Congregational Ministry
Degree Plan
| REQUIREMENTS | HOURS | |
| I. Minimum Requirement | 60 hours | |
| II. Grade Point Average Minimum of 2.00 or “C” overall and minimum of “C” or 2.00 in all core courses |
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| III. Course Requirements |
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| Introductory Courses | 9 hours | |
| THEO 7340 Introduction to Christian Scriptures THEO 7343 Introduction to Christian History THEO 7345 Introduction to Christian Theology |
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| Christian Scriptures | 12 hours | |
| THEO 7370 Christian Scriptures 1 THEO 7372 Christian Scriptures 2 THEO 7371 Christian Scriptures 3 THEO 7373 Christian Scriptures 4 |
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| Christian Texts and Traditions | 12 hours | |
| THEO 7360 Christian Texts and Traditions 1 THEO 7361 Christian Texts and Traditions 2 THEO 7362 Christian Texts and Traditions 3 THEO 7396 The Baptist Identity |
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| Emphasis | Required Courses + Electives | 18 hours |
| Required Courses | 9 hours | |
| LEAD 7301 Leadership for Ministry MSSN 7385 Christian World Mission PRCH 7316 Preaching 1 |
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| Electives | 9 hours | |
| Any course with a CRED, LEAD, MSSN, PRCH, and PRTH prefix. THEO 7316 and THEO 7317 may also be used as electives. |
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| Introduction to Mentoring in Ministry | 3 hours | |
| Mentoring | 6 hours | |
| Total Hours | 60 hours | |
| IV. Satisfactory Completion of 132 Lifelong Learning Units | ||
| V. Covenant Groups – Four Semesters | ||
| VI. Satisfactory Academic Progress | ||