This program, leading to a Bachelor of Science degree, is designed to prepare students to teach children primarily in church-based ministries. The courses in the program are geared toward giving students appropriate methods, tools, and techniques for teaching the very young child up through sixth grade.
PROGRAM OUTCOMES:
The graduate who completes this program will be able to:
- Communicate the Word of God to children
- Organize and administrate the educational programs of the local church with special emphasis on the children’s ministry program.
- Discuss current Bible-centered curricula, as well as trends and innovations in teaching children.
- Employ the skills, knowledge, and attitudes appropriate to Sunday school and children’s ministries education.
- Exercise the skills and methodologies basic to teaching children through various experiences in teaching (Sunday school, vacation Bible school, children’s church, etc.).
- Demonstrate developmental progress in the five basic Student Goals as elaborated in the ABU catalog.