Ministerial Missions Major, B.S.

Common Core Requirements

• BLIT 250 - Biblical Hermeneutics
• BLIT 305 - Old Testament Introduction
• BLIT 310 - New Testament Introduction
• PHIL 201 - Introduction to Philosophy
• PHIL 325 - World Religions
• THEO 310 - Christian Theology I
• THEO 320 - Christian Theology II
• THEO 351 - History of Christianity I
• THEO 352 - History of Christianity II
• THEO 482 - Wesleyan-Holiness Theology

Required:

• CHED 115 - Foundations of Christian Education
• CHED 240 - Spiritual Formation
• CMIN 116 - Fundamentals of Christian Ministry
• CMIN 290 - Cross-Cultural Ministry Experience

• or CMIN 390 - Cross-Cultural Field Experience  

• CMIN 305 - The Church in Mission
• CMIN 306 - Cross-Cultural Ministry
• CMIN 394 - Pastoral Care and Counseling
• CMIN 400 - Preaching and Worship
• CMIN 401 - Advanced Homiletics
• CMIN 440 - Senior Seminar
• CMIN 450 - Missiological Foundation

Required Supporting Courses:

• COMM 349 - Intercultural Communication
• or  ENGL 301 - Understanding Language: An Introduction to Linguistics

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• SOCY 280 - Ethnic Relations
• or  PSCI 221 - Foundations of International Relations

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• SOCY 368 - Cultural Anthropology
• SOCY 381 - Sociology of Religion

Ordination Requirements:

• CMIN 452 - The Minister as Leader and Administrator
• THEO 272 - History, Missions, and Polity of the Church of the Nazarene

Recommended Course:

• BLIT 233 - Elementary Greek I
• BLIT 234 - Elementary Greek II

• or

• BLIT 243 - Elementary Hebrew I
• BLIT 244 - Elementary Hebrew II

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• CMIN 380 - Introduction to Missionary Service
• ENGL 301 - Understanding Language: An Introduction to Linguistics
• MATH 117 - Finite Mathematics with Business Applications
• PSYC 323 - Human Diversity

Typical Program for Students Majoring in the School of Theology and Christian Ministry