Complete a degree in Christian ministry with an emphasis in student ministry

Do you have a heart for ministry and a passion for working with youth? 单位的学生 Ministry within the Christian Ministry degree will teach you how to reach youth at a critical time in their lives through training in discipleship, evangelism and adolescent 发展.

Coursework in multiple academic disciplines — including theology, ministry, psychology and education — will equip you to effectively lead and maintain a student ministry in a church or other organization. As you learn how to become a youth minister, put your learning into action through apprenticeships, volunteering at local churches and participating in student service activities such as the Center for Global 连接ions 项目.

The 学生的部 program is offered through SBU's College of Arts and Social Sciences.

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度计划

100%
放置
率

(Exit surveys reveal that students are employed or accepted to graduate school by the time of their graduation.)

SBU优势

Completing an apprenticeship in youth ministry will give you valuable, real-world experience prior to graduation.

Learn from highly qualified faculty including Dr. 琼斯公爵 who has more than 30 years of youth ministry experience.

Many local churches provide volunteer and internship opportunities for you to get experience working with youth group ministries while pursuing your degree.

Each year, more churches seek to hire our graduates than the number of students in our program, creating great job 放置 opportunities.

信仰的集成

The integration of Christian faith and academic discipline is inherent in the Youth 部项目. Students receive superior academic training in Biblical studies through core classes such as Methods of Biblical Interpretation, Christian Heritage, Christian Doctrine, and Disciple-Making and Evangelism. The courses required by each concentration provide excellent career and ministry preparation with the goal of nurturing your personal faith while also equipping you to nurture the faith of others.

职业生涯

Our graduates are equipped to immediately enter student ministry careers including:

Youth Minister at various churches around the country

营/撤退的领导人

Missions and Ministry Leaders

Children's/Family minister at various churches around the country

营总监

日托主任

研究生院

与单位的 Master of Arts in Christian Ministry 4+1 program, you can complete both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in just 5年!

Other graduate schools and seminaries or Biblical Studies students later attend include:

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

University of Aberdeen (Scotland)

全职教师

奖学金

While earning your youth ministry degree, you will be eligible for the Church Related Vocation (CRV) scholarship, which is currently valued at $2,000 per year. 维护 this scholarship, you must be enrolled in a ministry-related degree program, submit the necessary application and references, participate in SBU's in-service training program and complete any other requirements.

Several privately funded scholarships are also available by application to students preparing for service in missions and evangelism.

Baptist Association of Christian Educators (BACE)

Join SBU's chapter of the Baptist Association of Christian Educators. 通过加入BACE， you will receive valuable professional 发展 opportunities and be part of a greater network of others who are in or are pursuing leadership roles in Christian education in local churches.

学生的部 Degree