Jay Akkerman
208.467.8437
religion@nnu.edu
YOUTH MINISTRY
Bachelor of Arts
The youth ministry major prepares students for a variety of youth ministry settings, including both local church and parachurch contexts.
- An average class size of 15 students.
- Work closely with faculty mentors in the Department of Religion & Philosophy.
- Add a Christian Ministry minor and complete the requirements for ordination as an elder in the Church of the Nazarene.
About Youth Ministry
NNU recognizes that God calls men and women to a wide variety of ministries. Today, NNU students are fortunate to be able to customize their response to a divine call by specializing in a variety of ministry areas. The youth ministry major prepares students for a variety of youth ministry settings, including both local church and parachurch contexts. For those students from the Church of the Nazarene, educational requirements for ordination as an elder in the Church of the Nazarene also require the Christian Ministry minor along with this major. Other denominations’ requirements may be met through the selection of elective courses.
degree details
Bachelor of Arts
Offered On Campus
Meet Our Faculty
Vicki Funk, BA
Program Coordinator, Christian Ministries Online (CMO) & Theology (GST)
Tomás Alvarez, D.MIN.
Associate Professor of Theology; Special Assistant to the President
Richard Thompson, PH.D.
Professor of New Testament; Director of Wesley Center Office of Applied Theology
Marty Michelson, PH.D.
Professor of Biblical Studies & Pastoral Counseling
Joe Gorman, D.MIN.
Professor of Practical Theology; Director of Undergraduate Online Education
Brent Peterson, PH.D.
Dean, College of Theology & Christian Ministries; Professor of Theology
Audra Butkus
Program Coordinator Philosophy and Religion and Course of Study
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