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Ministry Tracks
Just as not all parts of the body are the same, not all ministries are the same (I Corinthians 12). In recognition of the diversity of Christian ministry needed today, graduate Bible students select a ministry focus that best suits their current or future ministry goals. Three "tracks" of ministry study are available in the M.A. degree program: general ministry, family life ministry, and youth ministry. M.Div. students may personalize their ministry studies by selecting any four ministry electives to construct their track.
General Ministry
The general ministry track, as it's name implies, is broad in scope and is the ministry focus most often selected by preachers, religious educators, and others with a diverse range of ministry needs or interests. Courses in this track address such issues as culturally sensitive ministry, Christian spiritual formation, leadership, small groups, church growth and health, counseling, and evangelism.
The goal of the family life ministry track is to train family life ministers to provide preventative family ministries within the life of the local church. Courses in this track include family life ministry, theological foundations for family life ministry, family relations, marriage and family dynamics, marriage and family therapy, and theory and practice of family life education.
The youth ministry track provides advanced training for ministry to adolescents and teens. Track courses include youth culture, adolescent physical and spiritual development, and teaching adolescents.
Faculty Facts
Mickey Cowan, Professor of Accounting, is a Certified Public Accountant, interested in ethics and accounting theory. Cowan works at OC "because of Elaine Kelly and Phil Lewis. I taught 30 years in state schools, I truly enjoy being in the classroom. The students and my business school colleagues being believers in Christ keep me here."
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