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Apr 18, 2026
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2026-2027 Undergraduate Academic Catalog-UNDER REVIEW
Ministry Leadership, BA (Online)
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| College |
Ministry; Center for Online and Extended Education |
| Academic Award |
Bachelor of Arts |
| Credits Required |
120 semester credits |
| Faculty Lead |
J.P. O’Connor |
| CIP Code |
39.0699 |
| Available |
Online |
Degree Requirements
The Ministry Leadership major is designed to prepare students for volunteer or vocational ministry within churches and para-church organizations. Courses in Biblical Studies, Theology, and Practical Ministry ensure students have the necessary knowledge and skills to lead a broad range of ministries. This program qualifies the student educationally for Assemblies of God ministerial credentials.
Graduates with a degree in Ministry Leadership are able to:
- Apply basic biblical and theological knowledge with the practice of ministry and daily life;
- Develop leadership, organizational, and administrative skills involved in fulfilling the divine call and function of pastoral ministry;
- Develop basic preaching/teaching skills necessary for ministerial service;
- Compose a philosophy of ministry that encompasses God, the church, family, self-understanding, a servant’s heart and meaningful relationships with others within a variety of cultures.
For further information about entering the Ministry Leadership program, contact the Center for Online and Extended Education Enrollment Office for an information packet and further details.
Contact the Center for Online and Extended Education Admissions Office for an information packet.
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Core Curriculum Requirements: 48
Living Goodness: 15
- MATH 1133 - Practical Mathematics 3 credits (or any college-level math)
- Living Goodness - Stewarding Creation (3) 3 credits (any life science with lab)
Select one - PSYC 1163 - Flourishing: The Science of Health and Well-Being 3 credits Or
- PSYC 1013 - General Psychology 3 credits
And - COMM 2053 - Technology and Culture 3 credits
- 3 additional credits selected from the following disciplines 3 credits
Business Administration (BUSM), Communication (except COMM 1213), Economics, Education (EDUC), Exercise Science (EXSC), Geography (GEOG), Human Centered Design (HCDE), Information Technology (INTC), Leadership Studies (LDRS), Management (BMGT), Marketing (BMKT), Political Science (PSCI), Psychology (PSYC), or Sociology/Anthropology (SOCI).
Ministry Leadership Major: 39
Optional Concentration
This optional concentration may be completed as part of the electives. Worship Concentration: 21
General Electives: 12-33
Must include at least three ministry internship or practicum credits applicable to the student’s ministry goals or setting Any college-level courses Total: 120 Semester Credits
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