 3 | CC 314 Biblical Counseling | 3 | |
| BI --- Bible elective** | 3 | ------ General elective | 3 | |
Total Credits: | 15 | Total Credits: | 15 | |
| **B.S. electives are listed by division at Electives. | ||||
Third/Fourth Year Summer | ||||
| CP 499 Pastoral Internship | 3 |
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Fourth Year | ||||
| Fall Semester | | Spring Semester | |
| BL 404 Elementary Greek 3 | 3 | GL 401 Senior Seminar | 2 | |
| CP 406 Homiletics | 3 | CP 407 Expository Preaching | 3 | |
| BI --- Bible elective** | 3 | BI --- Bible elective** | 3 | |
| BT --- Theology elective** | 3 | GL --- Literature elective** | 3 | |
| GS --- Science elective** | 3 | GS --- Social Science elective** | 3 | |
| GS 303 Introduction to Philosophy | 3 | |||
Total Credits: | 15 | Total Credits: | 17 | |
| **B.S. electives are listed by division at Electives. | ||||
