Pastoral Ministries 2nd Major

The pastoral ministries major must be taken with another ministry major offered by the School of Theology and Ministry. The following double major combinations are approved tracks for both Wesleyan ordination and the Kern Mentoring Program.

• Children's Ministries + Pastoral Ministries
• Christian Education + Pastoral Ministries
• Community Development (Pastoral Ministry specialization) + Pastoral Ministries
• Global Ministries + Pastoral Ministries
• Youth Ministries + Pastoral Ministries
• Worship Ministries + Pastoral Ministries

Requirements (40-41 hours)

Practical Theology (PRT)

REL-240	Ministry in Context	3
CED-255	Local Church Education	2
CED-255P	Local Church Education Practicum	1
WOR-235	Worship	2
WOR-235P	Worship Practicum	1
-	or
WOR-238	Ethnodoxology in Christian Ministry	0 to 1
REL-365	Homiletics I	3
REL-366	Homiletics II	2
-	or
YTH-366	Preaching to Youth	2
REL-366P	Preaching Practicum	1
REL-370	Introduction to Pastoral Counseling and Care	2
WOR-436	Church Rituals	1

*WOR-238 must be taken for 1 credit for majors. 

Prescribed General Education

Choose 1:

PSY-150	General Psychology	3
PSY-250	Developmental Psychology	3
PSY-251	Child Development	3
PSY-252	Adolescent Growth and Development	3

Religious and Ministerial Studies (RMS)

REL-380	History of Christian Missions	3
-	or
REL-382	History of the Christian Church	2
-	or
REL-384	History of the Christian Church in the Middle East	3
REL-392	History of Protestantism	2
-BIL	300/400 Advanced OT	3
-BIL	300/400 Advanced NT	3
BIL-	Bible Elective	3
THE-333	Theology II: Salvation/Holiness	3

Choose 1:

-PHL	Any PHL course except for 180	3
-THE	Any THE course except for 233 or 333	3
REL-307	Race, Class, and Gender: Church and Society	3
REL-312	Hope and Suffering	3
NES-380	Israel-Palestine	3