Adolescent Ministries - B.S.

Purpose

The Adolescent Ministries major is designed for persons who wish to minister with students in youth centers, para-church ministries, school-based ministries, and local churches in a non-ordained capacity. Many men and women desiring to minister with youth may not seek ordination or even employment in a parish setting and therefore would benefit from a degree that is focused more selectively on practical ministry theory and skills. Persons wishing to work with youth primarily in a local church setting as an ordained minister should pursue the more specialized ordination track of the youth ministries degree.

General Education Requirements

Students in this major meet the general education requirements by taking BIL-101, BIL-102, (SOC-150, SOC-210 or SOC-225), PSY-150, INT-122, INT-222, and YTH-270.

Requirements

50

Required Courses

 

BIL-202

Inductive Bible Study

3

BIL

Advanced Bible elective

3

THE-232

Basic Christian Doctrine

3

REL-241

Survey of Church History

3

YTH-220

Introduction to Youth Ministries

2

YTH-220P

Youth Ministry Observation

1

CED-255

Local Church Education

3

CED-255P

Church Education Practicum

1

YTH-270

Communication with Youth

3

YTH-370

Youth Counseling and

 

REL-469P

Pastoral Care Practicum OR

 

REL-469

Pastoral Care and Counseling and

3

REL-469P

Pastoral Care Practicum

1

YTH-371

Youth Evangelism and Discipleship

3

PSY-252

Adolescent Growth and Development

3

INT-122

Short Term Missions (Orientation)

1

INT-222

Short Term Missions (Leadership)

2

YTH-355

Youth Programming and Management

3

YTH-355P

Youth Programming Practicum

1

YTH-480

Youth World-Changing Strategies (Capstone)

2

 

Additional courses within the School of Theology and Ministry or other courses related to youth ministry as approved by the director of the youth ministries program

9

Course descriptions are available through the Course Description Lookup.