Sports Ministries - B.S.
Purpose
The Division of Health and Human Performance and the School of Theology and Ministry have created an interdisciplinary major in Sports Ministries. The purpose of this major is to prepare students professionally for service in church sports ministries, sports camps, school sports ministries, youth sports ministries, sports chaplaincy, short and long term missions, individual sport coach training, and para-church sports ministries.
Requirements (48 credits)
Ministry Core (15 credits)
| BIL-202 | Inductive Bible Study | 3 |
| THE-233 | Systematic Theology | 3 |
| 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 | 300/400 Advanced OT/NT | 3 |
Practical Theology (PRT) (15 credits)
| YTH-230 | Programming Youth and Family Ministries | 2 |
| - | and | |
| YTH-230P | Programming Youth and Family Ministries Practicum | 1 |
| YTH-380 | Advanced Studies in Youth and Culture | 2 |
| YTH-471 | Pastoral Counseling and Care I: Children to Adulthood | 2 |
| REL-340 | Models of Sports Ministry | 3 |
| CED-240 | Teaching the Bible to Youth and Adults | 3 |
| - | or | |
| REL-365 | Homiletics I | 3 |
| REL-370 | Introduction to Pastoral Counseling and Care | 2 |
Health and Human Performance (HHP) (18 credits)
| PHE-122 | Active Recreation Games | 1 |
| -PHE or PSY | PHE or PSY 224 Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 3 |
| PHE-235 | Professional Experience I | 1 |
| PHE-236 | Professional Experience II | 1 |
| SMG-350 | Ethics and Character Development in Sport | 3 |
| - | or | |
| SMG-354 | Sports Management | 3 |
| - | or | |
| SMG-371 | Administration of Physical Education and Athletics | 3 |
| PHE-470 | Sports Ministry Internship | 3 |
| REC-260 | Recreation Leadership and Programming | 3 |
| - | or | |
| REC-380 | Camp Management | 3 |
| - | or | |
| YTH-240 | Camp and Retreat Ministries | 3 |
