Bachelor of Arts (BA), Student Ministry
Your Degree
If you have a passion for reaching today’s young people, equipping them to know and follow Jesus, and learn more about Scripture and the mission of the church, then student ministry is the right major for you.
Your Facilities
The facility includes classrooms and conference space, including the Drew Conference Center, which accommodates 200, and faculty offices for the College of Christian Studies and College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Named for W. Floyd and Shirley Whitfield.
Your Career
Each Christian studies faculty member affirms 1) the Baptist Faith and Message 2000, 2) the Chicago Statement on Inerrancy, and 3) The Danvers Statement on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.
Call to Ministry Scholarship
This annual award of $17,000 is offered to select incoming students who major in a Christian ministry degree at Charleston Southern University. It is renewable, for a total of nearly $70,000 in financial aid. To be eligible, applicants must declare a traditional major from the College of Christian Studies, and recipients must commit to remaining at CSU through graduation.
Seminary Pathway
Charleston Southern University has agreements with many seminaries nationwide which offers CSU Christian studies majors the opportunity to complete both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in under six years. Currently, these seminaries include:
- Gateway Baptist Theological Seminary (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Kansas City, Mo.)
- New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (New Orleans, La.)
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (Wake Forest, N.C.)
- Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Fort Worth, Texas)
- Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, Ky.)
Logos for Life
The College of Christian Studies has a new partnership with Logos Bible Software. The Logos partnership will give Christian Studies majors, minors, and students enrolling in courses beyond the survey-level courses access to a powerful Bible study and research platform. Using the Logos app, which can be accessed by computer, tablet, and phone, students will have access to an online theological library. Students are also able to take class notes in Logos.
Student Ministry Courses
As an Student Ministry major, you’ll take courses like:
- Christian Discipleship
- Hermeneutics
- Systematic Theology I & II
- Student Ministry Programming
- Student Ministry in Theory and Practice
Student Ministry Career
Graduates are equipped for a variety of career paths.
- Student Minister
- Pastor
- Teacher
- Chaplain
- Scholar
- Any professional religious service
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