Degree Requirements

The Pastoral Ministries program is designed to prepare students for full time vocational ministry in an environment that blends academic excellence, progressive spiritual formation, and service in local churches.

Course work takes place within a learning community comprised of supportive administration, hands-on faculty, and practicing pastors and ministry leaders. Courses equip students with strong components of biblical and theological understanding, essential skills in administration and leadership, basic understanding of church polity and legal issues, and effective preaching skills with a missional orientation. The program offers room for elective courses in Bible, leadership or specializations of your choice. This program exceeds educational requirements for Assemblies of God ministry credentials.

Students discover and experience foundational faith-values such as: innovation, creativity, inclusion, community, integration, involvement, inspiration, celebration, discernment, spirituality, and gratefulness.

Graduates with a degree in Pastoral 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 effective ministry leadership and administration.