Programs of Study at ABC
Ambassador’s focus is training young men and women for the ministry. For this reason, all of our four-year undergraduate programs require at least 60 credit-hours of Bible, and students will study from Genesis through Revelation in the classroom. Courses are taught by qualified faculty members who also have years of ministry experience, so that the courses are both academically challenging and practical. For a complete listing of courses offered and the required courses for various programs, look below, or refer to our college catalog. You can download a copy here, or request one by mail.
Undergraduate Studies
Bachelor of Biblical Studies
Men
- Pastoral Major
The pastoral course provides the basics necessary to prepare a man to become a pastor, should the Lord so direct. Included in the course requirements are sixty-five credit hours in Bible and thirty-one hours in practical training. Seventeen hours of electives enable the student to round out his program of studies in areas of special interest to him, such as additional Bible, Greek, Christian education, or music. Each student completing the pastoral course will have a double major in Bible and in pastoral studies.
- Evangelist Major
The evangelist course is designed to prepare a man to be a full-time evangelist. The evangelist student will complete eight semesters of the evangelist course taught by a seasoned vocational evangelist, who will impart ministry experience and philosophy to prepare a man for the ministry of evangelism. Each student completing the evangelist course will have a double major in Bible and evangelism.
- Missions Major
The missions course is intended to prepare men for full-time Christian service on the mission field. Men take the basic pastoral course of sixty-five credit hours of Bible and twenty-seven hours of practical training, along with the missions classes. Each student completing the missions course will have a double major in Bible and missions.
- Youth Ministries Major
The second man program with an emphasis on youth is designed to prepare a man to be a specialist in reaching and teaching teenagers within a local church as a youth pastor. By taking all sixty-five credit hours of Bible and thirty-one hours of practical training, as well as twenty-four hours of Christian education, he is prepared to preach, be an effective youth pastor, or even pastor, if the Lord should so direct. Each student completing this program will have a double major in Bible and Christian education.
- Second Man Music Major
The second man program with a music emphasis is intended to train a man to become a director of music in a local church. In addition to sixty hours of Bible and twenty-four hours of practical training, twenty-five hours of music are required. In addition to his preparation to be a music director in a local church, enough of the pastoral courses are included to enable him also to preach and to be an effective youth pastor, an administrative assistant, an associate pastor, or even a pastor, if the Lord should so direct. Each student completing this program of study will have a double major in Bible and music.
Women
- Missions Major
Though similar to the men’s missions major, women instead take sixty hours of Bible, along with Christian education, general education, and music courses. Each student completing the missions course will have a double major in Bible and missions.
- Music Major
The women’s music program is intended to prepare ladies to have an effective music ministry in a local church. They are required to take a minimum of sixty hours of Bible and twenty-four hours of music. Eleven hours of electives enable them to supplement their studies with more Bible, Christian education, or secretarial courses. The graduate will receive a double major in Bible and music.
- Elementary Education Major
The Christian elementary education program is designed for the lady who desires to teach in a Christian day school on an elementary level. It is offered to provide local churches with teachers who are Baptists by conviction, who have the right philosophy of the local church, who have a balanced view of evangelism, and who have a strong Bible teaching ministry. Each student completing this program of studies will have a double major in Bible and elementary education.
- Church Ministries Major
The church ministries program is designed to prepare a lady to serve the Lord in a local church ministry. Her studies in Bible, general education, secretarial courses, and Christian education will prepare her to function in a local church ministry in a number of capacities, as the Lord may direct. Each student completing this program of studies will have a double major in Bible and church ministries.
Other Programs
- Graduate of Theology Diploma (three years)
The graduate of theology diploma is a three-year undergraduate program consisting of Bible and practical courses intended to be helpful to students who desire a more thorough understanding of the Bible but are not interested in a four-year degree. Completion of the graduate of theology program will require the satisfactory completion of ninety-nine semester hours of credit. Courses for which a grade of A, B, or C is earned are transferable to one of the bachelor’s degree programs.
- Associate of Church Secretarial Program (two years; ladies only)
The church secretary program provides training for young ladies to function successfully in the office of a church, camp, or mission board, being equipped with not only the technical skills but also the Bible background necessary. The student will graduate with an Associate of Church Secretarial Studies degree.
- Certificate in Bible (one year)
The certificate in Bible is a course of study designed for the student who may not be certain what the Lord wants him to do in life or who may believe that God has not called him into full-time Christian service. It is intended to provide him with a concentrated program of Bible study which will enable him to get a good foundation for life, whether he leaves to pursue other studies or employment or whether he stays to complete his bachelor’s degree. The program consists of thirty credit hours of Bible, three hours of Christian education, and two hours of personal evangelism. In as much as all courses in this program of study are required for graduation in every other major offered at Ambassador Baptist College, the student loses no credits should he decide to stay and complete one of the other programs of study.
Graduate Studies
- Master of Biblical Studies
The Master of Biblical Studies course is designed for students who have completed their undergraduate work at a college other than Ambassador Baptist College.
- Master of Ministries
The Master of Ministries course is a graduate program specifically designed for those who are already serving the Lord in full-time ministry. The 32-hour Master of Ministries program requires seven week-long modules and a master’s thesis, designed to give advanced training to preachers without requiring them to leave their ministries for an extended time. Pre-class assignments and post-class projects are required for each class.
- Master of Sacred Theology
The Master of Sacred Theology course is designed for students who have earned their Bachelors degree at Ambassador Baptist College, with at least sixty semester hours of Bible at the undergraduate level.
- Old Testament Emphasis
- New Testament Emphasis
- Theology Emphasis
