Children's Ministry Major, B.S.

72 hours

This major has been approved by the Course of Study Advisory Committee to meet educational requirements for ordination as an elder/deacon in the Church of the Nazarene.

Required:

CHED 115 - Christian Education

210 - Foundations of Children's Ministry

240 - Spiritual Formation

290 - Community Ministry Experience I

300 - Issues in Children's Ministry

301 - Principles and Methods of Christian Education

or 325 - Small Group Ministry

385 - Ministry Conference

450 - Senior Seminar

490 - Integrated Summer Ministry

CMIN 116 - Fundamentals of Christian Ministry

305 - Church in Mission

306 - Cross-Cultural Ministry

350 - Preaching and Worship

494 - Pastoral Care/Counseling

PHIL 201 - Introduction to Philosophy

THEO 310 - Christian Theology I

320 - Christian Theology II

351 - History of Christianity I

352 or 357 - History of Christianity II or III

462 - Doctrine of Holiness

472 - History, Mission, and Polity of the Church of the Nazarene

BLIT 250 - Biblical Hermeneutics

305 - Old Testament Introduction

310 - New Testament Introduction

Plus three upper-division hours of Old Testament and three upper-division hours of New Testament

Required supporting courses:

BLIT 233 and 234 - Elementary Greek I, II

or BLIT 243 and 244 - Hebrew I, II

PSYC 211 - Child Development

SOCY 351 - Sociology of the Family