Earn Your Degree...On Your Schedule

ASPIRE'S Christian Ministry Leadership degree is designed to develop you into a leader with biblical and theological knowledge, as well as applicable missional leadership skills. You’ll gain firsthand insight into leadership by interviewing and observing Christian leaders in the midst of their ministry. Your journey will feature a practical focus on spiritual formation and personal transformation, ultimately giving you the strength and wisdom to successfully engage in leadership activity, as well as inspire effective leadership in others.

Every Other Saturday Class Structure

ASPIRE'S unique class structure (each class consists of 2½ Saturdays) is designed to accommodate busy adults. You'll take one class at a time -- every other Saturday, with each class designed to build on the knowledge gained in the previous class.

In this way, you'll move through your degree program in a step-by-step, structured class schedule that allows you to focus your full attention on the material you need to know in your chosen field. It's a process that optimizes learning, leading to greater assimilation and stronger retention of the knowledge and tools you need to compete in the marketplace. 

Earn Your Degree...Finish What You Started

A Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministry Leadership will provide you with a vast array of career opportunities in the ministry field. By completing the program, you'll fulfill the academic requisites for licensure and ordination in the Christian and Missionary Alliance, preparing you for a career as a:

House Chaplain	Pastor
Military Chaplain	Teacher
Director of Music and Worship	Missionary
Children's Ministry Leader	Youth Minister
Student Ministries Director

Some of these occupations require additional schooling or an emphasis or minor in another area.

Courses

In the Christian Ministry Leadership degree program, you'll take the following succession of courses:

• Theology and Practices of Spiritual Formation
• Principles of Leadership and Management
• Old Testament Survey
• New Testament Survey
• Bible Study, Interpretation and Application
• Intro to Teaching and Preaching the Bible
• Introduction to Christian Theology
• Pentateuch
• Life of Jesus
• Book of Acts and the Mission of the Church
• Theology and History of the Church
• Developing People for Leadership