Biblical Studies

 

 

 

Introduction
Male students pursuing a Graduate Diploma in Biblical Studies may choose one of the following majors: Pastors, Missions, or Youth. 

Fulfillment of the first two or three years of requirements will earn the Two Year or Three Year Diploma respectively.  Completion of the entire four year program is required for the Graduate Diploma.


Pastors Major    
This course is designed to equip the student to carry on the work of the pastor of a local, independent, Baptist church.  He is taught how to build a church, how to perform the duties of the pastor, how to organize the ministries of the church, how to solve problems that confront the pastor, and how to rightly divide and preach the Word. 

Pastors major may take electives in Bible, Missions, or Youth.


Missions (Men) Major
Heartland takes seriously the Great Commission and the need for the  dedication of each and every student to worldwide evangelism; however, students are challenged to surrender to full-time missionary service here and abroad.

Students graduating from Heartland as a missions major must seek out and join a local Baptist church that will commission them and send them out into the mission field.  

The missions major is required to successfully complete twenty semester hours of missions classes plus the required Bible, theology, pastorology, and general studies classes.


Youth (Men) Major
A strong foundation is laid in the key doctrines of the Bible as well as practical and Biblical methods of administering an effective youth program.

The Youth major is required to successfully complete sixteen semester hours of youth classes plus the required Bible, theology, pastorology, and general studies classes.    

 

 

 BIBLICAL STUDIES PROGRAM

PASTORS, MISSIONS (MEN), AND YOUTH (MEN) MAJORS

 

Curriculum for the Four Year Course of Study

Graduate Diploma in Biblical Studies

 

FIRST YEAR 

 

Fall Semester                         Spring Semester

3

English Grammar                       

3

English Composition          

3

OT Survey  

  

3

NT Survey  

2

Personal Evangelism  

  

2

Methods of Bible Study  

2

Personal Spiritual Dev  

  

2

Genesis  

2

Missions I

  

2

Missions I  

3

Gospels  

  

2

Acts  

1

College Life  

  

2

Theology Proper  

16 Semester Hours                 16 Semester Hours

 

SECOND YEAR

 

Fall Semester                         Spring Semester

3

Research & Style                       

3

American Literature      

3

Fundamentals of Speech  

  

2

Speech II  

3

Baptist History  

  

2

Baptist Distinctives  

2

Hermeneutics  

  

2

Applied Biblical Psychology  

3

Bibliology  

  

2

Pneumatology/Angelology  

2

Bible Elective  

  

3

Bible Elective  

2

Missions or Youth or Bible

 

2

Missions or Youth or Bible

17 Semester Hours                16 Semester Hours       

 

THIRD YEAR

 

Fall Semester                         Spring Semester

2

Ecclesiology  

  

2

Eschatology  

3

Pastorology I  

  

3

Pastorology II  

3

Homiletics  

  

3

Practice Preaching  

2

Christology/Soteriology          

  

2

Anthropology/Hamartiology

2

Songleading  

  

2

Church Planting  

3

Introduction to Greek  

  

3

Bible Elective  

2

Bible Elective  

  

2-3

Greek I or Missions or   

2

Missions or Youth  

  

  

Youth or Bible

17-19 Semester Hours            17-18 Semester Hours

 

FOURTH YEAR

 

Fall Semester                        Spring Semester

3

Major Prophets  

3

Minor Prophets  

2

Biblical Leadership  

  

3

Biblical Counseling  

3

Personal Finance  

  

2

Church Administration  

2

Sunday School Administration 

   

3

Practical Ministry  

2

Theology Elective  

  

2

Theology Elective  

2

Bible Elective  

  

2

Bible Elective  

2

Missions or Youth or Bible

  

2

Missions or Youth or Bible   

16 Semester Hours               17 Semester Hours

 

Effective 8/2008          Minimum 132 Total Semester Hours