Christian Ministries--Missions Track Course Descriptions
Below we have listed for you course descriptions for the courses that make up the Missions Track. If you have further questions, you may speak with one of the following professors who teach in the major: Dr. Byron Curtis, Dr. Robert Frazier, Dr. Esther Meek, Dr. Scott Shidemantle, Dr. Dean Smith and Dr. Jonathan Watt.

3 hours in Bible Interpretation:
BIB 200 How to Read the Bible (3 hours) This course provides a general overview to the principles of interpretation.

9 hours in Bible content courses, including at least three hours in Old Testament and three hours in New Testament, selected from:
BIB 301 "Old Testament Prophecy" (3) Theological and ethical content, with attention to the original life-settings and contemporary relevance of the prophetic literature. Prerequisite: BIB 112, 113, and 200 or permission of instructor.

BIB 302 "Wisdom Literature" (3) The wisdom tradition in Israel and the ancient Near East, with special emphasis on Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes. rerequisite: BIB 112, 113, and 200 or permission of instructor.

BIB 303 "Old Testament Studies" (3) Various topics in the Old Testament. Gives opportunity to study the book of Psalms or a more in-depth examination of some of the Pentateuch or history books. Prerequisite: BIB 112, 113, and 200 or permission of instructor.

BIB 310 "New Testament Epistles" (3) In-depth study of various epistles. Prerequisite: BIB 112, 113, and 200 or permission of instructor.

BIB 312 "Gospel Studies" (3) In-depth study of one of the gospels. Prerequisite: BIB 112, 113, and 200 or permission of instructor.

BIB 314 "New Testament Studies" (3) Study various New Testament books not covered in other courses such as Hebrews, Revelation, and Acts. Prerequisite: BIB 112, 113, and 200 or permission of instructor.

3 hours in Philosophy selected from:
PHI 310 "Christian Understanding of Life" (3) Classical Christian worldview of ethics, religion, and human nature.

PHI 318 "Philosophy of World Religions" (3)

3 hours in Evangelism:
MIN 210 "Evangelism" (3) A study of the Theology, the Theory and the Practice of Evangelism. Prerequisites: BIB 112 and BIB 113.

9 hours in Missions from:
LIN 219 "General Linguistics" (3) Basic elements of phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. Offered first semester.

LIN 220 "Applied Linguistics" (3) Issues and topics in historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, and phsycholinguistics. Offered second semester. Prerequisite: LIN 219.

ANT 201 "Introduction to Anthropology" (3) General survey of cultural anthropology in which different cultural groups are studied. Particular emphasis is placed on implications of cultural variations for Christian missions. Offered every other year.

ANT 215 "Personality in Society and Culture" (3) Development of culturally prescrubed ways of thinking, feeling, and acting. Offered periodically.

ANT 219 "World Christian Movement" (3) Selected types of societies, both past and present, that represent varying levels of cultural development. Cros-cultural and Christian approach to case studies. Offered periodically.

3 hours in Theology selected from:
BIB 320 "Special Topics in Theology" (3) Various theological topics.

BIB 322 "Calvin's Institutes" (3) A survey of the theological concepts in John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion with an introduction to the life and ministry of John Calvin.

BIB 325 "Biblical Theology" (3) Dominant motifs of biblical literature, emphasizing biblical texts, with some review of theological literature and methods. Prerequisite: BIB 112 and 113

3 hours in Church History:
BIB 350 "History of the Christian Church" (3) Origin and spread of Christianity from the time of the apostles to the end of the 1900's, with special emphasis on doctrinal formulations. Prerequisite: HUM 203

6 hours in Practicum:
MIN 492 "Missions Practicum" (6) This is a practicum involving guided experiences in cross-cultural outreach.