Code | Title | Credits |
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Major in Biblical and Theological Studies (B.A.) | ||
Biblical Studies Requirements (15 credits) 2 | ||
BIB 321 | Issues in Biblical Studies | 3 |
Old Testament courses 3 | 6 | |
Choose one of the following Text courses: 4 | ||
Reading the Hebrew Bible | ||
The Pentateuch | ||
Topics in Biblical Studies 1 | ||
The Prophets of Israel | ||
Poetic Books of the Old Testament | ||
Topics in Biblical Studies: The Book of Revelation 1 | ||
Choose one of the following Context courses 4 | ||
History of Ancient Israel | ||
Israel Study Tour 4 | ||
Archaeology of the Southern Levant | ||
Topics in Biblical Studies 1 | ||
Cultural World of the Old Testament | ||
Topics in Biblical Studies: The Book of Revelation 1 | ||
New Testament Courses: | 6 | |
Choose one of the following Jesus courses: 4 | ||
Israel Study Tour 4 | ||
Topics in Biblical Studies 1 | ||
The Life and Teachings of Jesus | ||
Topics in Biblical Studies: The Book of Revelation 1 | ||
Choose one of the following Paul courses: 4 | ||
Topics in Biblical Studies 1 | ||
Greece-Italy Study Tour | ||
The Life and Teachings of Paul | ||
Romans | ||
First Corinthians | ||
Theological Studies Requirements (15 credits) | ||
THE 263 | Christian Social Ethics | 3 |
THE 311 | Early Church to Reformation Theology in Global Perspective | 3 |
THE 315 | Contemporary Theological Issues | 3 |
Elective from 200 level theology course (not including THE 201) 4 | 3 | |
Elective from 300-400 level theology course 4 | 3 | |
Religious Studies Requirement (3 credits) | ||
REL 202 | Introduction to Religious Studies | 3 |
Seminar Requirement (3 credits) | ||
Choose one of the following Senior Seminar courses: | 3 | |
Seminar: Biblical Studies | ||
Seminar: Theology | ||
Elective Requirements (6 credits) | ||
Choose one from 200 level biblical or theological studies courses or MIN 310Z 1 | 3 | |
Choose one from 300 or 400 level biblical or theological studies courses | 3 | |
Or choose one spiritual formation course from the following: 1 | ||
Holiness in Biblical Perspective | ||
Women's Spiritual Experience | ||
Biblical Spirituality: Experiencing God |
Code | Title | Credits |
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Major | 42 | |
General Education | 47-48 | |
Electives | 32-33 | |
Total Credits | 122 |
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Courses may be used in this category only when the topic is relevant.
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In addition to BIB 321, students must take at least one of the biblical studies required courses at the 300-400 level.
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A student may use HEB 102S to meet one of the OT course requirements.
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Course may only be applied in one category.
Courses whose number is followed by a letter fulfill a General Education requirement.
Students may not declare a B.A. in Biblical and Theological Studies and a Minor in Biblical and Theological Studies.
Overview
The Ministry Scholars program is Bethel University's bachelors to master's degree program that reduces cost and time-to-completion by streamlining undergraduate and graduate education. Graduates receive a bachelor's degree from Bethel University's College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and a master's from Bethel Seminary. This program is well suited for a variety of majors who want to become equipped to lead churches, parachurch organizations, and other ministries. It is also a good fit for ministry-minded students who want to pursue bi-vocational ministry or work outside of professional ministry. Students learn from successful ministry leaders and experts in Biblical and Theological Studies, Spiritual and Personal Formation, and Transformational Leadership. This program offers supplemental training resources, developmental activities, and discipleship opportunities to prepare ministry-minded students for effective ministry leadership. Students also gain valuable field experience in local churches and ministry settings.
The objectives of the program are that graduates will demonstrate age-appropriate growth and ultimately ministry leadership preparedness in the following domains:
- Spiritual life: Students will grow spiritually, deepening their love for, commitment to, and dependence on God, and develop an instinct to trust in God and to connect intimately with God.
- Discernment of call: They will clarify and reaffirm their sense of calling to vocational ministry and what that looks like in a changing world.
- Emotional maturity: They will become emotionally mature adults, possessing the ability to sense and manage emotions, to see others’ perspectives, to sympathize and empathize, to follow and lead as appropriate and to foster healthy relationships.
- Cultural competence: They will become culturally aware, gaining a perspective that all cultures possess strengths and vulnerabilities, an ability to work across cultural lines and an appreciation that diverse teams are stronger teams.
- Bible knowledge: They will gain a clear understanding of the Bible’s content and a deep and abiding passion for the truth of the Gospel.
- Spiritual wisdom: They will grow in wisdom, possessing a capacity to apply the Bible so that others are inspired by their teaching and preaching to live out biblical truth and experience human flourishing.
- Intellectual virtues: They will develop virtues such as critical thinking, respect for data, intellectual humility, and thirst for learning, combined with the skill to interpret and teach the Bible accurately.
- Leadership capacity: They will learn to follow leaders and to lead followers—enlisting people, building teams, leading change and achieving results.
- Godly character: They will become virtuous people—individuals who love others, speak truth, live humbly, sacrifice their own interests, live justly, express joy and show compassion.
What is Bethel looking for in a Ministry Scholar?
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Ability to maintain a minimum of 3.0 GPA (cumulative college grade point average or unweighted high school GPA if the student has less than one year of college experience) throughout the duration of the Ministry Scholars program while enrolled at CAS and Seminary.
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Ability to provide a pastoral and ministry leader reference that speaks to the student’s character and call to ministry.
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Commitment to prioritizing activities, discipleship opportunities, and retreats offered to Ministry Scholars, designed to enable the individual to develop a strong sense of community.