Church Ministries

• Home \
• Programs \
• Degrees \
• Concentrations \
• Church Ministries \

• Course Delivery
• Programs
• Degrees
• Majors
• Minors
• Concentrations

Overview

The Associate of Arts in Lay Ministries degree with a concentration in Church Ministries is a 64-semester-hour program designed to prepare the graduate for service as a lay minister in the area of church ministries, including such roles as minister of visitation or evangelism minister.

Objectives

Completion of this program should enable students to:

1. Assimilate and integrate the basic content and teaching of the Bible.
2. Explain essential Christian beliefs for practical application in ministry.
3. Demonstrate and integrate understanding of the structure, organization, administration, and functions of the ministry of a local church congregation.
4. Share the ideals of Christian service and gain a proper personal self-estimate as well as self-acceptance.
5. Understand the basic principles of human behavior.
6. Compare and contrast, as well as utilize, the various methods and resources for Bible study.
7. Apply communication skills by means of understanding the intricate com-munication process, including correct contemporary usage of oral and written language.
8. Correlate principles of spiritual formation to enhance personal and corporate worship and appreciate spiritual disciplines in the habits of Christian devotion.
9. Increase the burden for global evangelization to reach the lost and exemplify the grace of God in interpersonal relationships.

Concentration Course Requirements

General Education

Course	Course Description	Hours
		28 hours
ENG-1023	English Composition II	3 hours
GEN-1003	Lifelong Learning Skills	3
HIS-2023	Western World/Emerging Modern Society	3
MTH-1003	General Mathematics	3
PSY-1013	Introduction to Psychology	3
SCI-2013	General Physical Science	3
SPE-1003	Principles of Public Speaking	3
THE-3013	Introduction to Christian Thought	3
	Choir, Applied Music, or Gen. Studies Elective	1

Bible and Theology

Course	Course Description	Hours
		9 hours
BIB-1013	Introduction to the Old Testament	3 hours
BIB-1023	Introduction to the New Testament	3
BIB-2003	Biblical Interpretation	3

Courses Specific to the Church Ministries Concentration

Course	Course Description	Hours
		27 hours
CEM-2133	Leadership of Christian Educational Ministries	3 hours
OTR-2013	Global Evangelism	3
PAS-1013	Introduction to Christian Service	3
PAS-1023	Spiritual Formation	3
BIB-2013	Pentateuch	3
BIB-2033	New Testament Gospels	3
	Bible Elective	3
	Electives	6

64 total hours required for graduation