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College of Bible & Ministry List of Programs
Dean: Monte Cox, Ph.D.
Associate Dean: Daniel Stockstill, Ph.D.
Professors:
Thomas C. Alexander, Ph.D.
Jerry Bowling, Ph.D.
Joe Brumfield, Ed.D.
Eddie Cloer, D.Min.
Ross Cochran, Ph.D.
Monte Cox, Ph.D.
Dean
Mike Ireland, D.Min.
Dale W. Manor, Ph.D.
Lewis L. Moore, Ph.D.
Chair of Marriage and Family Therapy
Sherry Pollard, Ed.D.
Vann Rackley, Ph.D.
William Richardson, D.Min.
Director of the Center for Advanced Ministry Training
Daniel B. Stockstill, Ph.D.
Associate Dean
Philip Thompson, D.Min.
Director of the Center for Preaching
Randy Willingham, D.Min.
Director of the Center for Spiritual Leadership
Associate Professors:
Scott E. Adair, D.Min.
Director of the Center for Family Ministries
G. Scot Crenshaw, Ph.D.
Shawn Z. Daggett, Th.D.
Director of the Center for World Missions
R. Allen Diles, Th.D.
Justin Moore, Ph.D.
Jessee Robertson, Ph.D.
Devin Swindle, D.Min.
Kevin J. Youngblood, Ph.D.
Assistant Professors:
Andrew Baker, Ph.D.
Director of the Mitchell Center for Leadership & Ministry
James S. Bury, M.R.E.
Lee Edwards, M.A.
Nathan Guy, M.Phil.
Kraig Martin, Ph.D.
Bruce McLarty, D.Min.
University President
Daniel Oden, Ph.D.
Peter Rice, Ph.D.
Anessa Westbrook, D.Min.
Timothy P. Westbrook, Ph.D.
Director of the Center for Distance Education in Bible & Ministry
Dan Williams, Ph.D.
Vice President for Church Relations
Instructors
Jorday Guy, M.Div.
Gary Jackson, M.A.
Mac S. Sandlin, M.Div.
Missionaries in Residence:
Marvin Crowson, B.A. (Domestic)
O’Neal Tankersley, B.A. (International)
Assisting from Other Colleges:
Michael Claxton, Ph.D.
Steve Cooper, Ph.D.
Cliff Ganus III, D.M.A.
Jerry Myhan, M.S.N.
Jon Singleton, Ph.D.
The College of Bible and Ministry at Harding University seeks to lead all students to know, live and share God’s Word and to understand, love and serve God’s world through and beyond their chosen vocation.
Bible major transfer policies: Students who transfer from other colleges or universities and who major in Bible are required to take 10 upper-level hours in Bible at Harding. Six of these must be in the Old and New Testament divisions and the remaining four distributed according to the recommendation of the dean.
Schools of preaching: Students wishing to transfer from schools of preaching and/or graduates from two-year schools of preaching who enter Harding may apply for up to 40 hours of credit in Bible, biblical languages and missions courses. The process for validating the transferred credit follows University policies found in the Course Policies section.
Bible and Ministry Core*
All first majors in the College of Bible and Ministry share a uniform core of classes that serve as foundational to all future ministry pursuits. The purpose of the core is to equip all majors with basic tools and knowledge for ministry. The College of Bible and Ministry core consists of:
Bible and Ministry Core
*The core does not apply to Leadership and Ministry Second Majors or BMIN.
Special Notes for Majors in the College of Bible and Ministry
- Hours in Bible required as part of the Liberal Arts component of the degree are included in the respective majors in the College of Bible and Ministry.
- Majors are encouraged to take courses in the College of Bible and Ministry with variable credit for 2 hours so that more courses may be taken unless required otherwise by the program of study.
- Biblical language courses may satisfy the equivalent textual study. Contact the College of Bible and Ministry for additional information.
- Unless an additional Bible major is sought, only 12 hours above the minimum for the major can be applied toward the 128 hours for graduation, though students may elect to take more than these 12 hours.
- Bible majors are expected to take BMIS 280 The World Christian to fulfill 3 hours of Global Perspectives. Bible and Missions majors must take BMIS 386 Missionary Anthropology instead of BMIS 280. BMIS 280 is included as one of the requirements for the Bible and Preaching major.
The Center for Advanced Ministry (CAMT) training offers an accelerated program within the College of Bible and Ministry that provides ministry training for nontraditional students (age 24 and older), leading to a Bachelor of Ministry degree .
