Youth Ministries Major (B.S.)
The BS in Youth Ministries degree equips students who desire training in Youth Ministries for the local church and in the broader context of para-church and nonprofit organizations. This degree will help the student gain the knowledge, values and skills needed for providing Youth Ministries in a church and/or a para-church organization.
Purpose
The purpose of the BS in Youth Ministries degree is to equip students to demonstrate competence in engaging and educating adolescents within their culture from a biblical worldview. This program also equips students to demonstrate professional skills in planning, organizing, and developing Christian youth ministries.
Program Learning Outcomes
The student will be able to:
- Articulate/justify essential truths of Christianity.
- Demonstrate competence in the use of sound principles in biblical interpretation.
- Demonstrate professional skill in planning, organizing, and developing Christian youth ministries.
- Evaluate models of leadership and programs, as well as various philosophies of Christian youth ministries.
- Demonstrate competence in engaging and educating adolescents within their culture from a biblical worldview.