Bachelor of Theology (B. Th.) (4 years)

Bachelor of Theology (B. Th.)

Ministerial Concentration
4 Years / 128 Credit Hours

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Purpose

A program designed to prepare an individual for missional leadership in the located ministry and / or for seminary.

Objectives

Upon satisfactory completion the student will:

1. Express a thorough understanding of the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures.Express a Christian worldview.
2. Experience the realities and envision the possibilities of located ministry, including the unique physical, moral, practical and spiritual demands of the leaders’s life and work.
3. Analyze various cultural contexts for ministry with particular emphasis on our diverse Canadian culture.
4. Understand the principles of “restoration” in the Stone-Campbell movement.
5. Demonstrate a willingness to love God and serve people.
6. Demonstrate the basic skills necessary to effectively equip people in local ministry.
7. Demonstrate missional skills such as Biblical interpretation, communication of scripture (preaching and teaching), people helping and leadership.
8. Practice discipline and consecration in Christ, i.e. spiritual disciplines, as a necessary foundation for effective ministry.
9. Possess leadership skills for planting, developing and / or expansion of churches.
10. Experience two or more specific areas of the church’s ministry.
11. Successfully complete an eight-month supervised internship in the area of located ministry.