Juvenile Justice Ministries

CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES WITH A CONCENTRATION IN JUVENILE JUSTICE MINISTRIES
Students in Juvenile Justice Ministries will develop a comprehensive Christian approach for effective intervention with juvenile offenders that is both biblically and historically grounded, as well as practical for churches, parachurch ministries, chaplaincy programs, and those working within state social service agencies. The program focuses on understanding juvenile offenders, working within the juvenile justice system and re-entry to the community; with particular attention given to identifying one’s own issues of pain, anger, prejudice, and individual leadership style. Dr. Scott Larson, President of Straight Ahead Ministries provides leadership for the Juvenile Justice courses and practicum placements. To gain a fuller understanding of Juvenile Justice Ministries please visit Straight Ahead Ministries.

Foundation for Christian Ministries
BCM104  Introduction to Christian Ministries
BCM203  Gospel of Matthew or BCM317 Gospel of John
BCM253  Leadership Theories and Practice (may fulfill the Civic Responsibility Core requirement)
BCM260  Christian Formation & Culture (may fulfill the Human Person Core requirement)
BCM280  Christian Theology (may fulfill the Theology Core requirement)
BCM321  Evangelism and Discipleship
BCM335  Biblical Hermeneutics or BCM220 Intro to Biblical Studies

Juvenile Justice Ministries
BCM235  Engaging High-Risk Youth: Transformational Approaches (3 credits)
BCM237  Juvenile Delinquency and its Contributing Factors (3 credits)
BCM315  Educational Theories and Methods
Two of the following:
BCM236  Juvenile Justice Ministry: the Role of the Youth Worker (3 credits)
BCM345  Effective Juvenile Justice Aftercare Models (3 credits)
BCM347  Contexts for Effective Institutional Juvenile Justice Ministry (3 credits)

Integrative Capstones
BCM425/426  Practicum in Christian Ministry I, II
BCM491  Senior Seminar