Pastoral Ministries
Preparing visionary preachers of God’s Word.
Pastoral Ministries Program Learning Objectives
1. Define the pastoral office and character needed for this servant leadership position.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of a commitment to the whole counsel of God in His inspired Word.
3. Evaluate the tenets of Wesleyan Arminian Theology.
4. Make use of sound preaching and sermon construction with sensitivity, precision, hermeneutic skill, and an understanding of the imperative of spiritual anointing.
5. Defend a correct philosophy for reaching the lost in evangelism by an understanding of culture, society, and humanity.
6. Develop the skills of a shepherd and overseer in the church and in the lives of congregants under your pastoral care.
Bachelor of Arts
Classes in Program
126 Total Credit Hours
BIB 111 Old Testament Literature
BIB 112 New Testament Literature
BIB 152 Acts
BIB 242 Pentateuch
BIB 274 Prophetic Literature
BIB 282 Gospels
BIB 482 Romans & Galatians
BTH 121 Doctrine and Practice of Prayer
BTH 215 Christian Beliefs
BTH 236 Doctrine of Holiness
BTH 341 Systematic Theology I
BTH 342 Systematic Theology II
BTH 452 Apologetics
English Composition
ENG 121 English Composition I
ENG 122 English Composition II
Mathematics
MAT 123 College Algebra
Arts and Humanities
MUS 211 Introduction to Music
LIT ___ Literature Elective (Choose from LIT 232, 246, 258)
PHL 252 Introduction to Philosophy
Social and Behavioral Sciences
HIS 432 Modern Church History
HIS ___ History Elective (Choose from HIS 211, 212, 222, 224)
PSY 111 General Psychology
Natural and Physical Sciences
SCI 261 Physical Science I with Lab
SCI 263 Physical Science II
Interdisciplinary Studies
PHL 482 Faith and Contemporary Issues
Oral Communications
SPH 262 Introduction to Human Communication
Student Development
DEV 092 The College Experience (non-credit)
EDF 210 History and Philosophy of Education
HIS 431 Early Church History
LNG 213 Elementary Greek I
LNG 214 Elementary Greek II
MIS 115 Global Studies Survey
MIS 244 World Religions
MUS 265 Music Ministry in the Church
PTH 223 Introduction to Homiletics
PTH 242 Principles of Interpersonal Evangelism
PTH 321 Expository Preaching
PTH 334 Church Administration
PTH 335 Pastoral Counseling
PTH 436 Parliamentary Law
PTH 455 Wesleyan Methodist Discipline
PTH 490 Ministerial Internship
MIS 355 Ministry in the Context of Suffering and Sacrifice
Electives (9hrs)*
PTH 255 Ministry Discipleship
PTH 244 Church Planting, Health, and Revitalization
PTH 222 Youth Ministry
PTH 212 Spiritual Formation & Growth
LNG 212 Hebrew Language Tools
*or any Bible or Missions class