You don't just enroll in Christian Studies. You enroll in a path — a calling with a curriculum.
Arkansas Baptist College · James & Rosa McKissic School of Christian Studies
"Study the Word. Change the World."
All five tracks share a common general education and Christian Studies core, then diverge into specialization coursework in the junior and senior years.
This concentration focuses on educational philosophy, curriculum design, and teaching methodology for ministry contexts. It prepares graduates to lead Sunday school programs, youth education ministries, Christian school classrooms, and denominational education departments.
Why This Concentration?
A student searching for 'how to become a children's ministry director' or 'how to teach the Bible' needs a specific path. This concentration gives them that path — with the pedagogy, the theology, and the practical portfolio to back it up.
Organizational leadership, strategic planning, non-profit management, and resource stewardship in ministry contexts. Prepares graduates to manage the operational excellence of growing churches and faith-based organizations.
Why This Concentration?
Growing churches need equipped administrators as much as they need gifted preachers. This track builds the organizational wisdom and financial stewardship skills that sustain ministry long-term.
Worship theology, sacred music history, and liturgical leadership — bridging the best of tradition and innovation. Designed for the next generation of worship leaders, musicians, and music ministers who want to lead from a deep theological foundation.
Why This Concentration?
This is for musicians who want to lead worship from a deep theological foundation — not just skill, but calling. The HBCU worship tradition is one of the richest in American Christianity, and this program honors it.
The craft of biblical preaching and the theology of pastoral care — with intentional grounding in the African American preaching tradition. Designed for students with a clear calling to pastoral ministry who want to develop both homiletical artistry and pastoral wisdom.
Why This Concentration?
This track honors the African American preaching tradition as one of the most powerful prophetic and pastoral voices in Christian history — and trains students to carry that tradition forward with excellence and integrity.
with a Concentration in Christian Counseling
This degree combines the professional knowledge and skills of Human Services with the therapeutic depth of Christian Counseling. Graduates are equipped to serve as faith-integrated counselors and human services professionals in churches, nonprofits, hospitals, schools, and community agencies — rooting every intervention in biblical truth, sound clinical practice, and compassionate care.
Why This Concentration?
Emotional wounds, broken families, addiction, grief, and trauma are realities in every pew and every neighborhood. This track equips graduates who can counsel with clinical competency and biblical authority — bridging the gap between mental health care and the local church in a way no secular degree can.
What Makes This Degree Distinct
Program Learning Outcomes
Ready to find your path? Talk to an advisor about which concentration aligns with your calling.
