PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

  • The purpose of the Family and Counseling Bachelor of Arts is to equip students to effectively organize and administer a children’s, family, or care ministry in a local church. In this program, students learn sound Biblical principles of ministry organizations and leadership—along with basic Christian counseling skills—in an effort to train up a generation of workers prepared to effectively minister to today’s ever- changing family.

  • Students will have completed rigorous Biblical and historical studies in order to develop a theological framework for working families, with children, or in biblical counseling.

  • Students will exude the qualities of being a humble student of scripture and the world, showing what it means to follow Jesus in daily living, and be well-equipped to pursue seminary or graduate education and/or professional and state licensure as appropriate.

  • Students will be prepared to organize and lead a Family, Children’s, or Counseling/Care Ministry in the local church, including managing staff, recruiting volunteers, programming, creating a vision, managing mission initiatives, budgets and objectives, and communicating clearly.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

  • Children’s Director

  • Program Developer

  • Christian Educator

  • Children’s/Youth Pastor

  • Family/Children’s Counselor

  • Pastoral Care

  • Humanitarian Aid Worker

GET ON THE FAST TRACK

Interested in earning a graduate degree in the future?

Transition courses give NCC students the opportunity to take classes that can earn credit toward both their Bachelor‘s degree and a future Master’s degree.

Visit hiu.edu/fasttrack to learn more.

LIFE AT NCC

  • Small class sizes build greater community between peers and instructors.

  • NCC is regionally accredited through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the Association for Biblical Higher Education.

  • Regardless of major, all NCC students graduate with a well-rounded foundation of liberal arts and Biblical Instruction.

 

WHAT ALUMNI SAY

NC is all about leadership training, experience, and equipping their students to be ministry focused. I walked away not only with a degree, but with experience in what I am passionate about doing and the confidence to do it.

HANNAH BATES, FAMILY LIFE & COUNSELING ‘16

 

For program curriculum and course descriptions, refer to our current catalog.