Hispanic Pastoral Ministries
Overview
The B.A. Min. degree with a Hispanic Pastoral Ministries major is the primary degree offered to persons who wish to prepare for service as a pastor, evangelist, or missionary. Completion of the Pastoral Ministries major fulfills educational requirements for ordination as elder in the Church of the Nazarene.
Objectives
Completion of this program should enable students to:
- Grow and mature in wholeness and holiness as persons and pastors.
- Promote evangelism and community engagement as the priority of pastoral ministry.
- Conduct culturally relevant worship as a celebration of God in His supreme worth.
- Communicate the gospel in contextually appropriate ways, resulting in the transformation of the hearer.
- Lead and administrate a local church to carry out its unique Christian mission.
- Practice pastoral care in a manner that ministers to human need in the congregation and the community.
- Develop an intentional vocational foundation for a financially sustainable ministry.
Program Requirements
General Education Core Requirements
| Course | Course Description | Hours |
|---|
| | 46 hours |
| GEN-1001 | Introduction to Online Learning | 1 |
| GEN-1003 | Lifelong Learning Skills | 3 |
| HIS-2013 | Western World/Ancient and Medieval Times | 3 |
| HIS-2023 | Western World/Emerging Modern Society | 3 |
| MTH-1003 | General Mathematics | 3 |
| PAS-1013 | Introduction to Christian Service | 3 |
| PAS-1023 | Spiritual Formation | 3 |
| PHI-3013 | Philosophy and Christian Ethics | 3 |
| PSY-1013 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| SCI-2013 | General Physical Science | 3 |
| SOC-1003 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SPE-1003 | Principles of Public Speaking | 3 |
| ESP-1013 | Spanish Composition I | 3 |
| ESP-1023 | Spanish Composition II | 3 |
| ESP-1043 | Classical Literature | 3 |
| THE-1043 | Exploring Christian Holiness | 3 |
Bible and Theology Core Requirements
| Course | Course Description | Hours |
|---|
| | 36 hours |
| BIB-1013 | Introduction to the Old Testament | 3 |
| BIB-1023 | Introduction to the New Testament | 3 |
| BIB-2003 | Biblical Interpretation | 3 |
| BIB-2013 | Pentateuch | 3 |
| BIB-2033 | New Testament Gospels | 3 |
| BIB-3013 | Hebrew Prophets or | 3 |
| | BIB-3023 Poetic and Wisdom Literature or | |
| | BIB-3123 Old Testament Historical Books | |
| BIB-3053 | Pauline Epistles | 3 |
| BIB-3063 | Book of Acts | 3 |
| THE-1033 | Tracing the Story of God | 3 |
| THE-3023 | Systematic Theology I | 3 |
| THE-3033 | Systematic Theology II | 3 |
| THE-4053 | Issues in Theology: The Theology of John Wesley 3 | 3 |
Courses Specific to the Hispanic Pastoral Ministries Major
| Course | Course Description | Hours |
|---|
| | 46 hours |
| CEM-2133 | Leadership of Christian Educational Ministries | 3 |
| HIS-4002 | Latino/Hispanic Church in the USA | 2 |
| MUS-1143 | Music Ministries I-Introduction | 3 |
| OTR-2033 | Communicating the Gospel in a Pluralistic World | 3 |
| OTR-4033 | Communicating Christ Cross-Culturally | 3 |
| OTR-4043 | Introduction to Church Planting | 3 |
| OTR-4093 | Issues in Outreach Ministries: Declaring the Gospel of God as Evangelism | 3 |
| PAS-2013 | The Practice of Christian Ministry | 3 |
| PAS-2023 | History and Polity of the Church of the Nazarene | 3 |
| PAS-3013 | Worship | 3 |
| PAS-3023 | Pastoral Care and Counseling | 3 |
| PAS-3033 | Christian Preaching I | 3 |
| PAS-3043 | Christian Preaching II | 3 |
| PAS-4023 | Church Administration and Finance | 3 |
| PAS-4092 | Senior Ministry Integration-Pastoral Ministries | 2 |
| PSY-4083 | Leadership | 3 |
128 hours total required for graduation