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Youth Ministries
The
youth ministries major
prepares students to minister
effectively to encourage spiritual growth through meaningful
relationships, compelling biblical teaching, effective program
development, and influential leadership in a constantly changing
youth culture. The additional selection of a particular minor can
be used to equip for unique specialized ministry contexts (camp,
college campus, parachurch organizations, cross-cultural contexts,
etc.). This degree also provides a solid foundation for seminary or
other related graduate programs.
Course requirements involve 73 semester hours including:
General Education.....................................................................15
BTGE-1720 Spiritual Formation................................................ 3 BTGE-2730 Old Testament Literature....................................... 3 BTGE-2740 New Testament Literature...................................... 3 BTGE-3755 Theology I............................................................. 3 BTGE-3765 Theology II............................................................. 3Youth Ministries Core..........................................................58
–
60
BTAT-2350 Theological Foundations of Ministry........................ 3 BTAT-2400 Personal Evangelism............................................... 3 BTAT-3410 Discipleship............................................................. 3 BTCM-1000 Orientation to Bible Ministries ............................. 1 BTCM-2200 Introduction to Youth Ministry................................ 2 BTCM-2400 Interpreting and Teaching the Bible...................... 6 BTCM-3680 Children’s Ministries.............................................. 4 BTCM-3700 Campus Ministries................................................ 4 BTCM-3720 Adult Ministries. .................................................... 4 BTCM-4100 Leadership of Christian Educational Ministries..... 3 *BTCM-4750 Internship in Youth Ministry............................ 3–12BTHT-XXXX Theology Elective................................................. 3
BTNT-XXXX New Testament Elective....................................... 3
BTOT-XXXX Old Testament Elective......................................... 3
BTPA-XXXX Philosophy Elective
(BTPA-2200recommended).................................................. 3
BTXX-XXXX Bible electives (BTPA-3300 recommended)..... 0–7
Select one ministry elective from the following:.................. 3
BTAT-2920 Scriptural Interpretations of Gender Issues and Roles............................................................3
BTAT-3480 Women’s Communication for Ministry...............3 BTAT-3510 Introduction to Urban Ministry...........................3 BTCM-2100 Wilderness Ministry........................................3 BTCM-3510 Small Group Ministry......................................3 ESSE-2810 Introduction to Camping..................................2*Capstone Course
Youth Ministries Major Curriculum Summary
Proficiency Requirements. .........................................................0–5
General Education Requirements..........................................36–44
Youth Ministries Major Requirements...........................................73
Electives................................................................................. 11–19
Total (minimum, not including proficiency)........................... 128
A complete description of the general education requirements is found on
page 24.Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a
Major inYouth Ministries
First year:
BTCM-1000 Orientation to Bible Ministries .......................................1 BTCM-2200 Introduction to Youth Ministry.........................................2 BTGE-1720 Spiritual Formation.........................................................3 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech.................................................3 ENG-1400 Composition.....................................................................3 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture...........................................3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities.........................................3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life..............................2Biology Elective...............................................................................3.5
Physical Science Elective...............................................................3.5
Quantitative Elective..........................................................................3
Total................................................................................................. 30
Second year:
BTAT-2400 Personal Evangelism. ......................................................3 BTAT-2350 Theological Foundation of Ministry..................................3 BTCM-2400 Interpreting and Teaching the Bible ..............................6 BTGE-2730 Old Testament Literature................................................3 BTGE-2740 New Testament Literature...............................................3BTPA-XXXX Philosophy Elective/Humanities Elective.......................3
History/Global Awareness Elective. ...................................................3
LIT-2XXX Literature Elective..............................................................3
Social Science Elective......................................................................3
Total................................................................................................. 30
Third year:
BTAT-3410 Discipleship......................................................................3 BTCM-3680 Children’s Ministries.......................................................4 BTCM-3700 Campus Ministries.........................................................4 BTCM-3720 Adult Ministries..............................................................4 BTGE-3755 Theology I......................................................................3 BTGE-3765 Theology II. ....................................................................3BTOT-XXXX Old Testament Elective..................................................3
Electives........................................................................................... 10
Total................................................................................................. 34
Summer:
BTCM-4750 Internship in Youth Ministry...................................... 3–12Fourth year:
BTCM-4100 Leadership of Christian Educational Ministries..............3BTHT-XXXX Theology Elective..........................................................3
BTNT-XXXX New Testament Elective................................................3
BEXX-XXXX Ministry Elective............................................................3
Bible Electives................................................................................0–7
Electives..................................................................................... 10–12
Total........................................................................................... 22–31
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2015–16 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
School of Biblical and Theological Studies
Youth Ministries