Children’s Ministry Major, B.S.

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66-72 hours

This major includes all academic outcomes required by the Course of Study Advisory Committee for ordination as an elder/deacon in the Church of the Nazarene as required.

Common Core Requirements

Required:

CHED 115 - Foundations of Christian Education
CHED 210 - Foundations of Children’s Ministry
CHED 241 - Spiritual Formation and Leadership Development
CHED 255 - Sophomore Supervised Ministry (2 semesters)
CHED 300 - Issues in Children’s Ministry
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
3 hours BLIT Upper Division elective, excluding BLIT 303

Plus 3 additional hours of Christian Education electives from the following:

Ordination Requirements

THEO 272 - History, Missions, and Polity of the Church of the Nazarene