Sports Ministries - B.S.
Purpose
The Division of Health and Human Performance and the Division of Practical Theology 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. Students in this major may meet the general education requirements by taking REL-365 (in conjunction with YTH-366 and REL-366P).
Requirements (50 credits)
Ministry Core (15 credits)
| 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 |
-BIL
| 300/400 Advanced OT/NT | 3 |
| THE-233 | Systematic Theology | 3 |
Practical Theology (PRT) (14 credits)
| YTH-230 | Programming Youth and Family Ministries | 2 |
| YTH-230P | Programming Youth and Family Ministries Practicum | 1 |
| CED-240 | Teaching the Bible to Youth and Adults | 3 |
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| REL-365 | Homiletics I | 3 |
| YTH-240 | Camp and Retreat Ministries | 3 |
| REL-340 | Models of Sports Ministry | 3 |
| YTH-380 | Advanced Studies in Youth and Culture | 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 |
| PHE-470 | Sports Ministry Internship | 3 |
| SMG-155 | Introduction to Physical Education, Sport, and Wellness | 3 |
| SMG-350 | Ethics and Character Development in Sport | 3 |
| SMG-354 | Sports Management | 3 |
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| or | |
| SMG-371 | Administration of Physical Education and Athletics | 3 |
Prescribed General Education (3 credits)
