Youth & Young Adult Ministry (BA)
Credential: Bachelor of Arts
Majors: Youth & Young Adult Ministry, Biblical Studies
Certification/Licensure: This program is not intended to lead to certification/licensure.
Location: Lancaster
Program Mission Statement: To help students to embrace and execute all educational opportunities with excellent, holistic, and communal effort.
Program Description: The Youth & Young Adult Ministry program prepares students to engage in all types of adolescent ministry contexts, whether church, parachurch, or non-profit. Key values include: academic rigor, practical/experiential work, biblical guidance, fellowship, prayer, accountable obedience, consistent witness, and play. In addition to class time together, students in the YMN program experience one-on-one mentoring, small groups, retreats, Bible readings, prayer times, hikes, and meals together. In their final two years, students learn from current practitioners in supervised Intern and Practicum experiences which emphasize teaching and program leadership.
Program Learning Outcomes: As a result of this program, students will:
1. Formulate a philosophy of ministry with youth and young adults that is biblically-founded, developmentally appropriate, and culturally sensitive.
2. Develop ministries and relationships with youth and young adults that demonstrate a proper understanding of the psychological, sociological, cultural, and spiritual developmental factors impacting youth and young adults.
3. Form the moral, ethical, and spiritual foundations necessary for personal spiritual growth and sustainable ministry.
4. Build effective personal and professional relationships based on mutual support and accountability for the purpose of intentional ministry development.
5. Design and deliver effective biblical teaching grounded in hermeneutics, learning theory, and comprehensive understandings of adolescent and spiritual development.
6. Demonstrate the professional skills necessary for creating, organizing, and leading a team-based ministry to youth and young adults.
Experiential Learning: We place a high value on field experience in ministry preparation. As a result, all undergraduate ministry students will complete a 3-credit internship as well as a 3-credit practicum in Youth & Young Adult Ministry prior to graduation. Students are responsible for arranging their own field placements in area churches or parachurch ministries. The Church & Ministry Leadership Department maintains an active list of ministry internship opportunities and works closely with students and ministries to ensure a good learning experience.
Curriculum Structure and Degree Requirements
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Curriculum Structure
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Credits
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LBC Foundation Studies Courses
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4
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Bible & Theology Core Courses
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30
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Arts & Sciences Core Courses
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31
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Major Courses
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45 |
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Exploration Studies – Elective Courses
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12 |
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Program Total
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122 |
LBC Foundations (4 credits)
Bible & Theology Courses (30 credits)
| BTH 101 | Foundations for Biblical and Theological Studies | 3 |
| BIB 103 | Creation & Covenants: OT I | 3 |
| BIB 104 | Israel's Life & Literature: OT II | 3 |
| THE 223 | Christian Narrative I: Creation & Fall | 3 |
| THE 224 | Christian Narrative II: Redemption & Consummation | 3 |
| BIB 203 | Life of Christ: NT I | 3 |
| BIB 204 | Early Church: NT II | 3 |
| Bible Elective - BOT or BNT | 3 |
THE
| Theology Elective | 3 |
| THE 320 | Christianity and Culture | 3 |
Arts & Sciences Courses (31 credits)
| LAN 101 | Academic Writing, Research, and Rhetoric | 3 |
| LAN 104 | Public Speaking | 3 |
LIT
| Literature Core (100/200 Level) | 3 |
HIS
| History Core (100/200 Level) | 3 |
SCI
| Science Core (100/200 Level) | 3 |
SCI
| SCI Lab (100/200 Level) | 1 |
MAT
| Math Core (100/200 Level) | 3 |
| Structures of Human Culture Elective* | 3 |
| Arts & Sciences Elective (300 or 400) level | 3 |
| Arts & Sciences Elective (300 or 400) level | 3 |
| Arts & Sciences Elective | 3 |
Youth & Young Adult Ministry Courses (45 credits)
| CML 102 | Foundations of Ministry | 3 |
| CML 210 | Fundamentals of Leadership | 3 |
| CML 324 | Spiritual Formation of Ministry Leaders | 3 |
CML
| CML Elective | 3 |
CML
| CML Elective | 3 |
| THE 303 | Theology of Children, Youth and Family | 3 |
| YMN 111 | Foundations of Youth & Young Adult Ministry | 3 |
| YMN 202 | Adolescent Development in Culture | 3 |
| YMN 210 | Teaching Youth & Young Adults | 3 |
| YMN 301 | Strategic Program for Youth Ministry | 3 |
| YMN 320 | Counseling Adolescents | 3 |
| CFM 421 | Community Ministry | 3 |
| YMN 401 | Adolescent Spiritual Formation | 3 |
| YMN 350 | YMN Internship | 3 |
| YMN 450 | YMN Practicum | 3 |
| CML 400 | Cross Cultural Experience | 0 |
Exploration Studies (12 credits)
| Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
Faculty:
Dave Coryell, DMin
Rick Rosati, MDiv
Esther Zimmerman, PhD