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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Courts Redford Division of Christian Ministry


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The Division of Christian Ministry offers four majors: Biblical Studies, Church Ministry, Missions, and Student Ministry. The Division also offers a number of minors. For Church Music (B.M. degree), see the listing under the Division of The Arts  in the Geneva Casebolt College of Arts and Social Sciences .

Courses in the division stress the development of ministry skills for pastors, student ministers, other staff positions, and missionaries, as well as for lay ministry. The division’s purpose is to equip students for ministry in the local church and around the world. In addition to the general education, graduation, and core requirements, majors must complete the following requirements.

Mission Statement

The Courts Redford Division of Christian Ministry endeavors from a Christian perspective to teach students the Bible, our Christian heritage, and spiritual formation, and to prepare students for ministry.

Vision Statement

The Courts Redford Division of Christian Ministry accomplishes its mission by:

  1. Providing introductory courses for each SBU student in the Bible and spiritual formation.
  2. Providing an introduction to the basic tools of ministry.
  3. Mentoring church vocation students to clarify their call and to live Christ-centered lives.
  4. Preparing students to fulfill the Great Commission.

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