Christian Ministry Program -
Early Childhood Education Major

General Education Core (40 credits)

See pages 40-41 for program descriptions.

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Bible Major (45 credits)

See pages 40-41 for program descriptions.

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Early Childhood Education Major (43 credits)

Christian Ministries Core (17 credits)

CEDU 1010

Introduction to Christian Education

2

ICST 1010

Foundations for Mission

OR

ICST 1020

Contemporary Missions Survey

2

MINS 1010

Christian Life

1

WSHP 1010

Planning and Designing Worship

2

MINS 2010

Sophomore Seminar

1

MINS 2110

Personal Evangelism

2

MINS 2210

Communicating Biblical Truth

OR

PRCH 2210

Introduction to Preaching (men)

OR

MINS 2220

Women’s Ministry (women)

3

MINS 2310

History of the Restoration Movement

3

MINS 4010

Senior Capstone

1

Early Childhood Education Core (15 credits)

CEEC 2210

Early Childhood Education

2

CECM 2210

Children's Ministry

2

CEFM 2210

Family Ministry

2

CEDU 2210

Principles of Instruction

3

CECM 3210

Advanced Children's Ministry

2

PSYC 3210

Developmental Psychology

2

CEDU 3310

Curriculum Development

2

Guided Electives (6 credits)

With guidance from your academic advisor and department head, choose 6 credits from this list which fit your career goals and personal interests.

MINS 2510

Christian Family

2

MINS 2520

Christian Parenting

2

LEAD 2210

Managing Volunteer Organizations

2

LEAD 3010

Team Dynamics

1

CEDU 3410

History & Philosophy of Education

2

CEDU 4210

Educational Psychology

2

Ministry Electives (1 credit)

With guidance from your academic advisor and department head, choose 1 credit from any ministry field which fit your goals and personal interests.

Ministry Electives

1

Internship (4 credits)

CEEC 48__

Internship

4

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Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Christian Ministry

(Christian Education Major)

Program Objectives

The Early Childhood Education major is designed to help you accomplish several goals:

  1. You will develop a sound philosophy of family ministry based upon God’s design for the family and the contemporary needs of families in society today;
  2. You will be able to develop and effectively lead family education and training programs;
  3. You will be able to effectively plan, organize, lead, and administrate a family ministry program to meet the needs of families in a church and its community;
  4. You will be able to recruit, train, and motivate the teams of workers needed to run a productive family ministry;
  5. You will develop the ability to work with other church staff, ministry leaders, volunteers, and church members to accomplish the mission and goals of a congregation;
  6. You will be able to integrate God’s desire for family into all aspects of the life and ministry of a church.

Description

The Early Childhood Education major is combined with the General Education core and the Bible major to complete the program requirements of a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree. The major is made up of five components:

  1. Christian Ministries Core, a series of courses which give you exposure to a broad range of ministry fields and develop your ministry skills and outlook in a systematic way.
  2. Early Childhood Education Core, a series of courses designed to teach essential skills for anyone working in the field of early childhood education.
  3. Guided Electives, a “menu” of courses, any of which would prove valuable in the field of early childhood education, from which you can choose based on your personal goals and interests.
  4. Ministry Electives, an opportunity for you to diversify your curriculum by taking courses in a ministry field other than early childhood education or to augment your early childhood education degree by taking additional courses in that field.
  5. Internship, an opportunity for you to learn early childhood education through practical field experience.