Academics
Church Administration, Mission Work and Education are the focus in the B.A. in Christian Ministry and Certificate in Christian Ministry. One central core value of this program is to provide the opportunity in a career upon graduation through our career center.
Some of these roles include:
- Lead Pastor
- Associate Pastor
- Worship Leader
- Bible Study Leader
- Youth Pastor
- Church Ministry
- Children’s Pastor
- Family Pastor
- Indigenous Mission Work
- Global Impact in the Mission Field
- Church Planting
- Director of a Non-Profit
- Ministry Development Director
- Education Administration
- Special Education
- Elementary Teacher
- Middle School Teacher
- High-School Teacher
- Online Education
Our Board:
Chairman: Dr. Jerry Traister
Treasure: Dr. Bill Dykes
Secretary: Dr. Don Dion
Members:
Pastor Bill Snyder
Andrew Cromwell
Pastor Danne King
Olubunmi King
Cynthia Rodriguez
Maurice Tamayo
Peggy Tamayo
Our Team:
President | Dr. Dino Pedrone |
Vice President of Operations | Pastor Mike Sanders |
Vice President of Academics | Dr. JoAnna Oster |
Academic Chair | Amy Garvin |
Pastoral Chair | Pastor Mark Chamberlain |
Mission Chair | Pastor Ron Susek |
Student Support Mentor | Pastor Rick Ramsey |
Student Support Mentor | Olubunmi King |
Director of Institutional Effectiveness & Media Resources | Susan Vandesande |
Director of IT | Austin Sanders |
Director of Business Office | Terri Sanders |
Our Faculty:
Name | Degrees held and institutions or agencies awarding the credentials |
Alice Stoner | M.A. Grand Canyon University |
Carl McKee | M.S. & M.Ed. Shippensburg University |
Julie Lewis | M. Ed. University of Phoenix |
Conroy Lewis | M.A.R. Liberty University |
Pastor Danne King | M.A.L. Belmont |
Robert Navarro | M.A. New York University |
Roxana O Vancea | Ph.D. University of France & Ph.D. University of Timisoara, Romania |
Thomas Coccogna | M.A. Shippensburg University |
Jonathan Pedrone | M.Ed., M.Div., & Ed.D. Liberty University |
Amy Garvin | M.Ed. Clarks Summit University |
JoAnna Oster | M.Ed. Ed.D. Liberty University |
Mark Chamberlain | M.A. Belmont |
Schedule, 2023
Fall A: Sept 25-Nov. 19
Fall B: Nov. 20-Jan. 21 (Dec. 24-30 Christmas Break)
Schedule, 2024
Spring A: Jan. 22-March 17
Spring B: March 18-May 12
Summer: June 3-July 28
Fall A:Aug. 12-Oct. 6
Fall B:Oct. 7-Dec. 1
Courses offered 2023-2024 academic year
To view all of our courses, please click on
Course Descriptions and Textbooks
Fall A 2023
Course | Course Title | Professor |
BIBL302 | Four Prison Epistles | Pastor Marc Chamberlain, M.A. |
EDUC101 | Philosophy of Education | Dr. JoAnna Oster |
MUSC103 | Music Appreciation | Professor Robert Navarro, M.A. |
MIN101 | Ministry Practicum 1 | Pastor Danne King, M.A.L. |
Fall B | 2023 | |
Course | Course Title | Professor |
EDUC346 | Children’s Literature | Professor Julie Lewis, M.Ed. |
BIBL212 | Life of the Messiah | Pastor Conroy Lewis, M.A.R. |
COMP312 | Computers and Applications | Dr. Roxana O Vancea |
MIN201 | Ministry Practicum 2 | Pastor Danne King, M.A.L. |
Spring A | 2024 | |
Course | Course Title | Professor |
BIBL221 | Biblical Interpretation and Application | Pastor Marc Chamberlain, M.A. |
THEO102 | Evangelism | Pastor Danne King, M.A.L. |
ENGL101 | English Comp. I | Thomas Coccogna, M.A. |
MIN301 | Ministry Practicum 3 | Pastor Danne King, M.A.L. |
Spring B | 2024 | |
Course | Course Title | Professor |
PHIL103 | A Biblical Worldview | Professor Carl McKee, M.S., M.Ed. |
EDUC232 | Methods of Teaching ESOL | Professor Julie Lewis, M.Ed. |
SPCH201 | Fundamentals of Speech | Professor Thomas Coccogna, M.A. |
MIN401 | Ministry Practicum 4 | Pastor Danne King, M.A.L. |
Summer | 2024 | |
Course | Course Title | Professor |
BIBL3111 | The Study of Acts & Romans | TBA |
HIST 211 | US History I | TBA |
ARTT102 | Art Appreciation | Professor Alice Stoner, M.A. |