Hispanic Pastoral Ministries
Overview
The B.A.Min. degree with a Hispanic Pastoral Ministries major is the primary degree offered to persons who wish to prepare for service as a pastor, evangelist, or missionary. Completion of the Hispanic Pastoral Ministries program requirements fulfills educational requirements for ordination as elder in the Church of the Nazarene.
Objectives
Completion of this program should enable students to:
- Grow and mature in wholeness and holiness as persons and pastors.
- Promote evangelism and community engagement as the priority of pastoral ministry.
- Conduct culturally relevant worship as a celebration of God in His supreme worth.
- Communicate the gospel in contextually appropriate ways, resulting in the transformation of the hearer.
- Lead and administrate a local church to carry out its unique Christian mission.
- Practice pastoral care in a manner that ministers to human need in the congregation and the community.
- Develop an intentional vocational foundation for a financially sustainable ministry.
Program Requirements
General Education Core Requirements
Bible and Theology Core Requirements
Courses Specific to the Hispanic Pastoral Ministries Major
Course Number, Course Description, Required Hours
| Course | Course Description | Hours |
|---|
| CEM2113SP | Foundations for Christian Educational Ministries | 3 |
| HIS4002SP | Latino/Hispanic Church in the USA | 2 |
| MUS1013SP | Introduction to Music Ministries | 3 |
| OTR2033SP | Communicating the Gospel in a Pluralistic World | 3 |
| OTR4033SP | Communicating Christ Cross-Culturally | 3 |
| PAS2013SP | The Practice of Christian Ministry | 3 |
| PAS2023SP | History and Polity of the Church of the Nazarene | 3 |
| PAS3013SP | Worship | 3 |
| PAS3023SP | Pastoral Care and Counseling | 3 |
| PAS3033SP | Christian Preaching I | 3 |
| PAS3043SP | Christian Preaching II | 3 |
| PAS4023SP | Church Administration and Finance | 3 |
| PAS4081SP | Senior Ministry Integration I–Pastoral Ministries | 1 |
| PAS4091SP | Senior Ministry Integration II–Pastoral Ministries | 1 |
| PSY4083SP | Leadership | 3 |
| | | 46 hours |
128 hours total required for graduation
Completion of the Pastoral Ministries program requirements fulfills educational requirements for ordination as elder in the Church of the Nazarene.
Students should note that the individual districts in the Church of the Nazarene have autonomy in determining which courses fulfill the educational requirements for ordination. Students should consult with their respective district ministry board to determine what courses are required for ordination by that district.
“Completion of the Course of Study, and of the minimum required years of service, satisfies the conditions upon which the District Board of Ministry is authorized to consider whether the candidate has sufficiently progressed in his or her development as a minister to warrant ordination. To this end, the board shall personally and carefully examine the candidate on his or her fitness for ministry, spiritual and moral qualifications, doctrinal soundness, financial integrity, and mental capacity.” (555.5, Sourcebook on Ordination, USA/Canada, 2016.)
Program Requirements (Salvation Army)
General Education Core Requirements (Transfer Block)
Course Number, Course Description, Required Hours
| Course | Course Description | Hours |
|---|
| | English Language/Communication | 6 |
| | Social Sciences | 6 |
| | Humanities | 3 |
| | Science | 3 |
| | History | 3 |
| | General Education Electives (from any division above) | 3 |
| | General Education Bible/Theology Electives (To include the following: OT Survey (3), NT Survey (3) Formation and Discipleship (3), Introduction to Christian Theology (3), Systematic Theology (6) | 18 |
| | General Electives | 18 |
| | | 60 hours |
Foundational Courses
Hispanic Pastoral Ministries Courses
Course Number, Course Description, Required Hours
| Course | Course Description | Hours |
|---|
| CEM2113SP | Foundations for Christian Educational Ministries | 3 |
| HIS4002SP | Latin/Hispanic Church in the US | 2 |
| OTR2033SP | Communicating the Gospel in a Pluralistic World | 3 |
| OTR4033SP | Communicating Christ Cross-Culturally | 3 |
| PAS2013SP | Practice of Christian Ministry | 3 |
| PAS3013SP | Worship | 3 |
| PAS3043SP | Christian Preaching II | 3 |
| PAS4023SP | Church Administration and Finances | 3 |
| PSY4083SP | Leadership | 3 |
| | | 27 hours |