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The goal of the Youth Ministry Program at AGS is to prepare youth ministers to reach young people with the Good News and disciple them to walk in the faith. It equips graduates for local church, public and private school, and outreach ministries with youth. Students may choose from one of three tracks: Diploma in Youth Ministry, M.A. in Youth Ministry, and M.Div. Youth Ministry. |
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Diploma (30 units) |
M.A. (62 units) |
M.Div. (96 units) |
| Core Curriculum |
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| Research Seminars |
2 sems |
2 sems |
2 sems |
| Growth Groups |
2 sems |
4 sems |
4 sems |
| Bible |
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12 units |
12 units
Bible Elective 2 units |
| Biblical Languages |
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12 units |
| Theology |
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9 units |
9 units
Theology Elective 3 units |
| Christian History |
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6 units |
| Leadership & Spiritual Formation |
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6 units |
6 units |
| Professional Core |
28 units |
28 units |
28 units |
| Professional/Open Electives |
2 units |
5 units |
15 units |
| LIFE |
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2 units |
3 units |
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| Professional Core |
Professional/ Open Electives |
- Foundations and Models of Youth Ministry (2 units)
- Adolescent Development (2 units)
- Filipino/Asian Youth Culture
- Youth Outreach & Evangelism (2 units)
- Spiritual Formation for Youth (2 units)
- Teaching Youth (2 units)
- Counseling Youth
- Developing Leaders for Youth Ministry (2 units)
- Filipino/Asian Family
- Creative Youth Ministry
- Youth Ministry Communications
- Adolescent Sexuality (2 units)
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- Other Youth Ministry courses as available
- Relevant courses from other programs in consultation with the program director.
- M.Div. Students will choose a focus/major area and select 5 courses from that area in consultation with the YM Program Director.
- Focus areas:
- Christian Education
- Counseling
- Missions
- Community Development
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Biblical principles and strategies are foundational to the church. Youth ministry is a vital part of total church ministry and has been the forefront for evangelism. This course focuses on foundations of youth ministry aimed at fulfilling the great commission.
An examination of various strategies, programs, and resources pertaining to youth ministry as it relates to the total program of the local church. This course is designed to give the student both a theoretical and working knowledge of designing, implementing, and managing effective youth ministry.
A study of adolescent growth, development, identity and related problems together with a study of cultural influences in thinking and behavior today. This course is designed to help those interested in youth understand the dynamics of youth from a developmental viewpoint, covering psychology, sociology, and culture as they relate to ministry with youth. Students gain increased understanding of adolescents.
Examines the Biblical and educational perspective of adolescents, the basis for morals and value training and factors in building self-esteem and socialization in the adolescent person. Students gain an understanding of spiritual formation from faith development, conversion, discipleship, and spiritual disciplines.
Planning, developing, and maintaining a ministry to youth involves developing leaders. Students will gain skills in recruiting, training, and supervising volunteers in effective ministry to youth.
The youth worker needs sensitivity, skill, and enthusiasm to disciple new Christians. This course examines the ways youth learn and introduces effective teaching strategies for communicating with youth. The student gains a wide range of communication skills for working with youth.
This course considers issues adolescents struggle with today and how best to help them respond to problems. Students gains an understanding of adolescent problems and counseling skills needed in youth ministry.
Contemporary approaches for witnessing to youth both within and outside the framework of organized church structure. Students gain a better understanding of communication and how the Gospel is contextualized among adolescents.
This Son-Life course deals with concepts and issues essential to the development of church-based and community-oriented youth ministry. It provides insight into leadership development, team building, and training youth for peer- to-peer ministry.
An intense and comprehensive study of the principles and practices of camps and retreats in youth ministry. General methodological framework includes where to have a camp or retreat, purpose of camps and retreats and value of camps and retreats. Specific focus throughout is on recruiting a staff for a camp or retreat, tapping into the youth minister’s creativity, fund raising, discipline, games, communicating, publicizing, and debriefing.
Students are introduced to major systems approaches to marriage and the family as it finds expression in the Philippines. An examination of social, cultural, religious, educational, economic and family style patterns provides students with a framework for understanding family structure and its role in adolescent development.
Components of Filipino youth culture influencing adolescent behavior, value systems and attitudes are studied on this course. The course includes lectures with case studies and research. Students learn how to analyze culture and research on adolescents, looking especially at the family, media, school, and peers.
See the program director for the LIFE requirements. |
