Why Major in Christian Ministries Studies?
Become a ministry leader and apply your sense of adventure, 对人的热情, and desire to lead a life of significance and service. North Park’s Christian Ministries Studies (CMS) major offers a practical ministry experience centered on being:
Formation-focused — intentional towards forming Christian character, vision, and values.
Biblically-saturated — embracing the whole of Scripture to shape, motivate, and guide the work of ministry.
面向全球的 — directed toward God’s mission meeting the needs of the whole world.
由 — serving and inhabiting the city through practicums, internships, and city excursions.
Interculturally-competent — practicing skillful intercultural communication while embracing and committing to diversity, 包容, 以及社会公正.
部专门化
Students develop ministry capacities in their chosen area of specialization. 省专业, taught by practioners working in their field of expertise, train students in several areas of ministry leadership including:
- 当地教会事工
- 全球事工领导
- 露营的领导
- 跨文化领导
- 青年事工领导
- 下一代事工
- 教堂种植
专攻营地 & 退修部领导
Christian Ministries Studies is offering a 14-credit Specialization that begins this spring semester 2021 with the online course CMS 4500 Introduction to Camp & 退修部领导. Non-majors are welcome to take the Camp & 退修部领导 Specialization and to minor in CMS. Taking CMS 4500 is a great way to check out the Christian Ministries Studies major! Professor Erik Strom will teach the online course and is the Director of Covenant Point Camp.
注册 CMS 4500 - 01. 电子邮件 Dr. Seversen for permission to waive the prerequisite.
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North Park University Trains Students to be Future Ministry Leaders
Students develop their spiritual formation and a comprehensive ministry skill set in new Christian Ministries Studies (CMS) major.
应用神学
The CMS program emphasizes the importance of the development of both ministry thinking and ministry doing.
Ministry thinking reflects theologically on the work of the church; ministry doing addresses the necessity to serve Christ in and for the world.
门徒领导
Potential ministry leaders cultivate a deeper discipleship after Jesus from which healthy Christian ministry leadership develops. Students will be well-prepared to be healthy leaders in their chosen ministry specialty. We believe developing disciples develops leaders.
跨文化交往
基于感兴趣的特定领域, CMS connects students to ministry opportunities in urban, 郊区, 农村环境. 本地及国际实习, 志愿者和/或有报酬的事工, further the mission of God to the whole earth — serving the margins of society while spanning geographies.
圣经关于地点的形成
CMS顶点课程, “圣经关于地点的形成” is designed to awaken a student’s imagination of the biblical world as a lived experience. 通过探索圣经的土地, on-location ministry majors will build a foundation for life that embodies the Bible’s message for the continuously changing circumstances of the 21st century world. The course will transport students from Old Testament Israel to the New Testament Church. With this embodied knowledge and first-hand encounters, students build a solid foundation for life-long biblical ministry and leadership.