Bible and Ministry Major (BIBM), BA

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 36 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete the 47-hour Liberal Arts  program. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

• 8 hours of Scripture, Truth, and Ethics are satisfied in the major.
• BMIS 3000  or BMIS 3080  satisfies 3 hours of Self and Society.

Bible and Ministry Core: 51 Hours

All Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) majors in the College of Bible & 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:

• BFAM 3000 - Christian Teaching Credit Hours: 3
• BHIS 3060 - History of Renewal Movements Credit Hours: 3
• BIB 2020 - Biblical Interpretation Credit Hours: 3
• BIB 4010 - Critical Issues in the Old Testament and New Testament Credit Hours: 3
• BIB 4020 - Biblical Theology Credit Hours: 3
• BMIN 2080 - Foundations for Ministry Credit Hours: 3
• BMIN 3010 - Christian Counseling Credit Hours: 3
• BMIN 3050/3050L - Introduction to Preaching Credit Hours: 3
• BMIN 4050 - Ministry Internship Credit Hours: 1
• BNEW 1010 - Life and Teachings of Jesus (Gospels) Credit Hours: 2
• BNEW 1030 - Faith and Mission of the Church (Acts through Revelation) Credit Hours: 2
• BNEW 3100-3109 - New Testament Seminar in Text/Genre Credit Hours: 3
• BOLD 2010 - Creation and Kingdom (Genesis through Esther) Credit Hours: 2
• BOLD 2030 - Wisdom and Prophets (Job through Malachi) Credit Hours: 2
• BOLD 3100-3109 - Old Testament Seminar in Text/Genre Credit Hours: 3
• GRK 1010 - Elementary Greek Credit Hours: 3

• or HEB 1010 - Elementary Hebrew Credit Hours: 3  

• GRK 1020 - Elementary Greek Credit Hours: 3

• or HEB 1020 - Elementary Hebrew Credit Hours: 3  

• GRK 3000-3001 - Intermediate Readings Credit Hours: 3

• or HEB 3000 - Intermediate Hebrew Readings Credit Hours: 3     

• PHIL 3010 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit Hours: 3

Ministry Requirements: 18 Hours

• BMIN 3090 - Congregational Ministry Credit Hours: 3
• BMIN 4000 - Capstone in Christian Ministry Credit Hours: 3
• BMIS 3000 - The World Christian Credit Hours: 3

• or BMIS 3080 - Missionary Anthropology Credit Hours: 3  

• An additional 3 upper-level hours of text (BNEW or BOLD) beyond the core
• 6 upper-level hours from the College of Bible and Ministry

Electives: 23 Hours

Total Hours: 128