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MISSIONS BACHELOR OF ARTS Maranatha’s Missions program employs a Bible curriculum that emphasizes core doctrines and biblical literacy, preparing you to handle competing philosophies, current trends, and cross-cultural issues. In response to challenges from urbanization, technology, pluralism, and restricted access countries, this program gives you a biblical understanding of worldviews and includes a supplemental linguistics curriculum. A Missions minor can be combined with a major such as business or education to allow you to minister effectively overseas as a teacher or business person.
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• Missionary • Assistant pastor • Youth pastor • Christian camp worker • Christian ministry director • Inner-city ministry worker Some careers and employment positions require graduate degrees, specialized training, or additional certificates and licenses.
Suggested Schedule Year 1 Old Testament Survey 3 Pastoral Theology † 2 Introduction to Missions 2 Language Requirement 3 English Composition 1 3 The Modern World 3 Women: 14 Men: 16 Year 2 Christian Life, Leadership, and Evangelism 3 Pastoral Theology † 2 History of Christianity 3 Introduction to Sociology 3 Language Requirement 3 Minor * 3 Music Elective † 2 Women: 15 Men: 16 Year 3 Theology 1 3 Pastoral Theology † 0 2 Homiletics † 2 Exp. Teaching for Women * 2 World Religions 3 Ethics 2 The Christian Home* 0 2 Minor * 3 Bible Elective * 3 Math or Science Elective † 3 Women: 18 Men: 17 Summer Missions Internship
Biblical Interpretation 3 Pastoral Theology † 2 Acts 3 Baptist Heritage 3 Language Requirement 3 Minor * 3 Bible Elective † 3 Math or Science Elective * 3 Women: 18 Men: 17 Theology 2 3 Pastoral Theology † 2 Homiletics Practicum † 2 Exp. Teaching for Women Practicum * 2 Cultural Anthropology 3 Cross-Cultural Communication 3 Minor * 3 Bible Elective 3 Women: 17 Men: 16
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Year 4 Theology 4 2 Pastoral Theology † 0 2 Dispensationalism † 3 Fundamentalism † 3 Linguistics 3 Introduction to Philosophy 2 Minor * 3 Bible Elective * 3 Literature Elective 3 Women: 16 Men: 18 † required for men
New Testament Survey 3 Pastoral Theology † 2 Theology of Missions 2 Language Requirement 3 English Composition 2 3 Fund. of Public Speaking 2 Music Elective * 2 Women: 15 Men: 15
Theology 3 2 Pastoral Theology † 2 Apologetics 2 Biblical Studies Seminar ^ 2 Pastoral Studies Seminar ^ 2 Minor * 3 American Studies Elective 3 Math or Science Elective 3 Women: 15 Men: 14
* required for women
^ see note on page 49
0 The Christian Home can be taken in either Year 3 or Year 4 for Men and Women. Men take this course to meet their Pastoral Theology requirement.
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See page 26 for General Education Core requirements. Humanities Electives (6) are met by Language requirements.
