If you desire to serve God and the Christian Church, then Pastoral Leadership is the degree for you! Students who graduate with a baccalaureate degree in Pastoral Leadership are thoroughly prepared to work at the service of the church and to meet the world’s needs.
What will you study?
Marian University's B.A. in pastoral leadership emphasizes five critical areas of intentional and comprehensive study:
- Systematic theology
- Pastoral theology
- Christian ministry
- Theological reflection
- Social sciences
All five areas are interdependent, allowing you to build comprehensive, integrated connections to each of these key areas for successful careers in pastoral leadership.
Our curriculum focuses on your educational formation on four fronts: (1) human formation (2) theological formation, (3) spiritual formation, and (4) pastoral formation.
- Human formation seeks to develop the human qualities and attributes of a person by helping to foster a healthy and holistic personality and lifestyle for the sake of personal growth and ministry.
- Theological formation proposes to foster the intellectual capacities in sacred sciences: theology, church history, ecumenism Scripture, liturgy, sacraments, stewardship, and morality
- Spiritual formation aims at the call to holiness and Christian discipleship through coursework, community involvement and interactions, and personal encounters with ongoing relationships.
- Pastoral formation intends to cultivate the practical application of doing ministry with others through coursework, internships, and theological reflection.
Upon completion, you will be:
Marian University's B.A. in pastoral leadership emphasizes five critical areas of intentional and comprehensive study:
- Systematic theology
- Pastoral theology
- Christian ministry
- Theological reflection
- Social sciences
All five areas are interdependent, allowing you to build comprehensive, integrated connections to each of these key areas for successful careers in pastoral leadership.
Marian University's B.A. in pastoral leadership emphasizes five critical areas of intentional and comprehensive study:
- Systematic theology
- Pastoral theology
- Christian ministry
- Theological reflection
- Social sciences
All five areas are interdependent, allowing you to build comprehensive, integrated connections to each of these key areas for successful careers in pastoral leadership.
- Equipped with the practical skills to succeed in Christian ministry and ecclesial service.
- Empowered to provide solid theology grounded in scripture and Christian tradition.
- Engaged to become a transformative leader and catalyst in your church, society, world, and family.
- Exhorted with the knowledge, abilities, and strengths for a successful vocation and career focused on the ministry and mission of Jesus the Christ and his holy Christian church.
Read more about the pastoral leadership program at Marian University.
Sample four-year plan
Arthur D. Canales, D.Min. is professor of pastoral theology & ministry. He is a leading expert in the field of Catholic youth & young adult ministry. He regularly speaks at regional, national, and international conferences. Dr. Canales has written over 50 academic articles on youth & young adult ministry, edited journals, and has published four books, most recently published Models & Methods for Youth & Young Adult Ministry (2018, Cascade). He is newest book tentatively titled, Pastoral Care to and Ministry with LGBTQ Youth & Young Adults, is forthcoming (2021). Dr. Canales also teaches graduate ministry courses in the summer at Boston College.
