The tuition is $198.00 per 3 credit course which is $66.00 per credit.
You can take any of these courses below from our six BBS degree plans without enrolling in a degree program. You can enroll in your chosen concentration later and apply this course to your degree program.
1.) APTH 4675: Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God
This course is a wonderful investigation of God’s call to live in spirit and in truth. You will learn the importance of the illumination of scripture and the application of revelation knowledge as a means to living the victorious Spirit-filled life. Key topics include an examination of the limitations of reasoned (human) knowledge, the role of theology and doctrine, and the place of revelation knowledge in renewing the mind.
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2.) BIBL 4481: Survey of the Book of Acts
As the Book of Acts documents the birth and development of a faith-based in the resurrected Christ, this course traces the spread of the gospel by and through the original Apostles. Key topics include the historical development of Christianity, challenges, and obstacles to the first evangelists, and the ministry of the Holy Spirit in evangelism.
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3.) COMM 3785: Christian Apologetics: Understand Why You Believe
This course provides an introduction to apologetics, the study of the defense of the Christian faith. Students will learn how to identify and respond to common challenges to Christianity, such as the problem of evil, the reliability of the Bible, and the existence of God. They will also learn how to articulate the Christian worldview in a way that is both persuasive and engaging.
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4.) MINN 3245: Hermeneutics of the Bible – Interpreting the Bible.
Hermeneutics is the study of the principles and methods of interpretation. In this course, students will learn about the different approaches to interpretation, including the historical-grammatical method, the literary method, and the postmodern method. They will also learn about the importance of context, genre, and authorial intent in interpretation. Students will be able to apply these principles to their own interpretation of biblical texts.
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5.) COMM 3780: Communicating Christian Faith- Personal Evangelism
This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to communicate the Christian faith effectively and win souls for Christ. Students will learn how to share their faith with others, how to answer common objections to Christianity, and how to lead others to Christ.
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6.) MINN 4455: Homiletics 101: Sermon Preparation
This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to preach biblically faithful and engaging sermons. Students will learn the principles of sermon preparation, delivery, and evaluation.
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7.) EVAN 3500: Preaching the Word of God
This course provides the practices and processes of effective preaching. Key topics include presentation and communication skills through the leading of the Holy Spirit, contemporaneous, spontaneous speaking, and connecting with others on a personal level.
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8.) MINN 4355: The Touch of Christ: Ministering to the Broken
Ministering to the Broken is a course that will explore the biblical and theological foundations of ministry to the brokenhearted. The course will also examine the practical aspects of ministering to those who are hurting, including how to listen, how to pray, and how to offer hope and comfort.
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9.) MLDS 3350: Leading in the Spirit of Humility: Servant Leadership
This course will take a look at God’s plan for leadership in His Church. Every major passage of Scripture dealing with the subject will be carefully studied. You will also study various materials on the subject to understand the essentials of cultivating a servant’s heart.
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10.) EVAN 4690: Church Planting
Creating new local churches has historically been an important component of evangelism. This course explores the process and structure of creating new churches. Church Planting is a course designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to plant and grow a healthy church.
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11.) MINN 4703: Managing Church Growth
This course provides strategies, processes, and practices for managing church growth. Key topics include staffing the growing church, developing church growth strategies, ethics of church growth, and developing a biblical view of church growth.
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12.) EVAN 4900: Studies in Radical Evangelism
This course uses the case study method to examine extraordinary evangelical events and people. We will be exploring the lives of several evangelists such as John Wesley, William Booth and others.
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13.) HIST 3255: Comparative World Religions
Comparative World Religions is a course that explores the major world religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Confucianism, and Taoism. The course will examine the history, beliefs, and practices of each religion, as well as their impact on the world. Students will learn about the similarities and differences between the religions, and how they have shaped the cultures in which they are practiced.
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14.) EVAN 3650: Evangelism Methods
This course will explore the different methods of evangelism that are available to Christians. It will cover the history of evangelism, the biblical foundations of evangelism, the theological issues related to evangelism, and the different methods of evangelism that are available to Christians. The course will also include a study of the different challenges that Christians face when they are trying to evangelize and the different rewards that Christians can experience when they are involved in evangelism.
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15.) PHIL 3211: Philosophy of Evangelism
Philosophy of Evangelism is a course that will explore the philosophical foundations of evangelism. The course will examine the different ways in which evangelism has been understood throughout history, and it will consider the different arguments for and against evangelism. The course will also explore the role of evangelism in contemporary society.
