With a Christian Ministries degree, you’ll experience personal transformation while gaining the relevant skills to serve wherever you’re called.
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Delivery
Online
Finish in as few as
18-20 months
Estimated cost per credit
$430
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Experiential learning
You’ll apply your skills in a Christian ministry practicum, where you’ll do hands-on work supervised by an experienced mentor.
Prepare for seminary
The Christian Ministries program will equip you with a solid foundation for seminary or graduate education, including at Bethel Seminary.
Experienced Christian faculty
You’ll be mentored and supported by mature Christian professors who believe in formation, not indoctrination.
Character development
As a ministry student, you’ll learn how to sustain a vibrant, transformative relationship with God.
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Learning that fits your life.
At Bethel, you’ll experience personal and spiritual transformation that will equip you for a lifetime of meaningful, effective service. Our B.A. in Christian Ministries is an online education program that teaches you to lead from the inside out, developing your personal, internal walk with God first as an integral part of your external actions and service to Him.
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Coming to Bethel has been a blessing and a great learning experience for me. The Christian ministry program at Bethel is having a tremendous impact on my life and ministry setting. I feel more equipped, empowered and ready to serve.
Jerry Daidii '15Current job: Pastor
Career Outcomes
Wondering what you can do with a Christian Ministries degree?
The B.A. in Christian Ministries program will provide you with a solid foundation in biblical studies and biblical theology, while inspiring life transformation in the process. You’ll be prepared for seminary, graduate school, or a variety of ministry leadership roles.
Careers
Whether bi-vocationally or serving full time, our graduates pursue:
- Pastoral ministry in urban, suburban, or rural settings
- Youth or children’s ministry
- Worship leadership
- Lay counseling
- Prayer ministry
- Christian education in church settings
- Community ministry
- Missions work
- Chaplaincy
- Faith-based nonprofits and other parachurch ministries
- Christian leadership
(Some of these careers require additional master’s level graduate or seminary degrees.)
Graduate Fields
Our graduates go on to study:
- Master of Divinity
- Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy
- Master of Arts in Ministry Practice
- Master of Arts in Theological Studies
- Master of Arts in Christian Thought
- Master of Arts in Strategic Leadership
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