B.A. Degree in Youth Ministry
71-72 hours

The major in youth ministry offers students an opportunity to make special preparation to serve as youth ministers while laying a strong foundation in a study of the Bible and Bible-related subjects. The purpose of the youth ministry major at OC is to equip students to minister with adolescents and their families. An OC graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Youth Ministry will be able to:

1. Compile and keep updated a list of 10 (or more) current resources for acquiring knowledge and facts about youth and family culture in North America.
2. Produce a one-year calendar for youth and family ministry.
3. Interview authorities trained in the field of counseling to understand who is available in their city.
4. Employ resources (i.e., Dare 2 Share, YLM, SWAT) designed to teach youth how to share the Gospel with their peers.
5. Implement spiritual disciplines for one’s own spiritual formation and help others do the same.
6. Develop lesson plans and teach the Bible in a manner relevant to the specific needs of youth.

Student must complete a minimum of 126 hours including the major, core and minor if required. Elective hours may be needed to reach 126 hours.

15 Hours Bible

• BIBL-2713 Introduction to Ministry
• BIBL-3013 Hermeneutics
• BIBL-3203 Biblical Exegesis
• BIBL-3823 Counseling for Ministers
• BIBL-4753 Seminar in Christian Ministry
  

2-3 Hours evangelism

• BIBL-2512 Personal Evangelism
• BIBL-3063 Evangelism and Discipleship

3 Hours chosen from

• BIBL-3253 Teaching the Bible
• BIBL-3913 Homiletics I: Preparation and Delivery of Religious Speeches

6 Hours required

• BIBL-4213 Teaching the Bible to Adolescents
• YTMN-4823 Youth Ministry Internship

9 Hours chosen from

• YTMN-2123 Counseling Adolescents
• YTMN-2213 Introduction to Youth and Family Ministry as a Profession
• YTMN-2233 Experiential Teaching Methods in the Outdoors
• YTMN-3113 Evangelism, Discipleship, and Spiritual Formation with Adolescents
  
• YTMN-3213 Models and Programming in Youth Ministry
• YTMN-4113 Adolescent Spirituality, Morality, and Culture
• YTMN-4313 Volunteers, Parents, and Staff in Youth and Family Ministry

3 Hours practicum required

• YTMN-4813 Youth Ministry Teaching Practicum

3 Hours required

• BIBL-3413 Christian Family

3 Hours chosen from

• FMST-2423 Parent-Child Relations
• FMST-3913 Family Development

6 Hours psychology

• PSYC-1113 General Psychology I
• PSYC-3523 Developmental Psychology

6 Hours Old Testament textual

9 Hours New Testament textual

6 Hours elective textual

6 Hours biblical languages

A student must take 6 hours of Greek or 6 hours of Hebrew in addition to the above requirements for the B.A. in Youth Ministry

• GREK-1113 Elementary Greek I
• GREK-1213 Elementary Greek II

or

• HBRW-3113 Elementary Hebrew I
• HBRW-3213 Elementary Hebrew II