One of God's gifts to the church is that of pastor. Perhaps God is leading you to be the pastor of a church, a noble and high calling. Then you would want to choose this degree concentration. The student graduating from this program would experience the broader range of leadership skills necessary to be the pastor of a church in most any setting. If this were a medical degree this might well be considered the General Practitioner of ministry.
The hands-on experiences provided by the practicum and internship requirements add to the effectiveness of the ministry preparation process. A choice of 8, 12 and 24-week internships are available.
Children’s Ministry Concentration
Church Business Administration Concentration
Church Planting & Development Concentration
| Pastoral Concentration (24 Credits) | ||
|---|---|---|
| MUSI 350 | Fundamentals of Music for Praise and Worship OR | 2 |
| MUSI 352 | Music for Ministry OR | |
| MUSI 353 | Worship Leading | |
| PMIN 180 | Ministerial Practicum I | 1* |
| PMIN 280 | Ministerial Practicum II | 1* |
| PMIN 331 | Rural Church Ministries | 2* |
| PMIN 353 | Advanced Preaching | 3* |
| PMIN 471 | Senior Seminar - Ministerial | 1* |
| PMIN 480 | Ministerial Internship | 4* |
| PSYC 311 | Adulthood and Aging | 2 |
| PSYC 411 | Pastoral Counseling | 3* |
| PMIN | Practical Ministries Electives | 5 |
| Back to Ministerial Major | ||
Here's my concern: that you care for God's flock with all the diligence of a shepherd. Not because you have to, but because you want to please God ... tenderly showing them the way. - I Peter 5:2-3 The Message