2023-2024 Catalog

 

Christian Worship - B.S.

Purpose

The Christian Worship major consists of a program of 47 credit hours. This program is designed to prepare a student to serve in a local church. It is also an excellent second major to enhance a student's training for other ministries. Students who plan to enroll in the MPTh Christian Ministries must take the Christian Worship + Pastoral Ministries double majors.

General Education Requirements

Students in the Christian Worship major meet the general education requirements by taking WOR-238
 

Requirements (47 credits)

Ministry Core (12 credits)

REL-200Introduction to Ministry

1

REL-270Evangelism and Discipleship

3

REL-390Ministerial Placement and Persistence

1

REL-490Practical Theology Capstone

1

BIL-202Inductive Bible Study

3

THE-233Systematic Theology

3

Practical Theology (15 credits)

WOR-235Worship

2

WOR-238Ethnodoxology in Christian Ministry

0 to 1

BIL-254Biblical Foundations of Worship

3

WOR-322Worship Throughout the Christian Year

3

WOR-325Centuries of Song

3

WOR-438Discipling Worshipers

2 to 3

WOR-238 must be taken for 1 credit for majors

Worship in Practice (8 credits)

WOR-235LChristian Worship Lab I: Congregational Worship

1

WOR-340Leading Worship Through the Arts

3

REL-365Homiletics I

3

WOR-436LChristian Worship Lab II: Church Rituals

1

Specializations (12 credits)

Church Administration and Leadership

CDV-229Non-profit Administration

3

REL-350Leading Others

3

CDV-352Non-Profit Funding

3

-
or

CDV-354Missional Innovation

3

REL-468Church Leadership

3

Congregational Care

REL-226The Christian Life: Sustaining Spiritual Vibrancy

3

REL-312Hope and Suffering

3

REL-370Introduction to Pastoral Counseling and Care

2

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

2

REL-472Pastoral Counseling and Care II: Through the Aging Process

2

Ministerial Studies

CED-255Local Church Education

2

CED-255PLocal Church Education Practicum

1

-BIL
300/400 Advanced OT/NT

3

-
or

THE-311Ecclesiology

3

REL-370Introduction to Pastoral Counseling and Care

2

REL-361Christian Ministries Practicum

1

REL-468Church Leadership

3

Youth and Family Ministries

PHE-122Active Recreation Games

1

YTH-230Programming Youth and Family Ministries

2

YTH-230PProgramming Youth and Family Ministries Practicum

1

CED-255Local Church Education

2

CED-255PLocal Church Education Practicum

1

YTH-330Theological Foundations of Youth and Family Ministries

3

YTH-380Advanced Studies in Youth and Culture

2

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