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John Brown University
2000 W. University St., Siloam Springs, AR 72761479-524-9500
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Major in Christian Ministry and Formation
Go into ministry • Develop a foundation • Impact your community
Learn to promote spiritual growth.
Our world is becoming a complex, global, diverse and digital society. To proclaim the gospel and accomplish the mission of Christ in the world, we need men and women who are willing to become compassionate, Biblically-grounded intercultural leaders and ministry innovators. The Christian ministry and formation major will give you the tools you need to do so.
Start your applicationGrow spiritually
Faculty will mentor and disciple students in their spiritual walk with Christ and give them the tools to aid them in growing their faith.
Cultivate your ministry
Not only will students be given the resources to identify their calling for ministry, they will develop a competency for applying and teaching Biblical passages and ministering to communities.
Choose a discipline
Students can choose from a myriad of ministries to specialize in, including care and counseling, chaplaincy, pastoral church leadership and worship arts.
Find your calling and mission at JBU.
About Christian ministry and formation
Christian ministry and formation majors go through a transformative program designed to equip them to minister to their community and grow in their faith.
Are you being called for "such a time as this?"
JBU equips students in the Christian ministry and formation program to minister to people across the lifespan, within family systems, and across cultures and various ministry contexts.
Our vision is to develop graduates who are qualified to work with children, youth, adults, and families in a variety of domestic, professional, and international venues such as churches, inner-city ministries, camps, businesses, overseas missions and parachurch organizations.
The Christian Ministry and Formation Major more than prepared me for full-time ministry and equipped me with the skills and experiential knowledge to reach people of all ethnicities and ages with the saving message of Jesus Christ. I am also pursuing an M.Div at Asbury seminary, and many of the classes I have taken at JBU transferred and will allow me to graduate a year early from seminary.
Tylar Lee '22
Christian Ministry & Formation
What to expect as a Christian ministry and formation student at JBU
Find your calling
Students will clearly identify their ministry call, calling, and unique SHAPE (spiritual gifts, heart, abilities, personality, experiences) for ministry.
Apply your knowledge
Students will demonstrate competence in exegeting and applying Biblical passages, teaching and preaching Biblical messages, relating with and discipling people of various generations, leading and administrating programs and events, and providing spiritual guidance and brief counseling to families and individuals across the lifespan.
Impact your community
Students interact with and minister to one another through various fellowship activities and serve their local faith communities and organizations.
I learned to effectively minister to people through relationships. As a children’s minister I’m in contact with children mainly, but I also have the chance to connect with their parents. Through these relationships, I can help them grow spiritually just as my professors did with me.
Katie Jackman '21
Children’s Ministry Coordinator at First Baptist Church of Oak Grove, Missouri
Choose your emphasis
Care & counseling
Care & counseling increases knowledge of counseling theories and therapeutic counseling skills.
Chaplaincy
Chaplaincy equips students for pastoral care and support of diverse individuals and families in medical, corporate and state facilities.
Children & family
The children & family ministry emphasis prepares students for effective service to children and families through further study of family systems' developmental, educational, social and legal factors.
Christian schooling
Christian schooling provides students with foundational knowledge of learning theories, curriculum development and instruction to use in Christian education institutions.
Pastoral church leadership
Pastoral church leadership equips students for spiritual leadership and pastoral ministry within the local church.
Parachurch ministry
Parachurch ministry equips students for leadership and management of faith-based, non-profit, community ministries and organizations.
Worship arts
Worship arts prepares students to cultivate, design and lead corporate worship so that worship is theologically informed and theologically formative.
Youth ministry
Youth ministry equips students for pastoral care and discipleship of youth through the study of historical, cultural, social and experiential factors which impact adolescents.
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John Brown University
2000 W. University St., Siloam Springs, AR 72761
479-524-9500 jbuinfo@jbu.edu
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John Brown University is a leading private Christian university, training students to honor God and serve others since 1919. Arkansas’ top-ranked university (The Wall Street Journal) and top-ranked regional university (U.S. News), JBU enrolls more than 2,200 students from 37 states and 42 countries in its traditional undergraduate, graduate, online and concurrent education programs. JBU offers more than 50 undergraduate majors, with top programs including nursing, psychology, construction management, graphic design, family and human services, and engineering. Eighteen graduate degrees are available in business, counseling, cybersecurity, and education.
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