Children and Family Ministries - B.S.
Purpose
The Children and Family Ministries major is designed to prepare women and men for service in the local church, with a focus on ministry with children and families. Students will be prepared for roles such as children’s pastor, family pastor, or discipleship pastor. The major includes the School of Theology and Ministry ministerial core and can be combined with the Pastoral Ministries second major to meet ordination requirements in the Wesleyan Church and meet advanced standing requirements for ministerial master’s programs.
General Education Requirements
Students in this major meet the general education requirements by taking REL-240.
Requirements (45 credits)
Ministry Core (18 credits)
Major Courses (24 credits)
| REL-240 | Ministry in Context | 3 |
| CED-340 | Methods for Teaching the Bible | 3 |
| CED-398 | Children and Family Ministry Internship | 1 |
| CED-398 | Children and Family Ministry Internship | 1 |
| REL-370 | Priciples of Pastoral Counseling and Care | 2 |
| YTH-471 | Pastoral Counseling and Care: Children and Youth | 2 |
| YTH-325 | Programming Youth and Family Ministries | 3 |
| YTH-330 | Theological Foundations of Youth and Family Ministries | 3 |
| CED-465 | Communication for Children and Family Ministries | 3 |
| CED-491 | Leading a Children's Ministry in a Local Church | 3 |
