Be equipped to embody the gospel faithfully and meaningfully in a complex world. Learn to lead both within the local church and beyond it.
Ministry requires the ability to be led by Christ and to lead others. Classes and conversations with Criswell faculty and students will prepare you for both. We will equip you to examine beliefs and practices across diverse cultural contexts. We will challenge you to examine and test your preconceived ideas about Christian evangelism, missions, and leadership. The result? You graduate able to communicate with confidence and humility, and to lead and collaborate with others.
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
PHI 201 Introduction to Philosophy
100-200 Humanities/Fine Arts*
100-200 Social/Behavioral Science*
100-200 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 201 New Testament Survey II
OTS 101 Old Testament Survey I
OTS 201 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 Foreign Language I
100 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 on a church staff
- Plant churches
- Engage in bi-vocational ministry
- Minister in an urban or other cross-cultural setting
- Work for a parachurch organization
- Lead a youth ministry
- Lead a children’s ministry
- Pursue a seminary degree
From 2018—2021, 83% of those who graduated with a B.A. in Christian Ministry are either employed or continuing their education.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Steven Sanders
Assistant Professor of New Testament and Greek; Program Director of B.A. in Christian Ministry
