Spiritual Formation & Discipleship Major (BA)
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Majors: Biblical Studies, Spiritual Formation & Discipleship
Major Mission: The Spiritual Formation & Discipleship major exists to train servant leaders who build life changing church discipleship ministries.
Major Outcomes - Students will:
- Articulate a biblical and personal philosophy of ministry.
- Lead others as they serve with integrity of character.
- Build team leadership as a core value of ministry
- Serve with confidence knowing their unique blend of personality, giftedness, and passion.
- Experience a mentoring relationship with a ministry leader of a local church during intensive ministry involvement.
- Communicate biblical truth with creativity, accuracy, and relevancy.
- Develop a holistic process for spiritual formation and discipleship for the local church to augment personal growth and produce life change.
- Demonstrate the necessary skills to administrate an effective ministry, overseeing the planning and executing of discipleship ministries.
- Identify the culture and needs of people and create missional ministries which enhance the individual's ability to live with a biblical worldview.
Spiritual Formation & Discipleship Major Curriculum
Freshman Year
Fall Semester
| LBC 101 | Engaging Faith & Life | 3 |
| BIB 103 | Creation & Covenants: OT I | 3 |
| THE 105 | Prelude to Biblical & Theological Studies | 3 |
| LAN 101 | College Composition and Research | 3 |
| CML 101 | The Missional Journey | 1 |
| CML 102 | Foundations of Ministry | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Spring Semester
| BIB 104 | Israel's Life & Literature: OT II | 3 |
| BIB 106 | Interpreting the Bible | 3 |
| LAN 104 | Public Speaking | 3 |
LIT ____
| LIT Core (100/200 Level) | 3 |
PHE ____
| PHE Elective | 1 |
| CML 201 | Teaching Skills | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
| CSV 201 | Christian Service I | 0 |
| BIB 203 | Life of Christ: NT I | 3 |
| THE 223 | Christian Narrative I: Creation & Fall | 3 |
| MAT 212 | Fundamental Mathematics with Modern Applications | 3 |
PHE ____
| PHE Elective | 1 |
| SOC 101 | General Psychology | 3 |
| CML 210 | Fundamentals of Leadership | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Spring Semester
| CSV 202 | Christian Service II | 0 |
| BIB 204 | Early Church: NT II | 3 |
| THE 224 | Christian Narrative II: Redemption | 3 |
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| Arts & Sciences Elective | 3 |
| SOC 203 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| SPF 210 | Personal Spiritual Formation | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Junior Year
Fall Semester
BOT ____
| Bible Old Testament Exegetical Elective | 3 |
THE 320
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SCI ____
| SCI CORE (100/200 Level) | 3 |
STM ____
| Student Ministry Elective | 3 |
| SPF 310 | Spiritual Formation in Church Ministries | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring Semester
BNT ____
| Bible New Testament Exegetical Elective | 3 |
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| Bible/Theology Focused Elective (BIB, BOT, BNT, THE) | 3 |
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| Arts & Sciences Elective | 3 |
| PHI 201 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| CFM 332 | Discipleship of Children & Families | 3 |
| CML 350F | Spiritual Formation & Discipleship Internship | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Senior Year
Fall Semester
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| Bible/Theology Focused Elective (BIB, BOT, BNT, THE) | 3 |
| HIS 301 | Arab-Israeli Conflict | 3 |
| HUM 422 | Christian Perspectives | 3 |
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| Major Elective | 3 |
| CML 421 | Balancing Life and Ministry | 3 |
| CML 440 | Cross-Cultural Experience | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
CML 440: Choose Israel Experience OR Turkey/Greece Experience.
Spring Semester
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| Bible/Theology Focused Elective (BIB, BOT, BNT, THE) | 3 |
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| Arts & Sciences Elective | 3 |
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| Major Elective | 3 |
| CML 450F | Spiritual Formation & Discipleship | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |