Degree Requirements

The Youth, Children, and Family Ministries major is designed to prepare students for vocational ministry with children, adolescents, and their families by developing the basic knowledge and skills to lead, organize, and effectively minister. This course of study will enable the student to develop and express the biblical concepts of fulfilling the Great Commission in the church and as pastors in local churches. 

The curriculum is focused upon seeing the Great Commission fulfilled in the lives of young people from birth through adolescence and into mature Christian adulthood. An emphasis is placed on investing in young peoples’ lives and partnering with and ministering to families as well as the continued growth of the pastor as a person and minister of the Gospel.

Recognizing that effective ministry depends upon competent understanding and skillful use of the Scriptures, this major requires a strong component of Bible and theology. This program exceeds educational requirements for Assemblies of God ministry credentials. 

Graduates with a degree in Youth,Children, and Family Ministries will be able to:

1. Apply Scripture using proper hermeneutical principles.
2. Evaluate distinct viewpoints on theological topics.
3. Articulate a biblical philosophy of ministry.
4. Demonstrate core pastoral competency in an applied ministry setting.
5. Develop strategies for ministry to those in childhood and/or adolescence and their families.