Nov 23, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

Church Leadership and Administration, B.A.


Ministers increasingly need broader preparation beyond the traditional fields of religion and ministry. This major creates opportunities for students interested in ministry to gain significant experience in business that will assist their ministerial leadership.

BELL Core Requirements: 52 Hours (minimum)


Religion Major Tool Courses: 6 Hours


Students who choose a religion minor must substitute required courses in their minor with a course from the same subject area. A single course may not count for both major and minor requirements.

Major Requirements: 36 Hours


Religion Core: 15-18 Hours


World Religions (choose one course)


(Some of the listed World Religion courses can count as Religion BELL Core requirement: See Advisor)

Church Leadership and Administration Track: 15 Hours


Students who pursue a major in Church Leadership and Administration must select a minor in Business Administration as provided in the the matrix above

General Electives: 1 Hour (minimum)


Total Required for the Program: 128 Hours


1 College of Theology and Christian Ministry majors fulfill the Religion BELL Core requirement by completing REL 1020  Introduction to the Old Testament and any 3000 Path B Religion BELL Core class.

2 REL 2350 Christian Doctrine  is a prerequisite for the following: REL 2410 Spiritual Formation ; REL 2510 Christian Ethics ; all courses in Religion and Society division, in the Theological and Historical Division, and Biblical Studies Division.

3 Students take REL 4015  in the fall semester before the anticipated date of graduation.

4 MTH 1150 Elementary Statistics  (3) is a pre-requisite for this course.