Pastoral Ministry Major, B.S.

68-74 hours

This major has been approved by the Course of Study Advisory Committee to meet the education requirements for ordination as an elder in the Church of the Nazarene.

Common Core Requirements

Required:

BLIT 233 - Elementary Greek I
or BLIT 243 - Elementary Hebrew I
BLIT 234 - Elementary Greek II
or BLIT 244 - Elementary Hebrew II
CHED 115 - Foundations of Christian Education
or CHED 241 - Spiritual Formation and Leadership Development
CHED 255 - Sophomore Supervised Ministry (2 semesters)
CHED 330 - Teaching for Discipleship
CHED 355 - Junior Supervised Ministry (2 semesters)
CHED 455 - Senior Supervised Ministry (2 semesters)
CMIN 116 - Fundamentals of Christian Ministry
CMIN 306 - Cross-Cultural Ministry
CMIN 315 - Church as Mission, Evangelism, and Movement
CMIN 394 - Pastoral Care and Counseling
CMIN 405 - Preaching and Worship as Congregational Formation
CMIN 452 - The Minister as Leader and Administrator
Plus six hours of upper-division Old or New Testament, excluding BLIT 303

Recommended Supporting Courses:

CHED 482 - Peace Studies and Biblical Justice
CHED 483 - Racial Reconciliation
CMIN 401 - Advanced Homiletics
MUCH 377 - Music in Worship
THEO 410 - Topics in Christian Theology
Additional hours of upper-division Biblical Literature and Philosophy

Ordination Requirements

CHED 115 - Foundations of Christian Education
or CHED 241 - Spiritual Formation and Leadership Development (course not completed in the major will be required)
THEO 272 - History, Missions, and Polity of the Church of the Nazarene