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16.) BUS 3375: God’s Idea of Business: Ministry in the Marketplace
This dynamic course will introduce you to the study of ministry as a calling and a life of service in the marketplace. The Holy Spirit has a definite place in the world of business and this course will expose the myths associated with the definition of “full-time Christian service.”
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17.) BUS 4510: Ethics and Values for Success: Integrity in the Marketplace
In this dynamic course, you’ll discover the biblical blueprint for understanding and building integrity in the marketplace. Using real-world case study examples, and applying solid biblical principles, this course explores the components of true success, including doing what you say you’re going to do, serving your clientele, making ethical decisions, accepting responsibility for your actions, communicating honestly, and encouraging teamwork.
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18.) COMM 4475: God’s Place in Popular Culture, Entertainment and Media
In this course, you’ll explore the role of Christian faith in popular culture—modern entertainment, information, and communication media. Key topics include the respective influence of Christianity in the modern media, characters, and themes from a Christian perspective, and the church’s response to the rise of the entertainment economy.
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19.) COUN 3175: The Three Battlegrounds of Spiritual Warfare:
This course explores the dynamics of the three arenas of spiritual warfare that you will face as a maturing Christian: the mind, the church, and the heavenly places. It will provide you with a foundation of insight, wisdom, and discernment on the nature of the battle and the keys to your victory in Christ.
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20.) MINN 3200: Finding Your Purpose: Understanding the Five-Fold Ministry
This course is an in-depth examination of the ministry gifts of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers. Jesus gave gifts to men. Discover how these gifts function together in the church “to prepare God’s people for works of service.” This study will help you further understand God’s call on your life.
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21.) MINN 3725: Fulfilling Your Financial Destiny: Claiming Your Inheritance
This course will give you the knowledge and Scriptural support for the belief that God delights in the prosperity of His people. The primary objective of this course is to understand that true prosperity is meant to extend the kingdom by giving to those in need and fulfilling the call that God has placed in your heart as a believer.
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22.) MINN 4675: The Joseph-Daniel Calling: Kingdom Entrepreneurship
In much the same way as Joseph and Daniel in the Bible, God is calling men and women of influence and power in the workplace to serve strategically for His purposes. This course will address the dynamics of this calling, God’s economy, and the challenges of these uniquely called Josephs and Daniels.
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23.) MLDS 3850: Gifted to Succeed: God’s Design Leadership
This course is about unleashed Biblical leadership. Since Biblical leadership is determined by our ability to reflect the character and nature of the God we serve, we are compelled to have as clear a picture as possible of our God. When we look beneath the placid surface of common systematic theology, we find a God who is far more volatile, far more compassionate, far more mysterious and for more dangerous than the God who is defined by carefully crafted discussions of divine attributes. This course will confront you with these realities.
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24.) PHIL 3255: Developing a Global Worldview: World Religious Perspectives
This course will give you a practical historical and comparative survey of the principal beliefs and practices of the world’s major religions. You will study the religions of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Shinto and Taoism as well as other major worldviews.
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25.) APTH 3650: Kingdom Dynamics: Living According to the Kingdom
This course will help define what the Gospel of the Kingdom is, and how we can live in the principles and attitudes of the Kingdom more fully. You will examine the Sermon on the Mount, which has been called the Manifesto of the King. We will take a verse-by-verse examination of this to see how we should be developing in character as its citizens, and what the relationship of the Kingdom of Heaven is to the world.
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26.) YPAS 3355: The Sociology of Youth
This course explores adolescent sociology from a biblical perspective. Human growth from early adolescence to early adulthood is emphasized.
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27.) YPAS 3455: Current Issues in Youth Ministry
This course investigates key issues facing youth pastors. Key topics include contemporary youth culture movements, challenges to youth ministry, and the foundations of ministry in the face of a hostile or indifferent age.
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28.) YPAS 3890: The Young Minister: A Study of Timothy
The life and early career of Timothy are examined via historical documentation, especially the Pauline letters. Timothy’s role as a young minister in an isolated, secular age forms the basis of timeless youth ministry principles.
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29.) YPAS 4596: Organizing Youth Ministry
This course provides an overview of organizational strategies for youth ministry. Key topics include staffing the youth ministry, special challenges of the youth pastor staff, turnover in youth ministry, and developing a biblical mindset for growth in youth ministry.
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30. YPAS 4611: Strategies for Youth Evangelism
In this course, learners will work on faculty-guided projects to develop and execute strategies for youth evangelism in an appropriate setting.
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31.) YPAS 4923 Urban Youth Ministry
The youth pastor’s role in urban ministry is investigated. The unique inner-city environment faced by urban youths and their reactions to it are emphasized.
