Church Ministries: Preaching Track
The Theology and Global Church Ministries Department offers a Church Ministries: Preaching track, and a concentration in Preaching. All Preaching programs, but particularly the major, are designed for those who are seeking to establish excellent preaching skills in their preparation for vocational ministry. They are intended to provide students with broad-based skill sets necessary for biblical preaching.
For all programs in Church Ministries, the Department specifies how the Core Curriculum requirements shall be completed. The specific requirements are listed in an advising form available in the Department office. Each student should work out an individual program in consultation with an advisor from the Theology and Global Church Ministries Department.
The Church Ministries: Preaching Track is a comprehensive degree and consists of 53 semester credits and can be earned as either a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science. The major consists of the following courses:
Specific Core Curriculum courses are required for this program, including:
- CHMN 100 University Seminar
- ENGL 212 Composition and Literary Analysis
- 3 credits of Philosophy
- 6-8 credits of Greek or Hebrew (B.A. degree only)
- Intro to Biblical Languages and Software (B.S. degree only)
- Science elective (B.S. degree only)
Required Courses
Take 3 credits from the following:
Take 9 credits of New Testament Studies in the following topics:
- Synoptic Gospels
- Acts
- Romans
Electives
Choose 6 credits of Preaching electives.
- CHMN 353, CHMN 355, or program approved preaching course.
Choose 3 credits of Church Ministries electives.
- Elective courses must be approved by the Church Ministries program advisor.