Global Ministries - A.B.
Global Ministries is an interdisciplinary program designed to prepare students to serve in cross-cultural professional ministry.
Requirements (47-60 credits)
Electives (7-8 credits)
Choose one of the following options (3-4 credits):
Option 1
| REL-275 | Evangelism and Global Outreach | 3 |
| REL-275P | Evangelism and Global Outreach Practicum | 1 |
Option 2
| YTH-371 | Youth Evangelism and Discipleship | 3 |
Option 3
| REL-345 | Sports Evangelism & Discipleship | 3 |
Choose one of the following four-hour combinations (4 credits):
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Option 4
Proficiency in a Foreign Language at the Intermediate Level (0-12 credits)
Proficiency in a foreign language at the intermediate level is required for the major. This requirement can be satisfied by completing four (4) years of the same foreign language at high school level or two (2) years of the same foreign language at college level with all grades at or above “C”, or by satisfactorily passing a language examination rated for the intermediate level of proficiency or above. Students who satisfy this requirement without coursework at IWU can complete this major with 47-48 hours.
Required Courses (40 credits)
| REL-264 | Introduction to Pastoral Ministries | 2 |
| REL-264P | Pastoral Ministries Observation | 1 |
| REL-482 | Christian Ministries Capstone | 2 |
| BIL-202 | Inductive Bible Study | 3 |
BIL-
| Advanced Bible elective 300 and 400 level | 3 |
| THE-233 | Christian Theology I | 3 |
| THE-424 | Christian Theology II: Salvation /Holiness | 3 |
| PHL-438 | Religions of the World | 3 |
| SOC-225 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| INT-220 | Intercultural Relationships | 3 |
| INT-222 | Intercultural Leadership for Transformation | 2 |
| INT-322 | Intercultural Internship | 3 to 9 |
| REL-380 | Global Christian History and Contextualization | 3 |
| INT-402 | Contemporary Global Issues | 3 |
| REL-465 | Homiletics I | 3 |
INT-322: Satisfactory completion of an approved and supervised intercultural internship abroad is required, involving at least a three-week service assignment in a significantly different cultural setting than one’s home culture.
