Worship Leadership
ABOUT
For students who are called to lead worship. In addition to emphasizing the music and worship preparation, this concentration offers biblical and theological training. Required music classes will be provided through Baylor School of Music with an emphasis on church music. Although a Bachelor of Arts in music is not required, 9 hours of music prerequisites must be completed before music concentration classes can be taken.
Degree Plan
| REQUIREMENTS | HOURS | |
| I. Minimum Requirement | 93 hours | |
| II. Residency Requirement (minimum) Truett Seminary encourages a much higher number | 51 hours | |
| III. Grade Point Average Minimum of 2.00 or “C” overall and minimum of “C” or 2.00 in all core courses | ||
| IV. Theological Education Core Courses | 60 hours | |
| Introductory Courses* | 9 hours | |
| THEO 7340 Introduction to Christian Scriptures THEO 7343 Introduction to Christian History THEO 7345 Introduction to Christian Theology | ||
| Christian Scriptures | 12 hours | |
| THEO 7370 Christian Scriptures 1 THEO 7372 Christian Scriptures 2 THEO 7371 Christian Scriptures 3 THEO 7373 Christian Scriptures 4 | ||
| Christian Texts and Traditions | 15 hours | |
| THEO 7360 Christian Texts and Traditions 1 THEO 7361 Christian Texts and Traditions 2 THEO 7362 Christian Texts and Traditions 3 MSSN 7385 Christian World Mission THEO 7396 The Baptist Identity | ||
| Leadership/Administration | 3 hours | |
| LEAD 7301 Leadership for Ministry | ||
| Preaching and Worship | 6 hours | |
| PRCH 7316 Preaching 1 THEO 7316 Christian Worship | ||
| Mentoring | 12 hours | |
| MENT 7300 Introduction to Mentoring MENT 7V00 Mentoring in Ministry (9 hours) | ||
| Capstone | 3 hours | |
| THEO 7388 Theological Capstone | ||
| V. Area Concentrations | 33 hours | |
| Biblical Languages | 15 hours | |
| THEO 7356 Hebrew 1 THEO 7357 Hebrew 2 THEO 7346 New Testament Greek 1 THEO 7347 New Testament Greek 2 THEO 7V54 Hebrew Language Reading or 7V48 Greek Language Reading (3 hours; no variable credit) | ||
| Music Course Prerequisites (These courses do not count towards the 93 hour total required for graduation) | 9 hours | |
| MUS 1100 Introductory Musicianship | 1 hour | |
| MUS 1200 Introductory Music Theory | 2 hours | |
| MUS 1301-1101 Music Theory | 4 hours | |
| MUS 2260 Elementary Conducting | 2 hours | |
| Music Courses | 18 hours | |
| MUS 4274 Congregational Song Choral Ensemble - A cappella Choir, Concert Choir, Women’s Chorus or Men’s Choir (2 semesters) MUS 5037 Baylor Association of Church Musicians (4 semesters) MUS 5243 Church Music Ministry MUS 5240 Worship in the Church THEO 7317 Studies in Worship MUS 5246 Comparative Liturgies Worship Leadership Practicum (2 hours) | ||
| Choose 1 course from the following: | ||
| MUS 5242 Seminar in Music Ministry MUS 5247 Choral/Vocal Music Ministry in the Church MUS 5241 Congregational Song | ||
| Elective: Choose 3 hours in Music Electives | ||
| Total Hours | 93 hours | |
| VI. Satisfactory Completion of 200 Lifelong Learning Units | ||
| VII. Covenant Groups – Six Semesters | ||
| VIII. Satisfactory Academic Progress | ||