Christian Education Department

Family and Children’s Ministries major equips future servant leaders with knowledge, skill, and character pertinent to disciple-making ministries with families and children in church and faith-based organizations. Naturally established from biblical principles, the major offers both theory and practical application of ministry to families and children through courses centering on marriage and family relationships, methods and materials for teaching children, designing programs for adult and children ministries, and leadership formation. Finally, an internship with first-hand experience under a professional mentor caps off the program’s focus.

** Please note: This program description is for students entering Toccoa Falls College in the 2012-2013 catalog year.

GENERAL EDUCATION – 69 hours

BIBLE & THEOLOGY – 30 hours

BIB 213	Hermeneutics
BSF 103	Foundations for Spiritual Formation
NTE 103	Introduction to the New Testament
NTE ___	New Testament Elective
OTE 103	Introduction to the Old Testament
OTE ___	Old Testament Elective
SYT 303	Introduction to Theology
3 hours Theology Elective from SYT or THE
6 hours of Bible/Theology Electives from any BIB, BMI, GRK 333, 343, HEB 223, 333, 343, NTE, OTE, SYT or THE

HUMANITIES – 15 hours

COM 113	Introduction to Communication
ENG 113	Freshman Composition I
ENG 123	Freshman Composition II
HUM 103	Western Thought & Culture
3 hours Literature Elective from AML or ENG

SOCIAL SCIENCES – 15 hours

PSY 113	General Psychology
PSY 243	Developmental Psychology
3 hours 100-, 200- or 300-level History Elective
6 hours Social Science Electives from ANT, CSG 113, ECO, GHY, POL, or SOC

COMPUTER, SCIENCE, & MATHEMATICS – 9 hours

SCI 113	Scientific Literacy or other Science Elective
3 hours Mathematics Elective
3 hours Elective from any computer, science, or mathematics

MAJOR – 42 hours

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CORE – 12 hours

CED 113	Foundations for Christian Ministries
CED 423	History & Philosophy of Christian Education
CED 453	Leadership Formation
CED 463	Spiritual Formation

SPECIALIZATION – 30 hours

FAM 233	Marriage & Family Relationships
FAM 243	Ministry to Families
FAM 253	Foundations for Children’s Ministry
FAM 313	Ministry to Adults
FAM 323	Teaching Children
FAM 333	Programming for Children’s Ministry
FAM 443	Family Ministry Strategies
FAM 453	Curriculum Development
FAM 463	Seminar in Family and Children’s Ministry
FAM 473	Family & Children’s Ministry Internship

MINOR or OPEN ELECTIVES – 15 hours

TOTAL = 126 hours

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