The CAMT baccalaureate program is a two-year to three-year cohort experience depending on the student’s prior university-level preparation. Students must meet all admission requirements to Harding and CAMT. They must pass all courses in the BMIN curriculum and the specified Liberal Arts courses at the required standards outlined below. The student must also meet all of Harding’s graduation requirements. Students take one or two classes each semester that are exclusive to students in the program. Students participate in a daily chapel program together and are paired with mentors in local congregations for a practical ministry apprentice program.
Provisional admission is granted to students who have little or no prior university-level coursework. Full acceptance is granted after students have completed a minimum of 30 credit hours (either in-residence hours earned at Harding and/or transfer hours), 22 credit hours of which must be general education courses from the liberal arts program , including 6 hours of English Composition.
College of Bible & Ministry Graduate  Programs of Study
Program Descriptions
Located on two campuses—in Searcy, AR and in Memphis, TN—where the goal of education is to lead to an understanding and philosophy of life consistent with Christian ideals, the study of the Bible provides vital foundational training for becoming and growing as a Christian servant.
The Harding School of Theology in Memphis has a separate catalog, where interested parties can obtain more information about the following programs: Master of Arts (New Testament, Old Testament, History or Doctrine), Master of Arts in Christian Ministry, Master of Arts in Counseling, Master of Divinity, and Doctor of Ministry.
The College of Bible and Ministry, located on the Searcy campus, offers several degree programs at the graduate level presented from a Christian perspective and worldview with the goal of equipping God’s people for effective ministry:
Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy: For more than 80 years, family values have been stressed to Harding undergraduate students. The University demonstrates its commitment even further by offering a challenging master’s program in marriage and family therapy. The goal is to provide quality training that prepares MSMFT graduates to serve as counseling ministers in congregations, as counselors in community mental health agencies, as counselors in private mental health practices, and in various other capacities in psychotherapeutic settings. Degree requirements include 60 semester hours of coursework, 100 hours of faculty supervision, and 500 hours of client contact.
Master of Ministry: All Christians are called to ministry. By God’s design, they are to be equipped for their ministries by certain individuals whom Christ has given to the church specifically for this purpose. It has been observed that the number of ministers equipped to serve in local congregations is declining. In recognition of this growing need for capable ministers in the church, Harding University offers the Master of Ministry, a 36-hour non-thesis program, for promoting mastery in ministry-equipping people as congregational servants who can fully participate in building up the body of Christ. Additional graduate offerings in the fields of ministry, counseling, and theology are available at our Memphis location.
Harding University’s College of Bible and Ministry is located in the McInteer Building on the University campus in Searcy.
Faculty
Dean: Monte Cox, Ph.D.
Professors:
Jerry Bowling, Ph.D.
Joe Brumfield, Ed.D.
Ross Cochran, Ph.D.
Monte Cox, Ph.D.
Dean
Lewis L. Moore, Ph.D.
Chair of Marriage and Family Therapy/Mental Health Counseling
Cheryl K. Pollard, Ed.D.
Vann Rackley, Ph.D.
William Richardson, D.Min.
Director of the Center for Advanced Ministry Training
Daniel Stockstill, Ph.D.
Associate Dean
Randy Willingham, D.Min.
Director of the Center for Spiritual Leadership
Associate Professors:
Scott Adair, Ph.D.
Scot Crenshaw, Ph.D.
Justin Moore, Ph.D.
Philip Thompson, D.Min.
Kevin Youngblood, Ph.D.
Assistant Professors:
Klay Bartee, Ph.D.
Tim Westbrook, Ph.D.
Assisting from Other Departments:
Professors:
Dwight Ireland, Ed.D.
Forrest Smith, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor:
Kelly Elander, M.A.
Mission of the College of Bible and Ministry Graduate Programs
The mission of the College of Bible and Ministry graduate programs is to equip God’s people for effective ministry. This mission complements the mission of the College of Bible and Ministry which seeks to lead all students to know, live, and share God’s Word; and to understand, love and serve God’s world through and beyond their chosen vocation.
Currently, two master-degree programs are offered to prepare students for opportunities in counseling from a Christian perspective and worldview. The third master’s program better prepares students to serve in a variety of ministry positions within local communities and/or congregations.
The motto of Harding University is “Developing Christian Servants.” In the College of Bible and Ministry we strive to ensure that every one of our graduates meets this goal. In order to accomplish this mission, we are committed to:
- Awakening and deepening students’ faith in God, and in the Bible as the revelation of His will;
- Motivating students to study the Bible within a context of sound interpretation;
- Training and motivating students for service in the local church, for Christian living, and for communicating their faith to others; and
- Training students for service in ministry settings, including preaching, missions, religious education, youth ministry, teaching the Bible in an academic setting, and vocational ministry.
Accreditation
The College of Bible and Ministry is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association as part of Harding University.
Programs of Study
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