Bi-vocational Ministry, B.A.
The bi-vocational ministry major prepares graduates for serving in ministry while simultaneously working in another field. Many churches nationwide are moving toward employing bi-vocational (or co-vocational) pastors who lead the church while also working another job. This major provides a strong foundation in biblical study, theology, teaching/preaching, evangelism, and discipleship and enables a student to prepare for work in another vocational field. Students completing this supplemental major must also complete another full major for a bachelor's degree during their studies at Bethel. The bi-vocational ministry major pairs well with most other majors on campus, including communication, business, marketing, theatre, and graphic design. (Students completing this major will fulfill the course requirements for licensing/ordination in the Missionary Church.)
Program Requirements
Bethel Core
| BIBL 215 | Old Testament Literature | 3 |
| BIBL 216 | New Testament Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 101 | Written Communication II | 3 |
| ENGL 102 | Written Communication III | 3 |
| MATH | College Level Mathematics | 3 |
| PHIL 250 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PSYC 182 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 151 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| THEO 110 | Exploring the Christian Faith | 3 |
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| COMM and Foreign Language | Choose 6 credits from the following: | 6 |
| | Foreign Language (two semesters, recommend Greek or Hebrew) | 6 |
| | OR | |
| | Foreign Language (one semester) | 3 |
| | AND | |
| COMM 171 | Speech Communication | 3 |
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| | Choose two of three options for a total of 6 hours: | 6 |
| | Art/Drama/Music (Recommend MULH 341) | 3 |
| HIST | History Elective | 3 |
| LIT | Literature Elective | 3 |
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| | Choose three credits from the following: | 3 |
| BIOL 115 | Human Biology | 3 |
| | OR | |
| NS 110 | Environmental Science | 3 |
| | OR | |
| NS 291 | Physical World | 3 |
| | OR | |
| | Any BIOL,CHEM, PHYS | 3-4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 42 |
Major Courses
| BIBL 201 | Biblical Interpretation | 3 |
| BIBL 331 | Pentateuch and Historical Books | 3 |
| BIBL 341 | Jesus and the Gospels | 3 |
| MIN 310 | Evangelism & Discipleship | 3 |
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| MIN 441 | Homiletics | 3 |
| | OR | |
| YMN 222 | Effective Teaching in youth Ministry | 3 |
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| THEO 310 | Systematic Theology I | 3 |
| | OR | |
| THEO 313 | Systematic Theology II | 3 |
| | OR | |
| BIBL 423 | Biblical Theology | 3 |
| | Select 6 hours from BIBL, THEO, MIN, YMN, MUWA, PHIL | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 24 |
Electives
A full second major at the bachelor level (excluding the Christian Ministries major) is required, plus electives needed to meet or exceed 120 credit hours.
Total Credit Hours: 120