College of Christian Studies

Dr. Ben Phillips, Dean of the College of Christian Studies
Dr. Jonathan Watson, Chair of the Department of Christian Studies
Thomas “Tad” Farris, Executive Assistant to the Dean of the College of Christian Studies

Faculty:
Dr. Peter Beck, Dr. Jonathan Denton, Dr. Ryan Gimple, Dr. Ed Gravely, Dr. Ron Harvell, Dr. Pete Link, Dr. Ross Parker, Dr. Ben Phillips, Dr. Jonathan Watson

Location: Whitfield Center for Christian Leadership

Mission

The College of Christian Studies exists to prepare Christian disciples who faithfully serve Christ and his church.

Vision

The vision of the College of Christian Studies is to be recognized for preparing Christian disciples with the knowledge, skills, virtues and attitudes necessary for serving Christ and his church. The College of Christian Studies will model a sincere commitment to promoting the gospel and preserving biblical truth.

Educational Goals

The College of Christian Studies faculty plays an important role in the education of every student at the university. The faculty teaches not only majors and minors within the College of Christian Studies, but also non-majors and minors through the required Old Testament Survey and New Testament Survey classes, which form part of the Liberal Arts Core. As they disciple students both inside and outside the classroom Christian Studies professors aim to fulfill the following educational goals:

• Majors will develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions essential for a Christian disciple engaged in full-time ministry in the local church or a church-related institution (e.g., pastorate, student ministry, missions).
• Majors will develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for a Christian disciple who continues his or her education in graduate school (e.g, seminary) in an area related to Christian Studies.
• Minors will develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions related to the minors offered by the College of Christian Studies for the purpose of thinking and living as a Christian disciple in their vocation.
• Non-majors and minors will develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions tied to Old Testament Survey, New Testament Survey, and Christian Studies elective courses.

Programs

Major

• •  Chaplaincy Ministry (BA Degree)
• •  Christian Studies (BA Degree)
• •  Christian Studies with an Emphasis in Biblical Languages (BA Degree)
• •  Christian Studies with an Emphasis in Missions and Church Planting (BA Degree)
• •  Christian Studies with an Emphasis in Philosophy (BA Degree)
• •  Christian Studies with an Emphasis in Theology (BA Degree)
• •  Family and Children’s Ministry (BA Degree)
• •  Student Ministry (BA Degree)

Minor

• •  Chaplaincy Ministry
• •  Christian Leadership
• •  Christian Missions and Church Planting
• •  Christian Studies *
• •  Christian Theology *
• •  Christian Worldview and Apologetics
• •  Family and Children’s Ministry *
• •  Philosophy
• •  Student Ministry *
• •  Theological Greek
• •  Theological Hebrew
• •  Women’s Ministry