Sports Minor (102 Credit Hours)

Program Description:
This 3 or 4 year program is designed for the person who would like to enhance his or her understanding of the Bible and related subjects. It is designed to equip you for a variety of ministry vocations with training specifically in discipleship and sports outreach. This Sports Minor allows considerable flexibility in the selection of ministry courses and it can serve as a basis for further education.

Program Objectives:

You should:

  1. learn how to integrate biblical principles for ministry through sports;
  2. develop leadership skills through recreation and sports that will enable you to teach and build into the lives of others;
  3. develop skills in an area of Christian service and sports ministry and be able to evaluate your role in each of these areas.

General Objectives

Bible and Theology (43 hours):

Acts (3)
Pentateuch (3)
Hermeneutics (3)
Man/Sin/Christ/Salvation (3)
Life of Christ (3)
 Foundations of the Christian Faith (3)
New Testament World (3)
English Composition and Analysis (3)
Revelation/God/Holy Spirit (3)

Elective hours in Bible & Theology (16)

Applied Studies (37 hours):

Christian Life Development (3)   
Coaching Theory (3)
Introduction to Teaching (3)
Evangelism (3)
Recreational Leadership (3)
Sports Ministry (3)
 Disciple-Making Process (3)
One of the following three courses:
- Introduction to Christian Camping and Counseling (3)
- NCCP Levels I & II (technical & practical)
- Faith & Athletics (3)
Field Education (6)

Elective Hours in Applied Studies (7/8)

General Studies (20 hours):

People Helping (3)
Christian and the Arts, The (3)
Health and Fitness (3)
Public Speaking (3)
History Elective (2)
 One of the following three courses:
- Man in Society (3)
- Psychology I (3)
- Philosophy (3)

Elective hours in General Studies (3)

Undesignated Electives (2)