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PROGRAM BENEFITS

Prepare for full-time vocational ministry

  • Receive one-on-one coaching from successful leaders
  • Develop life-long relationships

Learn HOW to serve effectively

  • Serve in dynamic churches from your first semester on campus
  • Gain real-world experience and practical skills for effective ministry

Graduate without a huge debt burden*

  • Qualify for up to $100,000 in scholarships/grants over four years
  • Reduce or even eliminate the need for long-term school loans
*For students who qualify for this program

This unique opportunity offers qualified students an exceptional scholarship alongside honors-level academics, experiential learning environments, and intentional career pathways. The Ministry Honors Program provides qualified students with an affordable, hands-on education experience that prepares them for life of Kingdom-focused service and leadership.

  • Deepen your faith as you learn from caring, highly qualified faculty
  • Benefit from direct access to professors in and out of the classroom
  • Complete a minimum of three semesters of Residency at churches and/or parachurch organizations
  • Serve and impact the HIU community
  • Enroll in up to 3 dual-credit graduate-level courses during Junior & Senior year
  • Earn a 25% discount on HIU's Graduate Ministry Programs upon completion of the Ministry Honors Program

MAJORS AVAILABLE IN:

  • Biblical Studies
  • Next Generation Ministry
  • Children's Ministry
  • Pastoral Ministry
  • Intercultural Studies
  • Sports Ministry
  • Music & Worship Arts
  • Youth & Family Ministry

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:

  • Recommendations and personal interview
  • Maintain 3.0 cumulative GPA
  • Live on campus in California
  • Campus leadership activities of 50 hours per semester
  • Participate in seminar luncheons with guest speakers
  • Community service with local churches
  • One year residency on staff at a healthy growing church
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Meet the Program Chair

Robbie Phillips, D. Min. Professor of Biblical Studies

Robbie Phillips, D. Min.

Professor of Biblical Studies

"The Ministry Honors Program equips and empowers women and men for highly effective vocational ministry. This program offers Hope's most generous scholarship, allowing ministry students to graduate and serve the Church without the burden of enormous school debt payments."