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32.) APTH 4685: Creativity and the Spirit
As a creative individual, the key to the release of creativity is close communion and connection with God. We were made by God as creative beings; therefore, through the power of the Holy Spirit, we are his instruments and vessels as an expression of His creativity to the world.
33.) BIBL 4281: Poetry for the Heart: A Study of the Book of Psalms
This course is designed to broaden your understanding of the book of Psalms. It will provide you with an in depth historical overview of the psalms. The course emphasizes the occasions in which the psalms are written, as well as how they can be applied today.
34.) HUM 4700: The Role of the Christian Artist
In the ‘Christian world’ of our modern culture, the artist is often put aside as irrelevant; however, God has created the artist to be a vessel of His own creativity, revelation, and beauty. This course will bring you closer to God with an understanding of His purpose for the artist as a communicator of His message in the creative arts (music, literature, film, drama, dance, and the visual arts).
35.) MUS 4280: The Music of Faith
This course presents the concepts and characteristics that form great music evaluated from a Christian perspective. Key concepts include the theory and underlying structure of music. Developments in music are also traced from a spiritual and cultural perspective.
36.) MUS 4320: History of Christian and Gospel Music
This course presents the historical development of Christian and Gospel music from its early foundations in America and throughout the 20th century. Developments are also traced from a spiritual and cultural perspective.
37.) MUS 4400: Worship Songwriting and Composition
This course will teach you the basics of songwriting and the precepts of creating songs unto the Lord to be used in corporate worship settings.
38.) WOR 4100: The Heart of True Worship
The heart of true worship explains what worship and praise really are in your life as a believer. Among the many ways of worshipping God in “spirit and truth,” this course will discuss the ministry of the priesthood and how it now relates to you as a born again child of God in entering into a deeper and richer intimacy with Him.
39.) WOR 4200: Developing an Atmosphere of Worship
This course introduces you to what is known as “Third Day” worship, and you will gain an understanding of the “New Song” we sing unto the Lord as well as the concept of entering into Throne Room Worship.
40.) WOR 4300: The Dynamics of Worship Leading
This course is designed to raise you up as a spirit-filled Worship Leader whether in a small group or in corporate worship settings. You will learn the responsibilities of how to prepare and how to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit.
41.) CHC 3100: Introduction to Christian Counseling
This course is designed with the idea that problem areas motivate people to seek counseling. Christian Counseling is a process by which a person is assisted to behave in a more rewarding manner addressing life’s problems or challenges from a Biblical perspective called Christian Counseling.
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42.) CHC 3101: Christian Ethics in Counseling
Counseling as a profession indicates that there are ethical guidelines, in which this course will examine the role of the counselor as it relates to a Christian code of ethic.
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43.) CHC 3102: Counseling Techniques
This course is designed to assist with the development of basic counseling skills and to introduce techniques for solution-focused counseling. Egan introduces a three stage approach for problem management. The student will have an overview of the basic skills and knowledge needed for the counseling profession.
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44.) CHC 3103: Crisis Counseling
This course is designed to acquaint the student with the dynamics of crisis situations. Laypersons and ministers alike can be called on for a crisis, and this course will explore intervention principles and procedures in the situational crises.
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45.) CHC 3104: Substance Abuse counseling
This course explores the dynamics of substance abuse counseling this course provides understanding of the addictive personality. The course provides information for assessment and treatment of the chemically dependent person. The effects of substance abuse on families are examined.
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46.) CHC 3105: Adolescent Counseling
Adolescence is a time of significant change and growth. Adolescents are developing their own identities, exploring their relationships with others, and making decisions about their future. This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to work with adolescents who are struggling with a variety of issues.
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47.) CHC 4106: Group Counseling
Presents concepts of group dynamics in the counseling process group strategies are explored. This course will examine the task of the facilitators in the group setting.
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48.) CHC 4107: The Holy Spirit and Counseling
This class wills exam the role of the Holy Spirit in Counseling. The student will formulate and develop a greater personal; theology of the role of the Holy Spirit in from a theology of the charismatic ministry in the counseling process.
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49.) CHC 4108: Abnormal Human Behavior
This course discussed the DSM4 and other abnormal diagnosis and behaviors. Emphasis is placed on understanding problems and developing clinical insight.
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50.) CHC 4109: Counseling for Special Populations
Counseling Special Populations is a course that will provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to work with clients from diverse backgrounds and with special needs.
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51.) CHC 4110: Marriage Counseling
This course examines the marriage relationship, as a covenant relationship, and addresses issues that may hinder the covenant This course will provide instruction on counseling couples.
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