Business Administration and Management

The mission of the Business Administration and Management program is to promote the intellectual, personal, and spiritual growth of our students and educate them in business and leadership principles to influence their non-profit/for-profit organizations, churches, professions, and cultures for the Kingdom of God.

Business Administration and Management, enterprise management, and innovative entrepreneurship are skills that both reflect the divine image in humans and advance God's redemptive purposes in the world. The Larger Story of God includes the stories of Abraham, Joshua, Deborah, Nehemiah, and others who owned properties, oversaw construction projects, assessed situations, and made strategic decisions. Business Administration is about the faithful and wise stewardship of resources and materials and the release of creativity and energy for the promotion of human flourishing.

Business Administration and Management embraces a Christian worldview and encompasses the full array of organizational management and leadership curricula including introduction to business administration, marketing, management/administration, finance, strategic planning, and theories of leadership.

Department Goals

1. Graduates of the Business Administration and Management major will have developed basic knowledge and skills for careers in churches, non-profit ministries, and for profit ministries.
2. Graduates of the Business Administration and Management major will have the foundational knowledge and skills necessary for designing, implementing, and leading a program, ministry, or organizational idea.
3. Graduates of the Business Administration and Management major will have acquired foundational knowledge of leadership fundamentals which enables graduates to apply them to actual ministry settings and pursue advanced degree.

Students in Business Administration and Management will be mentored by faculty and field professionals for careers in churches, non-profit ministries and agencies, and for profit businesses and organizations.

Rationale:
The economic brinksmanship of November 2008 has made it clearer than ever that the business world needs ethical and highly trained business leaders. The 21st century cannot afford to do business as usual. This program will develop highly skilled, multi-talented individuals through an emphasis on problem solving, critical thinking, and administrative leadership.