If you feel deeply that Christianity is a way of life and profoundly felt faith, you may have thoughts of broadening your understanding of your own Christian faith or working in the ministry. To do this, you might consider earning your bachelor’s degree in Christian Studies.
Often, there is more than a single path to a career in Christian ministry; some choose the option of going to seminary to earn their degrees while others attend college to do so. Various Christian colleges do offer bachelor’s and master’s degree that allow you to ultimately work in Christian-based careers helping others, but online universities are particularly attractive to those who are working and/or have a limited amount of time to work toward their degree.
Students who pursue a degree in Christian studies will typically take courses in political, historical, cultural, and religious significance of Christianity. A Christian college will also offer classes in the art of presenting a sermon (homiletics), the study and interpretation of scripture (hermeneutics), theology, counseling, prophecy, basic Greek, Bible doctrine, and the history of Christianity. It is a broad, liberal arts program that will branch out to include other disciplines such as missionary work, children or teen ministry, or Christian counseling.
Those who want to become ministers often pursue their degrees in Christian studies as many Christian churches and organizations require a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in the field.
The starting annual salary for new ministers is approximately $38,000; this may depend on the number of active members of the church in which you work. You may also want to explore opportunities in church administration, child evangelism, music or youth directing, or audio-visual and multimedia.
Sun, Jul 18, 2010
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