Welcome to MCU

Larry Orange, D.Min. Chair

The Department of Church Leadership Development includes a major and a minor in the subject area.

You will focus on General Education courses during your first two years of study. There are twelve hours of Bible and Christian related courses included in the General Education requirements. We will work closely with you during your Junior and Senior years to ensure an efficient and productive degree completion program. You can prepare by completing all of your secondary school requirements, develop an attitude of learning, and seeking God's will for you life as you prepare to study for ministry in church, community, and the world.

The Department of Church Leadership Development is comprised of all faculty and staff who are involved with administration and instruction of Christian education, leadership and ministry courses. A chair, recommended to the President by the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs and dean of the college and appointed by the Board of Trustees, works with faculty of the department to provide courses necessary for student fulfillment of the college's Church Leadership Development requirements to obtain either a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degree. In addition, these personnel are also involved in community work with area ministers and Christian leaders in projects of mutual interests.

Hours Required for a BA: 50 hours of General Education*
12 hours language (Greek)
18 hours Biblical Worldview Core
36 hours in the major
12 hours of electives (can be used toward minor or another major)

Hours Required for a BS: 50 hours of General Education*
3 hours language (BLA 3003)
18 hours Biblical Worldview Core
36 hours in the major
21 hours of electives (can be used toward minor or another major)

Total Hours Needed to Graduate: 128 (must include 42 hours of upper level credit – 3000-4000 level courses)
*Transfer students need to refer to Transfer Student Requirements in Admissions—Section 2 of this catalog.

Missions and Evangelism (21 hours)

EVG 2203 Introduction to Evangelism (3 hours)
EVG 3103 Church Evangelism (3 hours)
EVG 4413 History of Evangelism (3 hours)
MIS 2113 Modern World Religions (3 hours)
MIS 2213 Introduction to Missions (3 hours)
MIS 3103 Church Planting and Growth (3 hours)
MIS 4303 Missions Confronts Culture (3 hours

·Ministry (15 hours)

CLD 3013 Ministry Based Counseling (3 hours)
CLD 3023 In-Service Guidance (3 hours)
HOM 3203 Preaching Ministry (3 hours)
CLD 4903 Supervised Ministry (3 hours) (taken final semester)

and 3 hours from the following:

HIS 3103 History of Christianity (3 hours) 
HIS 3203 Baptist History (3 hours)

Church Leadership Development Minor

Required courses: (18 hours)
EVG 2203 Introduction to Evangelism (3 hours)
EVG 3103 Church Evangelism (3 hours)
HOM 3203 Preaching Ministry (3 hours)
MIS 2213 Introduction to Missions (3 hours)
MIS 4303 Missions Confronts Culture (3 hours)
CLD 4903 Supervised Ministry (3 hours) (taken final semester)

Global Mission Center

Regional Bi-Vocational Center

Baptist College of the Bible Faculty

Department of Biblical Studies and Theology

Department of Missions & Evangelism