Pastoral Ministries
Overview
The B.A.Min. degree with a 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 outreach in culturally conditioned forms 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.
- Administrate and lead 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.
Program Requirements
General Education Core Requirements
| Course | Course Description | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 45 hours | ||
| ENG-1013 | English Composition I | 3 hours |
| ENG-1023 | English Composition II | 3 |
| ENG-1043 | Classical Literature | 3 |
| GEN-1003 | Lifelong Learning Skills | 3 |
| HIS-2013 | Western World/Ancient & 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 |
| THE-3013 | Introduction to Christian Thought | 3 |
Bible and Theology Core Requirements
| Course | Course Description | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 30 hours | ||
| BIB-1013 | Introduction to the Old Testament | 3 hours |
| 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 | |
| BIB-3023 Poetic & Wisdom Literature or | ||
| BIB-3123 O.T. Historical Books | 3 | |
| BIB-3053 | Pauline Epistles or BIB 3063 Book of Acts | 3 |
| THE-3023 | Systematic Theology I | 3 |
| THE-3033 | Systematic Theology II | 3 |
| THE-4043 | Doctrine of Holiness | 3 |
Courses Specific to the Pastoral Ministries Major
| Course | Course Description | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 38 hours | ||
| Electives or Minor Courses | 15 hours | |
| PAS-2013 | The Practice of Christian Ministry | 3 |
| PAS-2023 | History & 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 |
| CEM-2133 | Leadership of Christian Educational Ministries | 3 |
| MUS-1143 | Music Ministries I-Introduction | 3 |
| OTR-2013 | Global Evangelism | 3 |
| OTR-4013 | Developing a Missional Church | 3 |
| PSY-4083 | Leadership | 3 |
128 total hours required for graduation