Ministry

As a Ministry major, you will be prepared for graduate study or for work in a church or para-church organization. With the theoretical course work and flexible choices of study, you can design your major based on your own interests and goals for community and church service.

Program Highlights

INTERNSHIPS WITH CHURCHES IN ROCHESTER

SMALL CLASS SIZES WITH LOCAL PASTORS

What Will I Learn?

You will receive a firm foundation in biblical studies and theology- taking five courses in Bible and four in theology. In addition to these courses students take six courses in ministry and then complete an interdisciplinary ministry focus, such as pastoral, youth and family, music, or urban/cross-cultural ministry.

Courses

student in Golisano Library at Roberts Wesleyan College

Where Can It Take Me?

Internships

Browncroft Community Church, Rochester, NY
Edgewood Free Methodist Church, Brighton, NY
First Bible Baptist Church, Greece, NY
Heart and Soul Free Methodist Church, Rochester, NY
New Hope Free Methodist Church, Rochester, NY
Park Ridge Free Methodist Church, Greece, NY
Pearce Memorial Church, North Chili, NY
Roberts Wesleyan College, Chaplain Ministries, Rochester, NY
Shema Yisrael Messianic Jewish Congregation, Rochester, NY
Youth for Christ, Rochester, NY
Church Radiant, Rochester, NY
Pearce Memorial Church, North Chili, NY
Parkside Lutheran Church, Buffalo, NY
Mary’s Place Refugee Outreach, Rochester, NY
Free Methodist Bible Quizzing, Rwanda, Africa

Careers

Recruiter for the United States Army
Youth Pastor
Church Administrator
Worship Pastor
Ministry Staff Member
Resident Counselor
Teaching Assistant
Admissions Counselor

Grad Schools

Asbury Theological Seminary
Colgate Rochester Divinity School
Duke University
Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Fuller Theological Seminary
Gordon Conwell Seminary
Northeastern Seminary
Ohio State University
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Princeton Theological Seminary
SUNY Albany
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
University of North Texas
University of Toronto
University of Rochester
University of St. Andrew's (Scotland)

Who Will I Meet?

Dr. Jeffrey McPherson

Dr. Jeffrey McPherson received his Ph.D. from McMaster University. He joined the faculty at Roberts Wesleyan College in 2011 and currently serves as Chair of the Department of Religion and Philosophy. His doctoral dissertation was a theological and philosophical study of the worldviews of Jonathan Edwards (famous American Puritan theologian) and Alfred North Whitehead (well-known mathematician and philosopher—Founder of Process Philosophy). Dr.
McPherson teaches a wide range of theological, biblical, and philosophical courses. Read more here.

Caleb Choate

My work in ministry starts today at Roberts. Never before in my life have I been surrounded with such an encouraging body of students and professors who are willing and able to push me in the Lord's call for me in ministry. Every single day I recognize the infinite ways that God has blessed me by placing these people in my life. My understanding of scripture has expanded in ways I could not have anticipated, and my hunger to learn has only grown since the start of fall semester. I credit all of this to God, and I thank Him for guiding me towards Roberts Wesleyan College.