Associate of Ministerial Leadership (Online)

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Associate of Ministerial Leadership - Two-Year Course Plan

Program Description

The online Associate of Ministerial Leadership degree program prepares students for ministry leadership—in local churches, faith-based non-profit organizations, and other ministry contexts—through an interdisciplinary curriculum of courses in foundational core (i.e., English, psychology, math, science, etc.), Bible, theology, ministry, and ministry practicum. Students who complete this degree program will be able to:

Properly use hermeneutical tools to exegete and apply the Bible in ministry contexts
Analyze and apply basic Christian theology in ministry contexts
Construct and present expository sermons in ministry contexts
Integrate their biblical interpretation, theological, leadership, and Christian ministry competencies in ministry contexts

Students who complete the degree program satisfy the educational requirements for Assemblies of God ministerial credentials. All courses are transferrable into the Bachelor of Science in Ministerial Leadership program.

Foundational Core - 34 Hours

Intellectual and Practical Skills - 12 Hours

ENGL 1133 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION I Credits: 3
ENGL 1233 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION II Credits: 3
DCOM 1433 - FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH Credits: 3

Mathematics (select one):

MATH 1213 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA Credits: 3
MATH 1223 - QUANTITATIVE REASONING Credits: 3
MATH 1313 - TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS Credits: 3
MATH 1323 - EXPLORATION IN MATHEMATICS Credits: 3
MATH 2023 - INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS Credits: 3
CTIS 3433 - DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS Credits: 3

Engaging Human Culture and the Natural World - 6 Hours

Humanities Elective (select one):

ENGL 2133 - INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE Credits: 3
HUMS 2033 - THEATER APPRECIATION Credits: 3
HUMS 2233 - INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES Credits: 3
MUSC 1013 - ELEMENTS OF MUSIC Credits: 3
PPOL 2433 - UNITED STATES & NEVADA CONSTITUT Credits: 3
*Required for Nevada students.

Behavioral Science Elective (select one):

PSYC 1133 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3
PSYC 1233 - PERSONAL AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT Credits: 3

Spiritual Formation - 10 Hours

Ministerial Leadership Core - 19 Credit Hours

Biblical and Theological Studies - 6 Hours

BIBL 2623 - BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS Credits: 3
THEO 3133 - THEOLOGY II Credits: 3

Ministerial Leadership Studies – 9 Hours

PMIN 2223 - EVANGELISM AND MISSION Credits: 3
PMIN 3133 - PREACHING I Credits: 3
PMIN 4043 - HOLISTIC DISCIPLEMAKING Credits: 3

Student Ministry Practicum - 4 Hours

PMIN 2032 - STUDENT MINISTRY PRACTICUM I Credits: 2
PMIN 2042 - STUDENT MINISTRY PRACTICUM II Credits: 2

General Electives - 9 Credit Hours

General Electives are any courses that do not satisfy any specific course requirements of your program and which you have not previously taken.

Total Program Hours - 62 Credit Hours

NOTE: It is the responsibility of the student to read, review, and fulfill the requirements and total hours of this degree audit for their applicable degree.