Department of Church Leadership
The Church Leadership program is designed to train men to
be leaders in their local churches. This would include
assistant pastors, youth directors, church administrators,
Sunday school directors, and other positions of leadership.
The student graduates with a double-major in Bible and
Church Leadership.
The Church Leadership bachelor’s curriculum includes the
following requirements:
Course Hours
Bible 59
Practical Theology 29
Christian Education 10
General Education 24
Education 3
Missions 2
Music 2
Electives 5
Total Hours 134
The Church Leadership associate’s program includes the
following requirements:
Course Hours
Bible 27
Winter Term 4
Practical Theology 12
Christian Education 9
General Education 13
Music 2
Total Hours 68
Church Leadership Curriculum (Bachelor’s Degree):
| FRESHMAN YEAR | |||||
| Fall | Spring | ||||
| HI 101.2 Baptist History I | HI 102.2 Baptist History II | ||||
| PT 103.2 Personal Evangelism | PT 102.2 Leadership | ||||
| BI 101.3 Old Testament Survey | BI 102.3 New Testament Survey | ||||
| PT 100.1 Winning Strategies | EN 102.3 English Composition | ||||
| PT 101.1 Christian Manhood | GE 102.1 Men’s Physical Education | ||||
| GE 101.1 Men’s Physical Education | BI 104.3 O.T. Historical Books | ||||
| EN 101.3 English Grammar | BI 106.2 Bibliology | ||||
| BI 103.3 Pentateuch | |||||
| Total Hours: 16 | Total Hours: 16 | ||||
| SOPHOMORE YEAR | |||||
| Fall | Spring | ||||
| BI 201.3 Bible Doctrines I | BI 202.3 Bible Doctrines II | ||||
| BI 203.3 Life of Christ | BI 304.2 Dispensations | ||||
| BI 301.2 Poetical Books | BI 204.2 Acts | ||||
| BI 207.2 Bible Geography | PT 202.3 Homiletics | ||||
| EN 203.3 Public Speaking | HI 402.1 History of Fundamentalism | ||||
| CE 201.3 Christian Education | CE 204.2 Christian Home | ||||
| of Children | MU 224.2 Basic Church Music | ||||
| Total Hours: 16 | Total Hours: 15 | ||||
| JUNIOR YEAR | |||||
| Fall | Spring | ||||
| __ ___.3 Electives | BI 306.3 Pauline Epistles II | ||||
| BI 303.3 Major Prophets | BI 307.2 Hermeneutics | ||||
| BI 305.3 Pauline Epistles I | BI 308.3 Hebrews and General Epistles | ||||
| BI 309.2 Genesis | PT 308.2 Second Man | ||||
| CE 201.3 Christian Education of | PT 302.2 Pastoral Counseling | ||||
| Youth | PT 204.2 Starting a New Testament Church | ||||
| Total Hours: 14 | Total Hours: 14 | ||||
| SENIOR YEAR | |||||
| Fall | Spring | ||||
| BI 403.2 Minor Prophets | BI 402.3 Prophecy | ||||
| BI 405.3 Romans | MI 102.2 Introduction to Missions | ||||
| BI 409.2 Apologetics | PT 404.2 Pastoral Theology | ||||
| PT 401.3 Church Administration | CE 402.2 Christian Education of Adults | ||||
| PT 403.2 Advanced Homiletics | ED 102.3 Philosophy of Christian | ||||
| HI 301.3 U.S. or World History I (201.3) | HI 302.3 U.S. or World History II (202.3) | ||||
| HI 302.3 U.S. or World History II (202.3) | |||||
| Total Hours: 15 | Total Hours: 15 | ||||
Winter term courses:
BI 220.2 The Bible and Science
PT 220.2 Prayer
HI 220.2 Lives of Great Baptists
BI 320.2 Cults
PT 410.5 Pastoral Internship (Summer before the Senior year)
Church Leadership Curriculum (Associate’s Degree):
| FRESHMAN YEAR | ||||
| Fall | Spring | |||
| HI 101.2 Baptist History I | HI 102.2 Baptist History II | |||
| PT 103.2 Personal Evangelism | PT 102.2 Leadership | |||
| BI 101.3 Old Testament Survey | BI 102.3 New Testament Survey | |||
| BI 103.3 Pentateuch | BI 104.3 O.T. Historical Books | |||
| EN 101.3 English Grammar | EN 102.3 English Composition | |||
| CE 101.3 Christian Education of Youth | MI 102.2 Introduction to Missions | |||
| PT 100.1 Winning Strategies | ||||
| Total Hours: 17 | Total Hours: 15 | |||
| SOPHOMORE YEAR | ||||
| Fall | Spring | |||
| BI 201.3 Bible Doctrines I | BI 202.3 Bible Doctrines II | |||
| BI 203.3 Life of Christ | BI 106.2 Bibliology | |||
| BI 307.2 Hermeneutics | CE 410.4 Pastoral Internship | |||
| ED 303.2 Teaching Bible | CE 204.2 Christian Home | |||
| EN 203.3 Public Speaking | PT 202.3 Homiletics | |||
| PT 401.3 Church Administration | MU 224.2 Basic Church Music | |||
| Total Hours: 16 | Total Hours: 16 | |||
Two of the four winter term courses will also be required.
Winter term courses:
BI 220.2 The Bible and Science
PT 220.2 Prayer
HI 220.2 Lives of Great Baptists
BI 320.2 Cults