Undergraduate - Lee University

DEPARTMENT OF BIBLE AND CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES 247
The Department of Bible and Christian Ministries offers majors in
BIBLE AND THEOLOGY, PASTORAL MINISTRY, CHRISTIAN EDU-
CATION, INTERCULTURAL STUDIES and YOUTH MINISTRY. Each
program combines biblical/theological knowledge with practical ministerial
skills enabling students to succeed in graduate and professional studies
as well as in church ministries. The department also serves the university
by providing an eighteen-hour minor to all its graduates. The goal is to
enable all graduates to be conversant in the Christian faith and to begin
integrating the Christian faith in all aspects of their lives and vocations.
Bible 101, 102 and Theology 230 are prerequisites to 300- and 400-
level courses in Bible and Theology.
Official Acceptance into Department
Requirements for acceptance of a student to the Department of
Bible and Christian Ministries are the following:
1. The student shall have completed 45 semester hours and have
sophomore classification.
2. The student must have a 2.0 grade point average in the courses taken
in the department as well as a 2.0 overall grade point average.
3. The student who transfers 45 hours or more may be officially accepted
into the department after the completion of 12 semester hours at
Lee provided he/she has a grade point average of 2.0 in the courses
taken in the department as well as an overall 2.0 grade point average.
4. The student’s conduct and character must be generally acceptable.
PASTORAL MINISTRY
The Pastoral Ministry majors are designed to prepare individuals to
serve in the ministry role of senior, associate and assistant pastor.
Individuals intending to work in other areas of full-time ministry such
as evangelist will also find this major very beneficial due to practical
methodologies and the biblical content. Individuals in the Pastoral
Ministry program can choose between a B.A. or a B.S. The only difference
is the Greek language requirement in the former. Distinctives of
the specialty areas for both are the pastoral seminars, ministry
practicums, Ministry of Worship course and the Church and Social
Problems elective. The pastoral seminars provide for further reflection
on one’s calling and an introduction to spiritual gifts. The practicums
provide for 150 hours of ministry and experience within a local church.
Since worship and social care are key ministry areas and concerns of the
church, the worship and social problems classes provide the opportunity
to study the issues within each and to develop ministry principles based
on biblical guidelines.