Family Ministries Emphasis

Description

The Christian Ministry major with an emphasis in family ministries maintains the broad ministry scope and access to ministry education while allowing for a specialization in a distinctive area of ministry expertise.  The family ministries specialization lays a foundation for an effective ministry of discipleship across the age-span within the context of a local church ministry.

Coursework

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Foundations
CM 172	Introduction to Ministry	3
or CM 201	Survey of Christian Education
CM 260	Introduction to Intercultural Ministry	3
Integrated Field Experience
CM 224	Integrated Field Experience - Spiritual Formation	3
CM 225	Integrated Field Experience - Small Group Ministry	3
CM 324	Integrated Field Experience: Discipleship	3
CM 325	Integrated Field Experience - Ministry Methods	3
Family Ministry Courses
CM 280	Psychological and Sociological Foundations of Family	3
CM 315	Principles of Family Ministry	3
SOC 221	Marriage and the Family	3
Specific Ministry Strategies
Select one of the following:		3
CM 175	Foundations of Youth Ministry
CM 215	Foundations of Children's Ministry
CM 400	Principles of Adult Ministry
Finishing Courses
CM 320	Principles of Ministry Programming	3
CM 342	Relational Skills for Ministry	3
CM 420	Ministry Leadership	2
CM 480	Christian Ministries Integrative Seminar	1
Required Biblical Studies Coursework
BI 275	Teaching the Bible	3
or BI 290	Interpreting and Teaching the Bible
BRS 331	Christian Doctrine	3
BRS 338	Theological and Sociological Foundations of Evangelism	3
BRS 340X	History of Christianity	3
Recommended
ED 330	Introduction to Special Education
ENG 323	Children's and Adolescent Literature
PSY 335	Child Development
PSY 337	Psychology of Adolescence
PSY 339	Adult Development
PSY 360X	Introduction to Social Work
Total Hours		51