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B.A. in Christian Ministries

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Be empowered to serve as Christ’s hands and feet.

Grove City College offers a Christian ministry degree that will prepare you for a life of Kingdom-building service. With our degree in Christian ministry, you will be equipped to pursue a vocation in non-ordained professional ministry with churches, para-church agencies, and mission organizations within or outside of the United States. As you explore Scripture under the guidance of renowned faculty and learn to apply biblical principles, you will grow in wisdom, boldness, and humility, empowered to share the love of Christ with a needy world.

Program Highlights
  • Personal access to faculty mentors—accomplished scholars and experienced pastors, youth ministry workers, and leading teachers like David “Duffy” Robbins—whose blend of expertise will greatly enrich your education and personal faith.
  • Internships with local churches, youth and educational ministries, and faith-based organizations around the globe, as well as research and independent study opportunities alongside faculty.
    • Christian ministries majors are required to complete an internship in Christian ministry for three or more credits before they graduate.
    • Recently students have interned with organizations including Urban Impact, Living Word Community Church, Joshua’s Haven City Rescue Mission, and Push the Rock.
  • 36 major credit hours of courses that lay a solid foundation in Scripture and give you freedom to tailor your major with various electives. For detailed course descriptions, view the College Catalog.
    • Core requirements include Old Testament and New Testament, Christian doctrine, communicating the Gospel, leadership and ministry administration, and spiritual formation, among others.
    • Ministry and religion elective options include Christ and culture, discipleship and evangelism, worship and prayer ministry, biblical counseling, theology of missions, contemporary American religion, world religions, and various biblical books in the Old Testament and New Testament, among others.
  • Departmental minors available in biblical and religious studies, youth ministry, classical studies, and classical Christian education, as well as various other minors.
  • Opportunity to double major or take courses in liberal arts and social science classes such as English, communication studies, history, modern foreign languages, philosophy, psychology, and sociology.
    • As you map out your four-year plan, faculty advisors and career services office staff will always be available to assist you in selecting courses that align with your long-term goals.
  • 19 student-led ministry groups and several mission and service opportunities across the country and around the world, giving you abundant ways to grow in servant leadership with fellow believers in Christ and put biblical principles into practice.
  • Chapel program that catalyzes spiritual development on campus, offering regular opportunities to worship corporately and glean wisdom from diverse thought leaders of the Christian tradition who share insightful perspectives on the issues facing your generation.
  • Rathburn Hall campus ministries building that houses our ministry staff and provides ample space for large events, small group meetings, and individual prayer and devotional time.
  • Local churches that welcome student participation in church services, small groups, and youth ministry.
  • Vocation-enriching humanities core classes woven into your academic schedule that will help you solidify your Christian worldview and cultivate critical thinking skills, empathy, cultural knowledge, and a well-rounded understanding of the world and your place in it.

Career Outcomes
  • If you’re like 96% of Grove City College graduates, your degree and well-rounded experience will prepare you to compete for a full-time ministry position, enter seminary at an advanced level, or pursue a master’s or doctorate degree in your area of interest.
    • Grove City College has memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with leading seminaries including Trinity School of Ministry, allowing our seminary-bound students to save money by earning advanced placement credits at Grove City College and enter seminary with a head start by a semester or more.
    • Recent graduates have obtained positions with organizations and churches including Pittsburgh Fellows, Unity Community Church (PA), Sandy Lake Wesleyan Church (PA), The Village Church (TN), and Memorial Park Presbyterian Church (PA) among others across the country.
  • Regardless of your vocational calling, you will be ready to help build the Kingdom as a Christ follower who can thoughtfully handle conflict, communicate the Truth in love, and practically help others thrive.