Major in Applied Ministry: Cross-Cultural/Orality Emphasis
Sixty percent of the people in the world have a problem: They are oral learners. Approximately 25% have a really big problem: They are illiterate in addition to being oral. Here's the problem. More than 99% of missions efforts are literate methods.Chronological Bible Storying is an effective method in communicating the gospel to oral learners in such a way as to make a part of their heritage.
Through the assistance and leadership of Dr. Avery Willis, OBU will be first of the Southern Baptist undergraduate institutions to offer a full program in orality studies -- and one that is endorsed by the International Mission Board as well as EPIC Partners.
| Missiology Courses | |
| AMIN 2753, Survey of CCM | 3 hours |
| AMIN 3002, Chronological Bible Storying I | 2 hours |
| AMIN 3012, Chronological Bible Storying II | 2 hours |
| AMIN 4989, Practicum in Orality Studies | 3 hours |
| Choose ONE (3 HOURS) | 3 hours |
| AMIN 2183, Introduction to Evangelism | |
| AMIN 4953, Reasearch and Readings in Cross-Cultural Ministry | |
| Electives in Cross-Cultural Ministry | |
| Bible and Theology Courses | |
| Bible, 200 level or greater | 6 hours |
| REL 3073, Biblical Ethics | 3 hours |
| REL 3413, Christian Doctrines | 3 hours |
| REL 3423, World Religions | 3 hours |
| REL 3563, Baptist History and Theology | 3 hours |
| Anthropology Courses | |
| ANTH 3353, Language, Culture, and Communication | 3 hours |
| Elective in Region-Specific Anthropology | 2-3 hours |
| Note: ANTH 2053, Cultural Anthropology is required in the Flex Core |
