In lieu of these religion supporting courses, the student may substitute a minor from a discipline outside religion and Christian education. An exploration of Christian spiritual formation, character development, and ministry principles. Special emphasis is given to one's devotional life, academic discipline and goal setting, intellectual development, and current issues in ministry, and ministry involvement. The course is pass-fail in nature, and must be completed for three semesters. Students will begin to develop their philosophy of ministry during the course.
Special emphasis is given to the church as a learning organization.
Special emphasis is the development of whole persons in Christ. Pre-conference reading and group work occurs during and after the event. An overview of programming for children in the local church. Special emphasis is given to Sunday ministries and the Sunday Church School experience. Pre-conference reading and group work occurs during and after the event.