vocational ministry second major

specific courses required:

• bi 2283 - explorations in ministry (3) sp
• bi 4503 - old testament interpretation (3) s
• bi 4513 - new testament interpretation (3) f
• bi 3203 - god, creation, and new creation (3) f
• bi 3823 - christian spiritual formation for community (3) sp
• bi 4dn3 - bible text intensive (3) f (old testament), sp (new testament)

• two sections (6 hours) of this course are required, with one old testament text and one new testament text.

• bi 2713 - church history i (3) f

nine hours selected from:*

• bi 3813 - a theology of the church (3) f
• bi 4973 - senior seminar (3) sp
• bi 3673 - teaching scripture (3) f
• bi 2723 - church history ii (3) sp

• recommended for youth ministry

• bi 3513 - introduction to children’s, youth, and family ministry (3) f
• bi 3523 - the youth ministry program (3) sp
• bi 3533 - educating children and adolescents in the church (3) f

• recommended for children’s ministry

• bi 3273 - children’s ministry (3) sp offered even-numbered years
• fs 3153 - nurturing spiritual development in children (3) f
• bi 3543 - family ministry (3) sp

• recommended for missions

• bi 2313 - introduction to intercultural mission (3) f, sp
• bi 4393 - current issues in missiology (3) f offered even-numbered years
• bi 4303 - incarnational/medical missions (3) sp offered even-numbered years

• *other theology and ministry elective courses may be substituted subject to approval of the department chair.

the general education degree requirements:

the general education degree requirements will be determined by the student’s first major.