Waxahachie, Texas – March 16, 2016 – This Fall 2016, Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) will implement a bachelor’s degree in Children and Family Ministries, both on-campus and online, that includes six hours of graduate course credit that is transferable to SAGU’s Harrison Graduate School and other graduate institutions.

The Children and Family Ministries program equips students in planning, leading, organization, delegation, and supervision of the ministries of a church in local and cross-cultural settings.

The program includes 126 total hours with 57 hours of major studies. Core studies include:

• Perspectives of Children and Family Ministries

• Bridging Between Children and Youth

• Issues in Childhood and Family Life

• Leading Children and Family Ministries

• Family Life and Parenting

• Pastoral Counseling

• Ministry of Teaching

• Leadership in Ministry

• Biblical Preaching

• Biblical Preaching Laboratory

• Christianity in the Ancient and Middle Ages

• Christianity from the Reformation to the Postmodern Era

• Marriage and Family Relationships and more.

For more information on the degree, click here .

About SAGU:
Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private, Christian university located 30 minutes south of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Waxahachie, Texas. The university was established in 1927, and now offers more than 70 associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees on campus or online. More information is available at www.sagu.edu or by calling 1-888-YES-SAGU.