Global Ministries - A.B.
Global Ministries is an interdisciplinary program designed to prepare students to serve in cross-cultural professional ministry. Students in the Global Ministries major meet the general education requirement by taking
SOC-225 and
INT-220.
Requirements (48-60 credits)
Supporting Courses
| SOC-225 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
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| Foreign language | 0-12 |
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 |
Practical Theology (PRT)
| REL-240 | Ministry in Context | 3 |
| REL-365 | Homiletics I | 3 |
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| or | |
| CED-240 | Teaching the Bible to Youth and Adults | 3 |
| REL-370 | Introduction to Pastoral Care and Counseling | 2 |
Religious and Ministerial Studies (RMS)
| INT-220 | Intercultural Relationships | 3 |
| INT-302 | Contemporary Global Issues | 3 |
| INT-322 | Intercultural Internship | 3 to 9 |
| INT-422 | Intercultural Leadership for Transformation | 3 |
| REL-290 | History of the Christian Church | 2 |
| REL-380 | History of Christian Missions Contextualization | 2 |
| PHL-248 | Religions of the World | 3 |
| THE-333 | Theology II: Salvation/Holiness | 3 |
For
INT-322, satisfactory completion of an approved and supervised 3 hour intercultural internship abroad is required, involving at least a three-week service assignment in a significantly different cultural setting than one’s home culture. Additional internship hours may be taken as electives.
