This program prepares students for effective ministry in church and para-church contexts. It pairs together quality classroom instruction with experiential education. It further provides a strong liberal arts foundation, and biblical and theological grounding. Additionally, the program establishes a firm foundation for further study at the graduate level.
Students in the program can choose one concentration for study: Youth Studies, Children’s Studies, Pastoral Studies, or Worship Arts. Each concentration has specialized courses pertaining to that field of study. In addition, the Christian Ministry program provides ministry training courses that will be formational and applicable to all areas of ministry. The capstone of the degree is an 18-credit hour internship (9 credit-hours per semester) that lasts a minimum of seven months. Students will have the opportunity to intern with one or the internship placement sites which are located across Canada.
The BA Christian Ministry requires 45 credit hours of Christian Ministry and Christian Ministry-related course work (including 30 credit hours at the 300+ level). These 45 credit hours include an 18-credit hour internship. In addition, students must choose a primary concentration (24 credit hours) from one of the following options: Youth Studies, Children’s Studies, Pastoral Studies, and Worship Arts. Like most Briercrest programs, the BA Christian Ministry requires 39 credit hours of 300+ course work within the context of a 120-credit hour degree.
Credit Hours: 120
I. Ministry Core Requirements (45 credit hours)
CM 101 Foundations of Church Ministry
CM 204 Evangelism and Discpleship
CM 312 Spiritual Formation in Ministry
PSY 280 Human Development: A Lifespan Perspective*
BLST 213 Hermeneutics*
200 to 400 level Biblical Studies elective
300 or 400 level Biblical Studies elective*
300 or 400 level Biblical Studies or Theology elective
PAST 355 Homiletics*
CM 451 Christian Ministry Internship I
CM 452 Christian Ministry Internship II
II. Ministry Concentration Requirements:
Youth Studies:
Required Courses
YM 100 Foundations of Youth Ministry
YM 220 Camps, Retreats and Short-Term Mission Trips
CM 341 Ministry Management Skills: Walking the Narrow Way Together
CM 351 Volunteers, Teams, and Groups: Empowering the Saints
Electives
Any CHM, CM, FMST, or YM course
COMM 110 Media for Ministry
INDG 110 Introduction to Canadian Indigenous Studies
PHI 300 Philosophy of Education
PSY 382 Psychology of Human Development: Adolescents
THEO 301 Worship in the Christian Tradition
Children's Studies:
Required Courses
CHM 121 Foundations of Children’s Ministry
CHM 321 Spiritual Formation of Children
CHM 322 Children’s Ministry Skills
CM 341 Ministry Management Skills: Walking the Narrow Way Together
CM 351 Volunteers, Teams, and Groups: Empowering the Saints
YM 220 Camps, Retreats and Short-Term Mission Trips
Electives
Any CHM, FMST, PAST, or YM Course
COMM 110 Media for Ministry
INDG 110 Introduction to Canadian Indigenous Studies
PHI 300 Philosophy of Education
PSY 381 Psychology of Human Development: Children
THEO 301 Worship in the Christian Tradition
Worship Arts:
Required Courses
THEO 301 Worship in the Christian Tradition
WA 420 Worship Leadership
COMM 110 Media for Ministry
CM 341 Ministry Management Skills: Walking the Narrow Way Together
CM 351 Volunteers, Teams, and Groups: Empowering the Saints
Ensembles (2 credit hours) + Private Music Lesson (1 credit hour
Electives
Any CHM, CM, FMST, PAST, or YM course
COMM/MUS 203 Recording Arts I
COMM/MUS 303 Recording Arts II
FIN/MUS 216 History of Western Music I
MUS 115 Musicianship I
MUS 160 Live Sound and Production
MUS 260 Introduction to Electronic Music
MUS 310 Songwriting
MUS 323 Conducting I
MUS 324 Conducting II
MUS 330 Vocal Master Class I
MUS 350 Keyboard Improvisation
MUS 363 Advanced Electronic Music
MUS 401 Vocal Pedagogy
MUS 402 Piano Pedagogy
MUS 403 Instrumental Pedagogy
MUS 424 Conducting III
MUS 430 Vocal Master Class II
III. Free Electives (to bring credit hour total to 120 credit hours)
PRT 400 Senior Portfolio (non-credit)
SL 1-6 Service and Experiential Learning (non-credit)
In addition, all Bachelor of Arts degrees require the completion of Briercrest's core curriculum.
