Pastoral Leadership
Overview
The B.A.Min. degree with a Pastoral Leadership major is an accelerated degree-completion program offered to persons who wish to prepare for service as a pastor, evangelist, or missionary. The major is designed so that adults with sufficient prior college credit can complete the major in as little as two years.
Objectives
Completion of this program should enable students to:
- Grow in Christlike character as persons and pastors.
- Promote evangelism and community engagement.
- Conduct culturally relevant, God-centered worship.
- Communicate the gospel in contextually appropriate ways.
- Learn to effectively lead and administer the church as a servant leader.
- Discover good practices for effective pastoral care.
- Apply what is being learned through directed field study.
Program Requirements (AdVantage Structure)
Fifty-two hours of college credit through prior college work (2.0 GPA), CLEP or other recognized testing, military training, and/or Prior Learning Assessment is required for entrance into the degree-completion program. A student may enter conditionally with 45 semester hours but must complete the final 7 hours before a degree is granted.
General Education Courses
| Course | Course Description | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| English Language / Communication (ENG1013 Composition I, ENG1023 Composition II, SPE1003 Public Speaking or equivalents) | 9 | |
| Social Sciences | 6 | |
| Humanities | 3 | |
| Science / Math | 6 | |
| History | 3 | |
| General Education Electives | 18 | |
| Electives or Minor Courses | 7 | |
| Total | 52 hours |
Biblical Studies Courses
| Course | Course Description | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIB1013 | Introduction to the Old Testament | 3 |
| BIB1023 | Introduction to the New Testament | 3 |
| BIB2003 | Biblical Interpretation | 3 |
| BIB2013 | Pentateuch | 3 |
| BIB2033 | New Testament Gospels | 3 |
| BIB3053 | Pauline Epistles or BIB3063 Book of Acts | 3 |
| Total | 18 hours |
Pastoral Studies Courses
| Course | Course Description | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CEM2113 | Foundations for Christian Educational Ministries | 3 |
| OTR2013 | Global Evangelism | 3 |
| OTR4013 | Developing a Missional Church | 3 |
| PAS1013 | Introduction to Christian Service | 3 |
| PAS1023 | Spiritual Formation (or THE1023) | 3 |
| PAS2013 | The Practice of Christian Ministry | 3 |
| PAS2023 | History & Polity of the Church of the Nazarene | 3 |
| PAS3023 | Pastoral Care and Counseling | 3 |
| PAS3033 | Christian Preaching I | 3 |
| PAS3043 | Christian Preaching II | 3 |
| PAS4023 | Church Administration and Finance | 3 |
| PAS4081 | Senior Ministry Integration I | 1 |
| PAS4091 | Senior Ministry Integration II | 1 |
| Total | 35 hours |
Foundational Studies Courses
| Course | Course Description | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIS1013 | Introduction to Church History | 3 |
| PHI3013 | Philosophy and Christian Ethics | 3 |
| THE2013 | Doctrine of Holiness | 3 |
| THE3023 | Systematic Theology I | 3 |
| THE3033 | Systematic Theology II | 3 |
| Total | 15 hours |
120 hours total required for graduation. Completion fulfills the educational requirements for ordination as elder in the Church of the Nazarene (districts may require additional coursework).
Have prior college credit?
The AdVantage program can get you to a degree in as little as two years.