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Who is our Christian Education Training designed for?
Anyone who wants to teach in a church, Anyone who wants to teach in a camp setting, retreat, or conference, Anyone who wants to teach in their home, Anyone who wants to teach in the mission field and foreign lands Anyone who wants to be a Sunday School administrator, Anyone who wants to teach in a church or private school, Anyone who wants to plant a school, Pastors who specialize in teaching, Secular teachers who need to have a Bible education and Worldview.
It is typically not for those who desire to teach in a public school or regionally accredited Christian school AND do not already have a secular teaching degree.
What Will A Christian Education Graduate Be Equipped To Do?
Will know the attributes, attitudes, and actions of a maturing Christian, Will be skilled in lesson planning, classroom management, discipline, room arrangement, and student motivation, Will be able to read the love languages of children, Will understand the importance of the Holy Spirit in successful teaching, the Seven Laws of the Teacher, and Mentoring and Modeling techniques, Will be well versed in essential truths of Christianity, Will be skilled in building reading skills, storytelling techniques, and biblical discipline.
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Associate of Arts in Christian Education - 2 year degree
Students are required to complete the minimum number of courses indicated in each category listed in their program. Each Associate degree program requires a total of 32 courses (64 credits). All undergraduate courses offer two credits.
Transfer credits, Equivalency exam and Ministry experience credits are NOT accepted toward an Associate degree. (These credits may only be applied to a Bachelor’s degree program).
Pre-requisite: High School Diploma or GED
General Bible (GB 101 REQUIRED) |
5 courses |
Old Testament (OT 314 REQUIRED) |
5 courses |
New Testament |
5 courses |
Christian Ed. (CE 111 & 202 REQUIRED) |
5 courses |
Christian Counseling |
2 courses |
Church Ministries (CM 102 REQUIRED) |
2 courses |
Evangelism and Missions |
1 course |
Character Studies |
2 courses |
Science (SC 208 REQUIRED) |
1 course |
Social Studies (SS 351 REQUIRED) |
1 course |
Electives |
3 courses |
Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education - 4 year degree
Students are required to complete the minimum number of courses indicated in each category listed in their program. Each Bachelor program requires a total of 64 courses (128 credits). All undergraduate courses offer two credits.
Pre-requisite: High School Diploma or GED
General Bible (GB 101 required) |
8 courses |
Old Testament (OT 314 & 315 required) |
10 courses |
New Testament |
10 courses |
Christian Education (CE 111, 202, 221, 321 required) |
12 courses |
Church Ministries (CM 102 required) |
2 courses |
Christian Counseling (CC 312 required) |
3 courses |
Evangelism and Missions (EM 120 or 201 required) |
2 courses |
Character Studies |
4 courses |
Science (SC 208 required) |
2 courses |
Social Studies (SS 351 & 415 or 425 required) |
4 courses |
English |
2 courses |
Electives |
5 courses |
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Masters of Arts in Christian Education - 2 year degree
Students must complete the minimum number of courses indicated in each category. Each Master degree program requires ten courses (30 credits), plus a Thesis (6 credits) for a total of 36 credits. (All graduate courses offer three credits.)
Pre-requisite: Bachelor of Arts degree
Old Testament (OT 501 required) |
2 courses |
New Testament |
2 courses |
Christian Education (CE 601 required) |
3 courses |
Electives (TH 511 required) |
3 courses |
ADDITIONAL DEGREE REQUIREMENT
Masters Thesis or Project Minimum of 75 typewritten pages; a popular writing style is permitted for the thesis. In some cases, permission may be granted for a research project in place of a thesis.
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Doctor of Ministry in Christian Education - 3 year degree
Students must complete the minimum number of courses indicated in each category. Each Doctoral degree program requires twelve courses (36 credits), plus a Dissertation (9 credits) for a total of 45 credits. (All graduate courses offer three credits.)
Pre-requisite: Masters of Arts degree
Old Testament (OT 701 required) |
3 courses |
New Testament |
3 courses |
Theology |
2 courses |
Christian Education |
2 courses |
Electives |
2 courses |
ADDITIONAL DEGREE REQUIREMENT
Doctoral Dissertation or Project Minimum of 150 typewritten pages; a popular writing style is permitted for the dissertation. In some cases, permission may be granted for a project in place of a dissertation.
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