You want more than a degree. You want a life that matters.
The Bachelor of Arts in Christian Thought and Practice is for those who don’t just want to sit in classrooms—they want to change the world. This isn’t your traditional Bible degree. It’s a hands-on, purpose-driven, community-focused experience designed for a generation that’s asking deep questions, craving authentic faith, and ready to take action. If you're passionate about living your faith in a real, relevant, and global way—this degree is built for you.
This degree is for you if ...
You want a faith that makes sense and makes a difference.
You’re curious about how the Bible intersects with justice, culture, and purpose.
You care about truth, community, and the global church.
You’re not afraid to think deeply, ask hard questions, and live boldly.
The Integrated Bachelor of Arts is a 120-credit hour program designed to place you at the center of your learning journey. More than simply earning a degree, you’ll join a community of fellow learners committed to exploring theological and missiological content, cultivating vocational skills that foster success, and shaping character rooted in your identity in Christ.
This program combines the broad foundation of a liberal arts education with the depth of Christian thought and practice, giving you maximum flexibility to pursue your passions while preparing for graduate studies or immediate impact in your vocation. Through a unique partnership between Ephesiology Master Classes and Kairos University, you’ll gain the tools to engage culture wisely, disciple others faithfully, and strengthen communities for long-term gospel impact.
Our focus is on sustainability—not only in the sense of building resilient ministries and communities, but also in equipping you for a lifetime of learning and faithful service. You’ll leave the program with a vision for enduring, Christ-centered engagement that multiplies disciples, cultivates healthy churches, and contributes to the flourishing of society.
Build a theological and missiological foundation for successfully engaging in a life-time of ministry.
Analyze and address social injustices through a missiological theology that integrates biblical justice with disciple-making.
Demonstrate leadership marked by humility, resilience, and the capacity to discern cultural opportunities and challenges.
Interpret and embody Scripture in ways that faithfully engage contemporary cultures, demonstrating how biblical truth intersects with questions of identity, justice, and meaning.
Develop practices for sustainable community engagement and life, equipping you to build resilience, foster healthy communities, and cultivate long-term impact in both local and global contexts.
Articulate the gospel in ways that respond to contemporary spiritualities and ideologies.
Be positioned to engage in further study at the master’s level.
The Integrated Bachelor of Arts equips you to explore faith, culture, and vocation while developing theological depth, practical skills, and Christlike character.
Bachelor of Arts in Christian Thought and Practice
Our Catalog
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Real Theology. Real Life. Real Impact.
FREE PREVIEWLearning Context (6 credit hours)
Life Skills (6 credit hours)
Christian Spirituality (6 credit hours)
Interpreting Biblical Texts (6 credit hours)
Vocation (6 credit hours)
Christian Ethics (6 credit hours)
Skills in Research and Communication (6 credit hours)
Knowing Yourself (6 credit hours)
Context and Culture (6 credit hours)
Context and Interpretation (6 credit hours)
Understanding and Working with Others (6 credit hours)
Developing Learning and Thinking Skills (6 credit hours)
Reflection in Community (6 credit hours)
Personal Initiative (6 credit hours)
Context for Vocation (6 credit hours)
Vocational Projects (6 credit hours)
Biblical Literacy (6 credit hours)
Coherent Theology (6 credit hours)
Christian Tradition (6 credit hours)
Contextual Project (6 credit hours)
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Explore how our bachelor’s degree shapes a just and missional church for a theology of cultural engagement
Learn how to engage the culture around us by showing how a biblically informed worldview gives answer to five big questions.
A deep dive into the ancient New Testament world, making archaeology accessible and engaging. Great for those who are mythology buffs, history lovers, or anyone curious about how archaeology illuminates the Bible.
This learning experience explores theological, missiological, and ecclesiological bases for effective evangelism.
In this course, you will construct an identity-based discipleship model to equip Christ-followers to join God as imitators focused on living out their identity as a royal priesthood.
This eight-week study looks at God’s mandate to work for justice and mercy, with a focus on what Jesus says about this topic in the book of Luke. It addresses two main questions. First, what is justice? And, secondly, what is our obligation?
An introduction to the ministry of social justice from biblical, historical, missiological and contemporary points of view. This course will provide the student with a biblical paradigm to engage the topic of social justice in our neighborhoods.
Shaping Today’s Leaders to Launch Christian Movements and Multiply Disciples Around the World Tomorrow
