Ministerial Department

Bachelor of Arts in Ministerial Studies

Objectives of the Ministerial Major

1. The student will gain a working knowledge of the Bible, its persons, places and
events, its history, political and social background, and geography.

2. The student will gain an understanding and application of the Bible to his
personal life so that he may be a man of God qualified for the pastoral office.
The student will be able to apply sound principles of hermeneutics in skillful
interpretation and application of Scripture to life situations.

3. The student will become acquainted with the great doctrines of the Bible, the
great systems of doctrine, particularly the Wesleyan-Arminian system, and the
field of biblical theology. The student should be able to support the doctrine
from an exegetical study of the Scriptures and should be able to relate doctrine
to life and experience.

4. The student will become acquainted with the philosophy, the religious ideas,
and the problems of the contemporary world as the setting of his ministry. The
student should relate and integrate all truth with the Word of God and should
develop a true Christian worldview.

5. The student will be able to demonstrate the basic principles, methods and skills
for a spiritually effective pastoral ministry.

6. The student will be able to analyze a passage of scripture from an exegetical
viewpoint and organize the truth homiletically, aptly using illustration,
definition and parallel passages to make truth clear. The student should be able
to deliver a sermon with poise, clarity of thought and spiritual anointing.

7. The student will be acquainted with the history, theology and methods of
evangelism and missions. The student should be able to do the work of an
evangelist, present the gospel to one person in personal witnessing, teach the
Bible in a small group situation, organize efforts for saturation evangelism of a
community, develop a valid and active missionary program for the local church.