children’s ministry, b.a.

all ministry majors will take the three “story” classes (bi1073, bi1083, and bi1093) in the designated “bible & ministry majors only” sections. the fourth and fifth bible requirements will be satisfied by the “bible & ministry majors only” sections of bi4213 christian ethics and bi3433 practices for spiritual formation.

children’s ministry majors are required to complete either gr1514 introduction to greek i and gr1524 introduction to greek ii or hb1514 introduction to hebrew i and hb1524 introduction to hebrew ii, to satisfy their bachelor of arts language requirement.

b.a. degree program only

total hours required: 45

specific courses required:

bi 2283 - explorations in ministry (3) sp
bi 2713 - church history 1 : early christianity to renaissance (3) sp
bi 3203 - god, creation, and new creation: introduction to theology (3) f, sp
bi 3273 - children’s ministry (3) sp, alternate years
bi 3513 - introduction to children’s, youth, and family ministry (3) f, alternate years
bi 3533 - educating children and adolescents in the church (3) f, alternate years
bi 3543 - family ministry (3) sp, alternate years
bi 3813 - theology of the church (3) f
bi 3823 - christian spiritual formation for community (3) sp
bi 4503 - old testament interpretation (3) s
bi 4513 - new testament interpretation (3) f
bi 4973 - senior capstone (3) sp
bi 4063 - family & congregational systems (3) sp
fs 3533 - early and middle childhood development (3) f
bi 1010 - bible content 1 (0)
bi 1020 - bible content 2 (0)
bi 1030 - bible content 3 (0)
bi 1040 - bible content 4 (0)
bi 4123 - practicum in ministry (3) f, sp
3 hours of practicum are required. if a student completes a summer section of bi4120 for 0 credit hours, they will select any non-core bi elective to make up the three credit hours.