Christian Ministry - B.A. (2020-2021)
Christian Ministry

LEAD 1111 Learning and Leading

CHAP 1000 Chapel (required)

ENGL 1301 Rhetoric and Composition I

RLGN 1320 Introduction to the Old Testament or RLGN 1330 Introduction to the New Testament

MATH Any listed math course

Any approved fine arts course (one three-hour course or three separate one-hour courses)

CHRM 1340 The Calling and Practice of Ministry (religion department requirement, offered every Fall semester)

CHRM 1000 Religion Seminar (a student must enroll in this course each semester that he/she is a Christian Ministry major)

3-6 hours may be taken in May term, thus reducing the number of hours needed for any one given semester.

CHRM 1353 Introduction to Philosophy (religion department requirement)

CHAP 1000 Chapel (required)

ENGL 1302 Rhetoric and Composition II

SPCH 1311 Fundamentals of Speech Communications or SPCH 1315 Public Speaking or SPCH 1318 Interpersonal Communication

RLGN 1320 Introduction to the Old Testament or RLGN 1330 Introduction to the New Testament (choose the course NOT taken in the Fall semester)

PSYC 2301 Introduction to Psychology or SOCI 1301 Introduction to Sociology

CHRM 1000 Religion Seminar (a student must enroll in this course each semester that he/she is a Christian Ministry major)

CHAP 1000 Chapel (required)

Any approved laboratory science course

CHAP 1001

ENGL 2331 World Literature (Preferred) or any sophomore literature

GREK 2311 New Testament Greek I (or any approved foreign language)

CHRM 2357 Philosophy of Religion (if desiring a pastoral ministry concentration) or any elective, Christian Ministry concentration, or outside minor course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected Christian Ministry concentration).

CHRM 2340 Ministry Formations (religion major and BGCT Scholarship requirement, offered Fall only. This course MUST be taken prior to the completion of 60 hours)

CHRM 1000 Religion Seminar (a student must enroll in this course each semester that he/she is a Christian Ministry major)

3-6 hours may be taken in May term, thus reducing the number of hours needed for any one given semester.

POSC 2305 Federal Government

Any History course to satisfy gen. ed.

CHAP 1000 Chapel (required)

CHAP 1001

CHRM 3340 Pastoral Ministry

KINE 1238 Lifetime Fitness: 2-hour

GREK 2312 New Testament Greek II (or the second semester of the first year of any approved foreign language)

CHRM 2352 Introduction to Christian Doctrine (Offered every Spring semester)

CHRM 1000 Religion Seminar (a student must enroll in this course each semester that he/she is a Christian Ministry major)

CHAP 1000 Chapel (required)

CHAP 1001

CHRM 4301 Biblical Interpretation (offered every Fall semester)

GREK 3311 New Testament Greek Syntax (or first semester of the second year of any approved foreign language)

CHRM 3342 Introduction to Evangelism (offered only in the Fall semester) or HEBR 3311 Biblical Hebrew Grammar and Syntax: if a student desires a biblical studies concentration, he/she must take HEBR 3311 this semester; this course is only offered the Fall semester of even years.

CHRM 3321 The Pentateuch (offered only in the Fall semester of even years) or CHRM 3331 The Gospels (offered only in the Fall semester of even years) or any elective, Christian Ministry concentration, or outside minor course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected Christian Ministry concentration)

CHRM 1000 Religion Seminar (a student must enroll in this course each semester that he/she is a Christian Ministry major)

CHRM 3352 Christian Ethics (offered Fall and Spring semesters)

3-6 hours may be taken in May term, thus reducing the number of hours needed for any one given semester. It is suggested that RLGN 4350, Internship in Religion, be taken during this summer term.

CHAP 1000 Chapel (required)

CHAP 1001

CHRM 3330 Christian Missions (offered only in the Spring semester)

HEBR 3312 Biblical Hebrew Translation: if a student desires a biblical studies concentration, he/she must take HEBR 3312 this semester; this course is only offered the Spring semester of odd years.

GREK 4310 New Testament Greek Exegesis (fourth semester required for students who choose Greek as their General Education foreign language and those who choose the biblical studies concentration) or any elective, Christian Ministry concentration, or outside minor course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected Christian Ministry concentration)

CHRM 4303 Christian Servant Leadership

Either CHRM 3310 History of Baptists or another course

CHRM 3334 The Book of Revelation (offered only in the Spring semester of odd years) or CHRM 3322 The Historical Books (offered only in the Spring semester of odd years) or any elective, Christian Ministry concentration, or outside minor course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected Christian Ministry concentration)

CHRM 1000 Religion Seminar (a student must enroll in this course each semester that he/she is a Christian Ministry major)

CHAP 1001

CHAP 1000 Chapel (optional)

CHRM 3309 History of Christianity or an elective, Christian Ministry concentration, outside minor course, or graduate course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected Christian Ministry concentration).

CHRM 3323 The Prophets (offered only in the Fall semester of odd years) or CHRM 3332 The General Epistles (offered only in the Fall semester of odd years) or any elective, Christian Ministry concentration, or outside minor course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected Christian Ministry concentration)

CHRM 3342 Introduction to Evangelism (offered only in the Fall semester), if the student's concentration is biblical studies, and he/she had to take HEBR 3311 during the previous Fall semester. Or any elective, Christian Ministry concentration, or outside minor courses (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected Christian Ministry concentration)

An elective or concentration course

CHRM 4260 Religion Capstone (offered only in the fall semester)

CHRM 1000 Religion Seminar (a student must enroll in this course each semester that he/she is a Christian Ministry major)

CHAP 1001

CHRM 3310 History of Baptists, or an elective or religion concentration or outside minor course.

CHAP 1000 Chapel (optional)

CHRM 3344 Expository Preaching

CHRM 3333 Acts and the Pauline Epistles (offered only in the Spring semester of even years) or CHRM 3324 The Books of Wisdom and Poetry (offered only in the Spring semester of even years) or or any elective, Christian Ministry concentration, or outside minor course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected Christian Ministry concentration)

Any elective, Christian Ministry concentration, outside minor course, or graduate course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected Christian Ministry concentration).

CHRM 1000 Religion Seminar (a student must enroll in this course each semester that he/she is a Christian Ministry major)