2023-2024 Catalog

 

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-202Inductive Bible Study

3

THE-233Systematic Theology

3

REL-200Introduction to Ministry

1

REL-270Evangelism and Discipleship

3

REL-390Ministerial Placement and Persistence

1

REL-490Practical Theology Capstone

1

-BIL
300/400 Advanced OT/NT

3

Practical Theology (PRT) (15 credits)

YTH-230Programming Youth and Family Ministries

2

-
and

YTH-230PProgramming Youth and Family Ministries Practicum

1

YTH-380Advanced Studies in Youth and Culture

2

YTH-471Pastoral Counseling and Care I: Children to Adulthood

2

REL-340Models of Sports Ministry

3

CED-240Teaching the Bible to Youth and Adults

3

-
or

REL-365Homiletics I

3

REL-370Introduction to Pastoral Counseling and Care

2

Health and Human Performance (HHP) (18 credits)

PHE-122Active Recreation Games

1

-PHE or PSY
PHE or PSY 224 Psychology of Sport and Exercise

3

PHE-235Professional Experience I

1

PHE-236Professional Experience II

1

SMG-350Ethics and Character Development in Sport

3

-
or

SMG-354Sports Management

3

-
or

SMG-371Administration of Physical Education and Athletics

3

PHE-470Sports Ministry Internship

3

REC-260Recreation Leadership and Programming

3

-
or

REC-380Camp Management

3

-
or

YTH-240Camp and Retreat Ministries

3

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