Welcome
Tired of the one-size-fits-all worship programs offered by most Christian colleges? Plenty of schools focus on producing leaders and worship services that look alike. At Indiana Wesleyan University, we help students think deeply and prayerfully about their unique contribution to worship leadership. Our graduates are able to design and lead all aspects of corporate worship that are biblically faithful and culturally relevant to given context. In recognition of our outstanding reputation, our Christian Worship major was awarded the “Editor’s Pick Best-of-the-Best Award” by Worship Leader magazine.
If you believe God is calling you to worship leadership, we have a place for you! Welcome to the Christian Worship Programs at IWU and discover your calling.
Worship Arts
Are you passionate about leading God's people in worship through developing an art form that helps them connect with God?
Indiana Wesleyan University's Worship Arts major - through the School of Theology and Ministry - is designed for those being called to worship arts leadership in church or parachurch settings. Specializations include music leadership, media communications, visual communication design, theatre, and creative arts. (47 hours)
Worship Ministries
Do you sense you are being called to minister as a worship pastor?
Indiana Wesleyan University's Worship Ministries major - through the School of Theology and Ministry - equips students to serve in a multiple-staff situation giving significant pastoral leadership to overall ministry of worship in a church or parachurch setting including designing and leading weekly services, developing special services of the Christian year, engaging worship renewal, and forming deeper worshipping disciples. (47 hours)
Worship Studies and Music Ministry
Do you desire to use your musical talents to lead worship in a local church or other ministry setting?
Indiana Wesleyan University's Worship Studies and Music Ministry double major - through the School of Theology and Ministry and the Division of Music - trains students deeply in both worship foundations and music. Designed for the advanced musical worship leader, this innovative and unique interdisciplinary program immerses students in areas such as liturgical theology, global worship, worship leading, music theory, conducting, and applied voice or instrument, all for the purpose of becoming skilled musicians who are well formed in true worship. (60 hours)
Worship Ministries + Pastoral Ministries
Do you seek to become a lead pastor or a teaching pastor?
Indiana Wesleyan University's Worship Ministries + Pastoral Ministries double major - through the School of Theology and Ministry - builds upon the Worship Ministries foundation by adding classic ministerial training such as advanced Bible, homiletics, theology, church history, and pastoral care. (The Worship Ministries + Pastoral Ministries double major meets requirements for ordination in The Wesleyan Church and in some other denominations. 69 hours)
Faculty
At IWU, the Christian Worship department in the School of Theology and Ministry seeks to prepare the next generation of worship leaders in the church to lead God's people in deeper and richer experiences of corporate worship by designing and leading worship services that are faithful to Scripture, historically conscious, relevant to God, Christ-centered, context-specific, and engaging for worshippers of all ages. Faculty are experienced and innovative individuals, which is essential in making our Christian Worship programs the best at training you for life-changing ministry. Lead Professor Emily Vermilya will personally mentor you as you move through the core courses in your chosen program.
Meet The Theology And Ministry Faculty