Leadership is facilitating God-designed growth in the people and organizations in our sphere of influence. The Christian Leadership (A.S.) program is designed to lay the foundation for a lifetime of effective biblical leadership in the personal and professional life of the student.
Students who complete this degree program will be able to:
- Demonstrate core skills to engage and interpret the Bible accurately as the foundational source of truth for life and leadership.
- Exercise leadership that encourages and facilitates collaborative learning at all levels of the organization.
- Apply a solid understanding of organizations that creates and maintains a productive community of growth-oriented learners.
- Develop comprehensive strategies using skills in evaluation, adaptation, and integration of new and existing strategies for the efficient and effective pursuit of organizational goals.
- Recruit, develop, and mobilize staff and volunteers as effective teams.
All courses are transferrable into the Bachelor of Science in Christian Leadership program.
Total Program Hours: 60 Credit Hours
Arts & Sciences Core (27 Credit Hours)
Christianity & Contexts
- BIB100 Principles of Bible Study
- BIB111 Old Testament Survey
- BIB112 New Testament Survey
- THE120 Foundations for Christian Living or COU209 Spiritual Formation & Identity
Arts & Sciences Focus Electives
- Communication & Information Literacy Elective
- Critical Thinking & Creativity Elective
- Civic & Global Engagement Elective
- Contextualization (Social & Scientific) Elective
- Computation (Quantitative Reasoning) Elective
Christian Leadership Focus (27 Credit Hours)
- LDR301 Foundations of Leadership
- MIN401 Dynamics of Discipleship
- MIN402 Introduction to Impact Ministry Leadership
- MIN403 Principles of Strategic Thinking
- MIN404 Developing Dynamic Teams
- Select four (4) additional Focus Electives* — 12 credits — from our LDR, MIN, CAM, MIS, or YTH course offerings.
*Students who complete all four Focus Electives from a single ministry specialization (CAM, MIS, YTH) will have that concentration listed on their official transcript. Students who mix Focus Electives across multiple disciplines complete the degree requirements but do not have a concentration listed on their transcript.
Free Electives (6 Credit Hours)
Select any two (2) courses from the catalog to broaden, focus, and/or strategically integrate your Biblical Studies skillset. Also consider selecting courses that meet requirements in our Bachelor Degree programs to maintain future flexibility.