Associate of Science in Ministry Leadership (ASML)

This course is required for every student enrolling in Ascent College in any program, taken in the first eight-week session of classes alongside other courses. This course orients students with college life and academics, and provides access and training for using Ascent College study tools and resources. 

This course is a comprehensive study of English grammar designed to remedy deficiencies in the knowledge and correct use of the English language.

Prerequisite: ENG101
This course will focus on the fundamentals of academic writing with the goal of sharpening students’ critical thinking and writing skills, with special attention to reasoning, formulating, and developing arguments and explanations. Attention will also be paid to handling the citing of sources.

A survey course including a review of algebra and an introduction to logic, probability and statistics, mathematical structure, problem-solving, number theory, geometry, and consumer applications.

This course is a study and practice in communicating ideas competently in public speaking. Students are also given a foundation for the development of communication contexts, including dyadic and small-group communication.

This course is a study of the expansion and growth of the Church through a concentrated examination of key historical movements of revival and renewal within the history of Christianity.

This class is designed to introduce students to the field as a scientific discipline concerned with the study of behavior and expose them to basic counseling techniques and theoretical approaches to counseling. It also provides an overview of the counseling process with the intent of experiencing the counselor’s role in the counseling process. Consideration will be given to such topics as human development, motivation, emotion, perception, learning, personality, intelligence, measurement, and applied areas.

This course is designed to give an understanding of the cultural implications associated with ministry in and to people of another culture in order to communicate Christ more effectively and reach them with the Gospel.

This course explores current issues affecting both American society and the international community from a Christian perspective. It includes topics such as the Christian response to current events and politics, Christians in government, civil responsibility, and social action.

This course introduces students to principles of effective church communications and digital discipleship and provides an awareness of the resources and tools required to do it well. Students learn how to leverage the various social media platforms for digital ministry purposes.

This course is a Bible review course designed to prepare graduating students in the Associate program for passing the Bible Knowledge exam required for graduation.

This course is a study of the nature, contents, and history of the Old Testament, providing an overview of its background and key themes.

This course is a study of the nature, contents, and history of the New Testament, providing an overview of its background and key themes.

The practice of the principles of inductive Bible study with a focus on asking and answering interpretative questions of the Biblical text and on the application of the truths gained in Bible study in the preparation of sermons or lessons.

Prerequisite: BIB110

This course examines the narratives of Luke as he engages the person and ministry of Christ, the Holy Spirit, and the nature and work of the Church in the book of Luke and Acts.

Prerequisite: BIB150

This course is a study of prophetic and apocalyptic literature in Scripture and how we use it to establish Eschatology, a theology of end times. The primary focus will be thinking eschatologically and how this shapes our Christian living in the present.

This course builds a foundational process to encourage spiritual growth and renewal in one’s daily relationship with God. Biblical principles of spiritual growth and development will be examined.

This course is a study of the principles of evangelism and the development of a personal lifestyle of one-on-one evangelism in the context of personal relationships.

This course is a study in theological and Biblical foundations of Christian morality with a specific study of ethics in ministry. Selected contemporary moral issues will be examined in the light of Biblical teachings.

This course is a study and application of leadership development principles and strategies in the growth and exercise of Biblical leadership, focusing on personal development first. Students learn leadership from the second chair and how to identify and develop other leaders. Includes modules on relationships, ethics, and conflict resolution in a ministry context.

What is theology, where does theology come from, why are Christians called to theologize, and how does the Holy Spirit empower all of this? This course will focus on how we craft theology and utilize the theological method to further discipleship and ministry.

This introductory course consists of an in-depth study of the mission of God and God’s heart for the nations, as revealed in the entirety of the Biblical text. Missions and the interpretation of Scripture within the Bible are analyzed in terms of history, culture, philosophy, and the progressive development of Biblical theology as new cultures and peoples were engaged by Israel and the Church. The application of Biblical missiology to the contemporary world is evaluated in light of the modes of missions and ministry evidenced in the Bible. Emphasis includes mobilizing and personalizing missions in the local church and the life of every believer.

A practical ministry project that provides ministry experience through mentoring while integrating faith and learning in practical ministry settings. Practicums are 16-week courses and require eight (8) hours weekly serving in the local church.