Advanced Diploma in Missionary Studies

Objectives:
In addition to the General Objectives, the Missions Program is designed specifically:

  1. To provide the prospective foreign missionary with the training he or she will need in Biblical education, including knowledge of the English Bible, theology and Bible interpretation.
  2. To help the student arrive at an understanding of the New Testament imperative to evangelize the world.
  3. To assist the student in developing an understanding of concepts relative to living and working in a foreign culture, including culture shock and the cross-cultural communication of the Gospel.

Course Requirements are as follows (Total 129 Hours):
General Education, 39 hours, consisting of:
History of Western Civilization, 6 hours; English, 6 hours; General Psychology, 3 hours; Speech Communication, 3 hours; Literature (English or American), 3 hours; Introduction to Philosophy, 3 hours; Biological Science, 3 hours; Principles of Linguistics, 3 hours; Cultural Anthropology, 3 hours; Freshman Orientation, 1 hour; General Electives, 5 hours.

Bible/Theology, 48 hours, consisting of:
Bible Survey, 6 hours; Gospels, 6 hours; Pentateuch I, 3 hours; Acts, 3 hours; Biblical Hermeneutics, 3 hours; Corinthian Epistles, 3 hours; Romans, 3 hours; Christian Beliefs, 3 hours; Theology of Holiness, 3 hours; Systematic Theology, 6 hours; Bible/Theology Electives, 9 hours.

Professional Education, 48 hours, consisting of :
Personal Evangelism, 3 hours; Survey of Missions, 3 hours; Principles of Missions, 3 hours; Contemporary Missions, 3 hours; World Religions, 3 hours; World Evangelism, 3 hours; Language, 6 hours; Church History, 6 hours; Introduction to Homiletics, 3 hours; Leadership & Administration, 3 hours; International Team Building, 2 hours; Missionary Internship, 6 hours; Professional Electives, 4 hours (Ladies will be required to take Women in Cross-Cultural Ministry, 1 hour).

SUGGESTED SCHEDULE
MISSIONARY STUDIES

First Year

First Semester - InterSession - Second Semester -
OT Survey
3
 General Psychology
3
 New Testament Survey
3
Gospels 1
3
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-
 Gospels II
3
History of Civilization I
3
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-
 History of Civilization II
3
English Composition I
3
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-
 English Composition II
3
Freshman Orientation
1
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-
 Acts
3
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-
 - - Personal Evangelism I

1
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13
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3
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16

Second Year

First Semester - InterSession - Second Semester -
Pentateuch
3
 Biblical Hermeneutics
3
 Speech Communication
3
Survey of Missions
3
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-
 World Religions
3
Inroduction to Philosophy
3
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-
 Bible/Theology Elective
3
Literature Elective
3
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-
 General Elective
3
Language
3
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-
 Language
3
Personal Evangelism II
1
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-
 Personal Evangelism III
1
Chapel
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 Chapel
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 Chapel
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16
 -
3
 -
16

Third Year

First Semester - InterSession - Second Semester -
Christian Beliefs
3
 -Contemporary Missions
-3
 Theology of Holiness
3
Cultural Anthropology
3
 -
-
 World Evangelism
3
Principles of Missions
3
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-
 Principles of Linguistics
3
Corinthian Epistles
3
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-
 Bible/Theology Elective
3
Biology Science Survey
3
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--
 Professional Elective
3
Professional Elective
1
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-
 -
-
Chapel
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16
 -
3
 -
15

Fourth Year

First Semester - InterSession - Second Semester -
Systematic Theology I
3
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-
 Systematic Theology II
3
Church History I
3
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-
 Church History II
3
Bible/Theology Elective
3
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-
 Romans
3
Introduction to Homiletics
2
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-
 Leadership & Administration
3
International Team Building
2
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-
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-
Chapel
NC
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-
 Chapel
NC
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16
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-
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12

Missionary Internships are usually completed in the summers after the Sophomore year.