Children's Ministries - B.S.
Purpose
The Children's Ministries major consists of a program of 45 credit hours designed to prepare a student to serve in a church staff position such as a director of children's ministry. The Children's Ministries major also prepares students to serve in various para-church organizations (that serve the needs of children) as well as giving needed preparation for students who intend to seek employment in church-related pre-schools and day care centers. The completion of this major does not fulfill all of the educational requirements for ordination in The Wesleyan Church.
General Education Requirements
Students in this major meet the general education requirements by taking REL-240.
Requirements (45 credits)
Ministry Core
| REL-200 | Introduction to Ministry | 1 |
| REL-270 | Evangelism and Discipleship | 3 |
| REL-390 | Ministerial Placement and Persistence | 1 |
| REL-490 | Practical Theology Capstone | 1 |
| BIL-202 | Inductive Bible Study | 3 |
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| BIL 300/400 Advanced OT/NT | 3 |
| THE-233 | Christian Theology I | 3 |
For this major,
REL-490 is required to be taken for 1 hour.
Practical Theology (PRT)
| CED-255 | Local Church Education | 2 to 3 |
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| CED-255P | Local Church Education Practicum | 1 |
| CED-230 | Teaching the Bible to Children | 3 |
| CED-354 | Working With Children | 3 |
| CED-360 | Curriculum Theory and Development | 3 |
| CED-361 | Children's Ministry Practicum | 1 |
| CED-362 | Children's Ministry Practicum | 1 |
| CED-363 | Children's Ministry Practicum | 1 |
| CED-455 | Christian Education in the Family | 3 |
| CED-450 | Leading a Children's Ministry in a Local Church | 3 |
| REL-240 | Ministry in Context | 3 |
YTH-
| Theological Foundations of Youth and Family Ministries | 2 |
REL-
| Introduction to Pastoral Care and Counseling | 2 |
YTH-
| Pastoral Care and Counseling I: Children to Adulthood | 2 |
