Youth Ministry

Bachelor of Arts

The BA Youth Ministry trained students to be specialists equipped to help meet the needs of young people and their families. The BA Youth Ministry provides the option for further study at the graduate or undergraduate level, particularly in the areas of youth ministry or other ministry-related studies.

Career Fields

The BA Youth Ministry has a solid foundation in biblical studies and theology, a strong emphasis on the social sciences (psychology in particular), and a primary focus on courses exploring the youth ministry profession and its relationship to the broader church.AJ and youth.jpg

Beyond the classroom, students in the BA Youth Ministry are required to complete two separate internships in which they
work in a church or ministry context. This experiential component is also complemented by opportunities that allow students to be directly involved in working with youth in local churches, local high schools, Youth Quake, youth centres and other locations.

 The BA Youth Ministry seeks to provide students with the character development, spiritual growth, biblical and theological grounding, and skills they need for full-time or lay youth ministry.

Requirements

The BA Youth Ministry requires 36 credit hours of course work (including 27 credit hours at the 300+ level) and 12 credit hours of cognate requirements. Like most Briercrest programs, the BA Youth Ministry requires a minimum of 36 credit hours of 300+ level course work within the context of a 126 credit hour degree.

Students will complete the four-year BA degree Core Curriculum, as well as 6 semesters of Service and Experiential Learning. As part of their graduation requirements, all four-year BA students will also complete the Senior Portfolio (PRT 400).

New students:  apply to the college now  and our admissions advisors will work closely with you throughout the rest of the process.

Current students: contact Academic Services to change programs and/or to be connected with a faculty adviser.

Degree Requirements

(126 credit hours: minimum 39 at 300+ level)

BA Core Curriculum

(66 credit hours)

Required Courses

(24 credit hours)

Course Credit Hours
PSY 382 Psychology of Human Development: Adolescents 3
YM 100 Foundations of Youth Ministry 3
YM 210 Evangelism and Discipleship of Youth 3
YM 238 Youth Ministry Internship I 3
YM 397 Youth Ministry Skills Development 3
YM 438 Youth Ministry Internship II 6
YM 494 Career Youth Ministry 3

Electives within Major disciplines

(12 credit hours)

  • Choose 4 courses from the following:
CM 461 Issues in Ministry Leadership 3
FMST 316 Caring for Families in Crisis 3
NTST 110 Introduction to Native Studies * 3
PSY 279 Psychology of Personal and Interpersonal Dynamics * 3
PSY 441 Contemporary Counselling Issues 3
SOC 392 Sociology of Youth in North America * 3
YM 410 Studies in Contemporary Adolescent Issues 3

Church and its Context Requirements

(6 credit hours)

CM 401 The Church and its Mission 3
CM 461 Issues of Ministry Leadership 3
COMM/PAST 355 Homiletics 3
HIS 431 History of Christianity in Canada 3
PAST 437 Pastoral Theology I 3
PAST 438 Pastoral Theology II 3
PAST 453 Variety in Preaching 3
PAST 466 Soul Care 3
 THEO 301 Theology of Christian Worship 3

Biblical and Theological Studies Requirements

(6 credit hours beyond the core requirements)

Any 300+ Biblical Studies or Theology Course(s) 3-6
GRK 200 Introductory Greek I 3
GRK 201 Introductory Greek II  
HEB 200 ntroductory Hebrew I 3
HEB 201 ntroductory Hebrew II  
PHI 455 Philosophy of Religion 3

 

PRT 400 Senior Portfolio non-credit
SL 1-6 Service and Experiential Learning non-credit
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Ken Moser

kmoser@briercrest.ca
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Ken is a youth ministry veteran of over 25 years. He has been the youth minister at five churches, run a large youth ministry, and worked in church plants starting from scratch.

Ken was the youth ministry trainer with the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, Australia, for four and a half years. During that time, he was involved with training youth leaders for a number of churches.

He is the founder of Youth Surge, Australia. This is a ministry that runs youth gatherings, leadership training events and prints resources for youth leaders (www.youthsurge.com.au).

He has led training workshops trained all over the world including: New Zealand, Malaysia, South Africa, the U.K., Western Europe, and the U.S.A. He has also taught youth ministry at Regent College (Vancouver, B.C.).

His passion is to see a youth ministry that honours God through effective discipleship and evangelism, and his desire is to see strong disciples of Jesus who stay followers for life. These strong young Christians are equipped and able to reach out to their friends for Jesus.

He is a frequent contributor to The Journal of Student Ministries and has written forYouthworker JournalandYouthwork Magazine(UK). He has been a speaker at several of the annual Youth Specialties conferences in the U.S.A.