Course Details
| Course Code | MS11 |
| Level | Undergraduate |
| QTAC Code | 093201 |
| Duration | 3F/6P |
| Assumed Knowledge | Completed Yr 12 or equivalent, English (SA); Additional entry requirements - pastoral reference |
| Mode | On Campus, External Studies |
| Credit Points | 240 |
| Starting Semesters | 1 & 2 |
| Overseas Students | Available |
| CRICOS Code | 020767J |
Contact Details
For contact details, please refer to the Contact page.
General Information
The Bachelor of Ministry is a three year full time course, or part time equivalent, which provides an initial professional award for Christian ministry and leadership. It provides a broad understanding of ministry in order to prepare students to fulfill a variety of full time ministry roles within local churches and wider society, as well as biblical, theological and ministry knowledge together with their fundamental principles and tenets. It develops students’ academic skills for lifelong learning and is designed to equip students with the practical skills to function effectively in a professional ministry context.
This course equips students with skills in: critical thinking, data analysis, interpersonal relationships, ethics and compliance, personal development practices action and reflection processes, working within teams, self and spiritual disciplines and management, leadership, and organisational management.
CHC regards the Bible as the final referent particularly as it applies to defining and shaping Christian Ministry. In the light of this distinctive orientation, the personal, theological, and ministry dimensions of the course are integrated under the authority of Scripture as the revelation of God developed within theological reflection arising from Scripture and applied in ministry and mission.
Course Accreditations
- CHC courses are accredited by the Qld Minister for Education
- CHC is approved under the Higher Education Support Act 2003
- All courses are approved for FEE-HELP
- All undergraduate courses are approved for Youth Allowance/Abstudy and Austudy
- Courses available for overseas students are listed on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions & Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS)
Career Outcomes
- Assistant roles within the church, par church or vocational situations.
Course Structure
BACHELOR OF MINISTRY (MS11)
The Bachelor of Ministry is a three year full time course or equivalent where students are required to complete 240 Credit Points (CP) of study. A standard unit carrying a weighting of 10CPs will normally involve a expected ten hours of study and research per week.
The Bachelor of mInistry is structured into three fields of study to provide an appropriate framework for professional ministry education:
Field A – Ministry Foundations provides students with the necessary foundational knowledge of Scripture together with the critical thinking and hermeneutical skills to explore and evaluate the plethora of knowledge increasingly available in this age of information, as well as the diversity encountered in an increasingly complex multi-cultural context.
Field B – Ministry Formation provides students with personal, theological, ethical and legislative formation to underpin Ministry Practice.
FieldC – Ministry Practice provides students with core ministry skills leading to the development of students in various areas of ministry practice.
The course is structured in such a way that Field A provides a Ministry Foundation leading to Ministry Formation in Field B to ensure the undergirding of specific Ministry Practice in Field C.
Please scroll to the bottom of the page for links to all unit descriptions and details.
The following provides the structure and content of the course when undertaken in a full time capacity:
Year One
| Unit Code | Unit Name | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| JA101 | Biblical Interpretation and Application | 1 |
| JA103 | Biblical Studies in the New Testament | 1 |
| JA104 | Cornerstones for Ministry | 1 |
| JB101 | Spiritual Formation | 1 |
| JA102 | Biblical Studies in the Old Testament | 2 |
| JA105 | History of Christian Thought and its Practice | 2 |
| JB102 | Reflections in Theology | 2 |
| JB103 | Ministry Formation | 2 |
Year Two
| Unit Code | Unit Name | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| JB201 | A Biblical Understanding of the Church | 1 |
| JC201 | Relationships and Communication in Ministry | 1 |
| JC202 | Leadership for Life and Ministry | 1 |
| JC251 | Practicum 1 | 1 |
| JC200 | The Holy Spirit in Ministry | 2 |
| JB202 | Contemporary Ethics and Compliance | 2 |
| JC252 | Practicum 2 | 2 |
| Field B Elective | 2 |
Year Three
| Unit Code | Unit Name | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| JC253 | Practicum 3 | 1 |
| Field Elective B | 1 | |
| Field Elective C | 1 | |
| Field Elective C | 1 | |
| JC354 | Practicum 4 | 2 |
| Field Elective C | 2 | |
| Field Elective C | 2 | |
| JC390 | Independent Study | 2 |
Elective Units
Elective units are to be chosen from the following units. Students are required to complete two Field B units and 4 Field C units.
Field B
| Unit Code | Unit Name |
|---|---|
| JB110 | Understanding Social Justice within Mission |
| JB210 | Sociology for Ministry |
| JB211 | Reflection on Biblical Leadership |
| JB213 | Toward a Christian Worldview for Ministry |
| JB214 | Jesus - His Life and Ministry |
| JB215 | Paul - His Life and Theology |
| JB216 | Major Themes of Luke-Acts |
| JB217 | Major Themes of the Old Testament |
| JB218 | Movements of the Spirit through History |
| JB219 | Directed Study |
| JB319 | Advanced Directed Study |
Field C
| Unit Code | Unit Name |
|---|---|
| JC210 | Effective Teams |
| JC211 | Engaging in Discipleship |
| JC212 | Engaging in Pastoral Care |
| JC213 | Contemporary Preaching |
| JC214 | Ministry and Organisational Management |
| JC215 | The Church in Mission |
| JC216 | Cross-cultural Evangelism |
| JC217 | Social Justice and the Local Church |
| JC218 | Building Community |
| JC219 | Directed Study |
Related Documents
Units
- JA101 BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION
- JA102 BIBLICAL STUDIES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
- JA103 BIBLICAL STUDIES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
- JA104 CORNERSTONES FOR MINISTRY
- JA105 HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN THOUGHT AND ITS PRACTICE
- JB101 SPIRITUAL FORMATION
- JB102 REFLECTIONS IN THEOLOGY
- JB103 MINISTRY FORMATION
- JB110 UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL JUSTICE WITHIN MISSION
- JB201 A BIBLICAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHURCH
- JB202 CONTEMPORARY ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE
- JB210 SOCIOLOGY FOR MINISTRY
- JB211 REFLECTIONS ON BIBLICAL LEADERSHIP
- JB213 TOWARD A CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW FOR MINISTRY
- JB214 JESUS – HIS LIFE AND MINISTRY
- JB215 PAUL – HIS LIFE AND THEOLOGY
- JB216 MAJOR THEMES OF LUKE-ACTS
- JB217 MAJOR THEMES OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
- JB218 MOVEMENTS OF THE SPIRIT THROUGH THE CHURCH AND ITS HISTORY
- JB219 DIRECTED STUDY
- JB319 ADVANCED DIRECTED STUDY
- JC200 THE HOLY SPIRIT IN MINISTRY
- JC201 RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMUNICATION IN MINISTRY
- JC202 LEADERSHIP FOR LIFE AND MINISTRY
- JC210 EFFECTIVE TEAMS
- JC211 ENGAGING IN DISCIPLESHIP
- JC212 ENGAGING IN PASTORAL CARE
- JC213 CONTEMPORARY PREACHING
- JC214 MINISTRY AND ORGANISATIONAL MANAGEMENT
- JC215 THE CHURCH IN MISSION
- JC216 CROSS CULTURAL EVANGELISM
- JC217 SOCIAL JUSTICE AND THE LOCAL CHURCH
- JC218 BUILDING COMMUNITY
- JC219 DIRECTED STUDY
- JC251 PRACTICUM 1
- JC252 PRACTICUM 2
- JC253 PRACTICUM 3
- JC354 PRACTICUM 4
- JC390 INDEPENDENT STUDY
