Be equipped to know and embody God’s Word with compassionate, cultural competency to meet the holistic needs of a diverse society.
We will equip you to engage image-bearers through a biblically informed, incarnational approach to evangelism and discipleship. You will learn to apply leadership principles undergirded by the spiritual disciplines for the Christian life as you are shaped by Scripture and sent to serve in diverse ministry contexts.
PROGRAM COURSE INFORMATION
COM 101 Rhetoric and Writing I
COM 102 Rhetoric and Writing II
COM 201 Intercultural Communication
CRIS 100 The Roots of a Christian Scholar
CRIS 201 Global Learning and Service
CRIS 202 Global Learning and Service Practicum (non-credit)
CRIS 203 Local Learning and Service
100-400 Humanities/Fine Arts*
100-400 Humanities/Fine Arts*
100-400 Social/Behavioral Science*
100-400 Social/Behavioral Science*
100-400 Mathematics*
100-400 Natural Science or Mathematics*
100-400 Open Elective
100-400 Open Elective
*Courses offered at Criswell College that will satisfy these requirements will be marked in the Academic Catalog course descriptions.
BIB 105 Hermeneutics
CRIS 300 Baptist Faith and Witness
HUM 404 Faith and Culture
NTS 101 New Testament Survey I
NTS 102 New Testament Survey II
OTS 101 Old Testament Survey I
OTS 102 Old Testament Survey II
THS 201 Church History
THS 203 Systematic Theology I
THS 204 Systematic Theology II
300 Bible/Theology Elective
MIN 203 Foundations of Global Christianity
MIN 204 Leadership in a Global Context
MIN 206 Encountering World Religions
MIN 300 Principles of Biblical Communication
MIN 302 Organizational Management of
Christian Ministries
MIN 303 Educational Foundations
of Christian Ministry
MIN 305 Church Planting and Revitalization
MIN 306 Missional Living and Witness
MIN 403 Ethical Issues in Ministry
PSY 102 Dynamics of Marriage and Family
Two semesters of a foreign language:
100-400 Foreign Language I
100-400 Foreign Language II
Two of the following:
MIN 405 Practicum in Christian Ministry**
MIN 426 Topics in Christian Ministry**
One of the following:
MIN 401 Teaching from the Bible
MIN 402 Preaching from the Bible
**Course may be repeated for credit when the topic differs.
Previous B.A. in Christian Ministry Program Maps
Criswell College was instrumental in developing my love and knowledge of the Holy Scriptures, Theology, and the Humanities.
CAREERS
Students who graduate with a B.A. in Christian Ministry are ready to:
- Serve as a pastor or on a church staff
- Network with others to plant churches and revitalize established churches
- Engage in bi-vocational, vocational, and chaplaincy ministry
- Minister in a rural, suburban, or urban setting
- Work for a parachurch organization
- Lead children’s, youth, or young adult ministry
- Pursue a graduate-level degree in theology or ministry
From 2018—2021, 83% of those who graduated with a B.A. in Christian Ministry are either employed or continuing their education.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Bobby Worthington
Associate Professor of Missions and Evangelism; Program Director of B.A. in Christian Ministry; Director of Local Learning and Service; W.A. Criswell - Jack Pogue Chair of Evangelism
