Educational Ministries

Campbellsville University's Bachelor of Science (or B.S.) in Educational Ministries prepares men and women for a career in biblical education.

Our rigorous curriculum nurtures faith through ministry, psychology, and church recreation, readying graduates for an educational role in a local congregation. With the educational ministries degree, our goal is to train future teachers and missionaries in Christ. Graduates may become youth pastors, college ministers, counselors, and social workers.

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Campbellsville

Educational Ministries Degrees

B.A. B.S. Minor

To equip the student to nurture faith in a local setting, Campbellsville's Educational Ministries Major requires:

  • 12 hours of biblical language study (B.A. only), including New Testament Greek, Old Testament Hebrew, or an Approved Modern Language.
  • 18-hour Christian Studies Core must also be completed. This six-course area includes Christian Theology, Church History, Spiritual Formation, Art of Reading the Bible, a Christian Studies internship, and an upper-level Old or New Testament course.
  • 21 hours of upper-level prerequisites must be selected from four modules, with courses spanning educational ministries, educational ministries electives, psychology, and church recreation electives.

Campbellsville also offers two further options in Educational Ministries:  Educational Ministries Area (57 hrs), which includes the 18-hour CHS core, 21 hours of Educational Ministries courses, 9 hours of related studies in Psychology, and 12 hours additional Christian Studies courses; Educational Ministries Minor (27 hrs), which includes the 18-hour Christian Studies Core and 9 hours of upper-division Educational Ministries coursework.  For the student who chooses the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree, 12 hours of Biblical language study are required.

Careers in Educational Ministries

  • Pastor/Minister
  • Director of Christian Education
  • Director of Family Ministries
  • Ministries Director
  • Educational Programs Director
  • Program Coordinator
  • Child Life Specialist
  • Youth Pastor
  • Children's Ministry Director
  • Christian School Principal
  • Missions Executive
  • College Educator
School of Theology

School of Theology

The Mission of the School of Theology is to Produce World Changers for Christ. We carry out this task with a wholehearted response of gratitude, worship, and stewardship to God as revealed in Jesus Christ.

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