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Two-Year Pastoral Ministries Program

A typical plan of study for the two-year curriculum follows:

First Semester (Fall of Year 1)
  Relg 100 Biblical Literature
3
credit hours
  Relg 131 Faith and Discipleship
3
 
    Relg 132 Formation Seminar I
1
 
  Relg 223 Pastoral Care /Leadership   
4
 
  Comm 206 Speech Communication
3
 
  SCS 101 College Orientation/Success
1
 
   
Total
15
credit hours
 
Second Semester (Spring of Year 1)
  Relg 133 Formation Seminar II
1
 
  Relg 202
  or 208
book studies*
3
 
  Relg 221 Worship & Celebration
3
 
  Relg 222 Preaching
3
 
  Engl 125 College Writing I
3
 
  Hist a history course
3
credit hours
  PhEd 210 Fitness Concepts
1
 
   
Total
17
credit hours
 
Summer between first and second year
  Relg 225 Clinical Pastoral Education
3
 
 
Third Semester (Fall of Year 2)
  Relg 122 Evangelism and Church Growth
3
credit hours
  Relg 215 Christian Beliefs
3
 
  Relg 232 Formation Seminar III
1
 
  Relg 233 Pastoral Care?
3
 
  Relg 260 Jesus and the Gospels
3
 
  Hist 213 Anabaptist History and Thought
3
 
   
Total
16
credit hours
 
Fourth Semester (Spring of Year 2)
  Relg 202
  or 208
book studies*
3
 
  Relg 214 Peacemaking and Justice
3
 
  Relg 224 Christian Education
3
 
  Relg 233 Formation Seminar IV
1
credit hour
  PhSc 201 General Astronomy
4
 
  Psy 206 Developmental Psychology
3
 
   
Total
17
credit hours

*Book studies: Relg 202 Biblical Studies: Psalms and Epistles and Relg 208 Biblical Studies: Prophets and Revelation are offered in alternating years

Summer after first year - Supervised Ministry Experience (3)

 

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