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Pastoral Theology

The four year Pastoral Theology program is designed to train men to be pastors, evangelists, assistant pastors, church planters, and youth directors. Each student graduates with a double-major in Bible (sixty-six Bible hours), and Pastoral Theology (thirty-four hours of practical theology and Christian Education courses combined). The Pastoral Theology program has a language emphasis and a non-language emphasis track.

 


Freshman Year - First Semester
CE 101.2 Baptist History I
PT 103.2 Personal Evangelism
BI 101.3 Old Testament Survey
BI 103.3 Pentateuch
GE 101.3 English Grammar
.3 Electives
16 Hours

Freshman Year - Second Semester
CE 102.2 Baptist History II, Polity
PT 102.2 Character & Leadership
BI 102.3 New Testament Survey
BI 104.3 Old Testament Historical Books
GE 102.3 English Composition
MI 102.2 Intro to Missions
BI 106.2 General Bible Intro (Inspiration,
Canonicity, Preservation)
17 Hours

Sophomore Year - First Semester
BI 201.3 Bible Doctrines 1
BI 203.3 Life of Christ
BI 205.2 Acts
BI 207.2 Bible Geography
GE 201.3 Public Speaking
.3 Electives
16 Hours

Sophomore Year - Second Semester
BI 202.3 Bible Doctrines 2
BI 204.2 Dispensations
BI 206.2 Poetical Books
PT 202.3 Homiletics
CE 202.1 Contemporary History of Fundamentalism
CE 204.2 Christian Home
MU 220.2 Basic Church Music
.2 Electives
17 Hours

Junior Year- First Semester
BI 301.3 Bible Doctrines 3
BI 303.3 Major Prophets
BI 305.3 Pauline Epistles
BI 307.2 Elementary Greek 1
CE 301.2 Christian Education of Youths
.4 Electives
17 Hours

Junior Year - Second Semester
BI 302.3 Bible Doctrines 4
BI 304.2 Hermeneutics
BI 306.3 Hebrews and General Epistles
BI 308.2 Elementary Greek 2
PT 302.2 Pastoral Counseling
PT 304.3 Starting a New Testament Church
.2 Electives
16 Hours

Before Senior Year
PT 410.5 Pastoral Internship (Before Senior Year)

Senior Year - First Semester
BI 403.2 Minor Prophets
BI 405.3 Romans
BI 407.2 Intermediate Greek 1
BI 409.2 Apologetics (Cults, “Isms”)
PT 401.3 Church Administration
PT 403.2 Expository and Evangelistic Preaching
.2 Electives
16 Hours

Senior Year - Second Semester
BI 402.3 Prophecy
BI 408.2 Intermediate Greek 2
PT 404.2 Pastoral Theology
CE 402.2 Christian Education of Adults
ED 102.3 Philosophy of Christian Education
.2 Electives
14 Hours

The Pastoral Theology Curriculum (Language Emphasis) Includes:
Bible 66
Practical Theology 23
Christian Education 11
General Education 9
Education 3
Missions 2
Music 2
Electives 18
Total Hours 134

NON-LANGUAGE EMPHASIS

NONLANG

Without the specific training in Greek, the non-language emphasis track is designed to train men to be pastors, evangelists, assistant pastors, church planters, and youth directors. Each student graduates with a double-major in Bible (sixty-six Bible hours), and Pastoral Theology (thirty-four hours of practical theology and Christian Education courses combined).

 


Freshman Year - First Semester
CE 101.2 Baptist History I
PT 103.2 Personal Evangelism
BI 101.3 Old Testament Survey
BI 103.3 Pentateuch
GE 101.3 English Grammar
.3 Electives
16 Hours

Freshman Year - Second Semester
CE 102.2 Baptist History II, Polity
PT 102.2 Character & Leadership
BI 102.3 New Testament Survey
BI 104.3 Old Testament Historical Books
GE 102.3 English Composition
MI 102.2 Intro to Missions
BI 106.2 General Bible Intro (Inspiration,
Canonicity, Preservation)
17 Hours

Sophomore Year - First Semester
BI 201.3 Bible Doctrines 1
BI 203.3 Life of Christ
BI 205.2 Acts
BI 207.2 Bible Geography
GE 201.3 Public Speaking
.3 Electives
16 Hours

Sophomore Year - Second Semester
BI 202.3 Bible Doctrines 2
BI 204.2 Dispensations
BI 206.2 Poetical Books
PT 202.3 Homiletics
CE 202.1 Contemporary History of Fundamentalism
CE 204.2 Christian Home
MU 220.2 Basic Church Music
.2 Electives
17 Hours

Junior Year- First Semester
BI 301.3 Bible Doctrines 3
BI 303.3 Major Prophets
BI 305.3 Pauline Epistles
BI 309.2 Genesis
CE 301.2 Christian Education of Youths
.4 Electives
17 Hours

Junior Year - Second Semester
BI 302.3 Bible Doctrines 4
BI 304.2 Hermeneutics
BI 306.3 Hebrews and General Epistles
PT 308.2 Second man
PT 302.2 Pastoral Counseling
PT 304.3 Starting a New Testament Church
.2 Electives
16 Hours

Before Senior Year
PT 410.5 Pastoral Internship (Before Senior Year)

Senior Year - First Semester
BI 403.2 Minor ProphetsBI 405.3 Romans
BI 409.2 Apologetics (Cults, “Isms”)
PT 401.3 Church Administration
PT 403.2 Expository and Evangelistic Preaching
.4 Electives
16 Hours

Senior Year - Second Semester
BI 402.3 Prophecy
CE 406.2 Lives of Great Baptists
PT 404.2 Pastoral Theology
CE 402.2 Christian Education of Adults
ED 102.3 Philosophy of Christian Education
.2 Electives
14 Hours

The Pastoral Theology Curriculum (Non-Language) Includes:
Course Hours
Bible 60
Practical Theology 26
Christian Education 13
General Education 9
Education 3
Missions 2
Music 2
Electives 19
Total Hours 134

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