Bible and Family Ministry

Undergraduate
On Ground
120 hours
4 years

Bible and Family Ministry at Harding

This program offers carefully planned and specialized courses to prepare you for serving children, youth and families.

In the College of Bible and Ministry, we are seeking to lead all students to know, live and share God’s word and to understand, love and serve God’s world.

Equip yourself with comprehensive knowledge of the Bible and specialized seminars in particular topics or texts. Learn to translate Hebrew or Greek. Deepen your theological insight and sharpen critical thinking skills. Prepare for a lifetime of fulfilling ministry with skills in preaching, teaching, counseling, and disciple-making.

Why study Bible and family ministry at Harding?

Experience

Our students get a lot of ministry experience outside the classroom. Bible majors speak at devotionals, in chapel, at area churches and during the annual Bible Lectureship. Churches across the nation seek out Harding students to fill their needs for summer youth interns, camp counselors and both part-time and full-time ministry opportunities.

Missions

Students also have many avenues for missional and international travel. Harding’s Global Outreach program sends students to dozens of international locations each summer, and spring break mission trips serve across the country and around the world. Bible majors may particularly be interested in study abroad programs such as Harding in Zambia — which gives students a chance to spend a semester living and working in a mission context in Africa — and Harding University in Greece — with its emphasis on an in-depth study of biblical backgrounds in the places where so many biblical events occurred.

Mentors

Bible professors bring a wealth of ministry and missions experience to the classroom. They are available for mentoring in ministry, academic support, conversations about big questions and prayer. The interaction between teachers and students is the heartbeat of the College of Bible and Ministry.

More information

  • Bible and ministry
  • Bible and family ministry
  • Bible and missions
  • Preaching
  • Greek
  • Biblical languages
  • Women’s ministries
  • Youth and family ministry
  • Children and family ministry
  • Christian education
  • Medical missions

More than $200,000 in Bible scholarships are available each year. Students in any of the majors above are urged to apply for these funds. Bible scholarships are awarded to students on the basis of character, church involvement, academic performance and potential for effectiveness in ministry. There are scholarships specifically for freshmen, for youth and family majors, for theological studies majors and for anyone choosing to major in Bible.

What can you do with a degree in Bible and family ministries?

Youth Minister

Youth ministers play critical roles in the lives of young people by creating programs and activities that form a culture of discipleship. They also contribute to the unity of local churches by helping create connections between youth group members and the rest of the congregation.

Children's minister

Children's ministers support Christian families by teaching children the fundamentals of Scripture and godly community. They provide programs and activities that build strong foundations for lives of faith.

Camp director

Camp directors oversee operations of Christian camp ministries including finance, grounds, food service, staff and programs. They also build connections with churches and parachurch organizations and provide opportunities for young people to grow in their faith.

Our curriculum is designed with internships in place. Students serve in local churches or parachurch ministries that involve the very things they're going to do in their careers.
Dr. Daniel Oden

Associate Professor of Bible and Ministry

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Front view of Jim Bill McInteer Bible and World Missions Center