Bachelor of Arts in Church Planting & Revitalization

The goal of the Church Planting & Revitalization (CPR) major is to prepare students to make disciples resulting in the development of churches. Almost 90% of church jobs today are either in a church needing revitalization or in a church plant. With the United States being the third largest mission field in the world, the CPR major also prepares students for international and domestic missions. With two practicums in the program and field assignments in every course, students who complete the CPR major will have at least four semesters of practical experience in church planting and/or church revitalization.

Minimum Degree Requirements (120 Hours)

General Education Core Studies (33 Hours)

• COM 202 Introduction to Speech Communication
• ENG 101 Composition I
• ENG 201 Composition II
• HUM 201 Roman World
• HUM 302 Modern World
• HUM 404 Faith and Culture
• PHI 201 Introduction to Philosophy
• PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology

One of the following:

• MTH 201 Elementary Statistics
• SCI 201 Natural Science

Two semesters of Foreign Language:

• GRK 201 Greek I
• GRK 202 Greek II

or

• HEB 301 Hebrew I
• HEB 302 Hebrew II

Bible And Theology Core Studies (33 Hours)

• BIB 105 Hermeneutics
• BIB 110 Biblical Languages and Tools
• NTS 101 New Testament Survey I
• NTS 201 New Testament Survey II
• OTS 101 Old Testament Survey I
• OTS 201 Old Testament Survey II
• THS 101 Spiritual Foundations
• THS 201 Church History
• THS 202 Baptist History and Distinctives
• THS 203 Systematic Theology I
• THS 301 Systematic Theology II

Ministry Core Studies (9 Hours)

• EMS 101 Personal Evangelism
• MIN 201 Introduction to Biblical Exposition

One of the following:

• EMS 417 International Mission Practicum
• EMS 426 Domestic Mission Practicum

Applied Core Curriculum

• AMP 100 Applied Ministry Project (No Credit – Required each semester)

Open Electives (15 Hours)

Church Planting & Revitalization Major (30 Hours)

• CPR 301 Introduction to Church Planting
• CPR 401 Church Planting Models and Methods
• CPR 404 Current Issues in Church Planting
• CPR 415 Church Planting/Revitalization Practicum I
• CPR 425 Church Planting/Revitalization Practicum II
• EMS 102 Church Evangelism
• EMS 203 Cross-Cultural Communication
• EMS 205 History and Theology of Missions
• EMS 410 Evangelism in the Book of Acts
• MIN 205 Christian Leadership

Criswell is a Christian college in Dallas, Texas, offering degrees at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Since its establishment in 1970, the college has played a unique and important role in Baptist and church life. Thankful for that legacy, we continue to build an institution of higher learning, with a diverse community of Christian, evangelical believers, that is devoted to academic excellence and spiritual vitality. Criswell maintains a credentialed and experienced faculty who are dedicated to ministry and to the church. The college’s relatively small size enables professors not only to instruct but also to mentor, providing students the opportunity to explore theological issues both safely and deeply and obtain the skills necessary to influence society. The college is devoted to student development, seeking to shape a student’s character and knowledge in many ways. At the same time, our students shape our community with their presence as they test their ideas and challenge and learn from their peers and mentors. We, therefore, choose our students carefully, for we are invested in their academic and spiritual development and the contributions they will offer to society.