Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies, Major in Youth Studies
Distribution of Subjects per Semester (64 units)
First Year
First Semester (12 units)
Second Semester (15
units)
*Research Seminar 1
*Research Seminar 2
*Growth Group 1
*Growth Group 2
New Testament 1
New Testament 2
Theology 1
Theology 2
Filipino/Asian Youth Culture
Effective Teaching
Counseling Foundations
Personal & Spiritual Formation
Open Elective (3u)
Inter-Semester Module (2 units)
Foundations & Models of Youth Ministry (2u)
Summer (6 units)
Adolescent Development (2u)
Youth Outreach & Evangelism (2u)
Youth Retreats & Camps (2u)
Second Year
First Semester (15 units)
Second Semester (14
units)
*Growth Group 3
Old Testament 1
Theology 3
Being a Servant Leader
Family Ministry
Open Elective
*Growth Group 4
Old Testament 2 (3u)
Adolescent Sexuality (2u)
Strategy for Youth Ministry (2u)
LIFE (2u)
Open Elective (5u)
* A non-credit requirement
Summary of Units
Foundation
Old Testament -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 units
New Testament ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 units
Theology -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9 units
Being A Servant Leader/Developing Leaders for Youth Ministry -----------------------3 units
Personal & Spiritual Formation/Spiritual Formation for Youth --------------------------3 units
Total --------- 27 units
Professional Core
Foundations & Models of Youth Ministry -------------------------------------------------2 units
Adolescent Development ---------------------------------------------------------------------2 units
Adolescent Sexuality --------------------------------------------------------------------------2 units
Effective Teaching -----------------------------------------------------------------------------2 units
Strategies for Youth Ministry -----------------------------------------------------------------2 units
Youth Outreach & Evangelism --------------------------------------------------------------2 units
Creative Youth Ministry/ Youth Retreats and Camps -------------------------------------3 units Counseling Youth -----------------------------------------------------------------------------3 units
Family Ministry ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 units
Filipino/Asian Youth Culture -----------------------------------------------------------------3 units
Total --------- 24 units
Electives
Professional or Open -----------------------------------------------------------------------------11
units
Total --------- 11 units
Internship
LIFE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 units
Total --------2 units
Course Description for Additional Subjects
Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies, Major in Youth Ministry
Foundations & Models of Youth Ministry—An examination of various strategies, programs and
resources pertaining to youth ministry as it relates to the total program of the local church. Designed to give
the student both a theoretical and working knowledge of designing, implementing and managing effective
youth ministry. Special attention will be given to growing a healthy youth group and to the personal life of
the youth worker.
Adolescent Development—A study of adolescent growth, development, identity and related problems
together with study of cultural influences in thinking and behavior today. 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. Covers junior high through college. Students
gain in creased understanding of adolescents.
Adolescent Sexuality—Sexual development and sexual issues will be discussed, with an emphasis on
abstinence as the only “safe sex”. This course will use materials developed by Focus on the Family Sex,
Lies and …The Truth and Southern Baptist/Church Strengthening Ministries’ True Love Waits (Filipino
Version).
Spiritual Formation of Youth—Examines the Biblical and educational perspectives of adolescents,
including needs, skills and abilities; the basis for morals and value training, and factors in building selfesteem and socialization in the adolescent person. Students gain an understanding of spiritual formation
from faith development, conversion, discipleship and spiritual disciplines.
Developing Leaders for Youth Ministry—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.
Teaching 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 will gain a wide range of communication skills for working with youth.
Youth Outreach & Evangelism—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.
Youth Ministry Communications—Students will study various ways, strategies, and forms of
communicating with and through the youth of this present generation. They will also explore the
underlying core values and paradigms that influence the thinking of the youth in order to better understand
them and as a result could better communicate with them.
Counseling Youth—This course considers the issues adolescents struggle with today and how best to help
them respond to problems. Students will gain an understanding of adolescent problems and counseling
skills needed to work with youth. They'll also develop basic skills of intervention and advocacy.
Creative Youth Ministry—This will enable students to explore, research on, compile, and put into action
the different facets and dimensions of ministering to the youth in a creative way.
Filipino/Asian Family—Students will be 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 will provide students with a framework for understanding family
structure and its role in adolescent development.
Filipino/Asian Youth Culture— Components of Filipino youth culture influencing adolescent behavior,
value systems and attitudes will be studied. The course includes lectures with case studies and research.
Students will learn how to analyze culture and research on adolescents, looking especially at the family,
media, school, and peers.
Youth Camps & Retreat—Will equip the students to evaluate youth ministry camps and retreats in the
context both inside and outside of the church, assessing the real needs and cultural trends that impact the
nature of ministry in any camping setting. The assessment principles should apply cross-culturally. With a
special emphasis and overview of methods and programming of camps and retreats. The class will include
lecture, discussion, small group interactions, and video presentations.