Degree Requirements

Requirements for the Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Ministry

• Emphasis in Counseling
• Emphasis in Leadership and Ethics
• Emphasis in Biblical Community Development
• Emphasis in Higher Education
  

Bible and Theology Core—18 hours

• Spiritual Formation in the Gospels
• Hermeneutics
• Spiritual Formation in Acts and the Epistles
• Christian Theology and Foundations
• Spiritual Formation in the Old Testament
• Biblical and Theological Research Methods

Ministry Core—19 hours

• Biblical Foundations of Ministry and Leadership
• Christian Communication in a Pluralistic Society
• Theory and Practice of Small Group Ministry
• Theology and Practice of Worship Ministry
• Evangelism and Discipleship
• Supervised Ministry
• Spiritual Formation and Family Ministry

Minimum semester hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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Emphasis in Counseling

Bible and Theology Core—18 hours

• BBL 7723 Spiritual Formation in the Gospel
• BBL 7733 Hermeneutic
• BBL 7743 Spiritual Formation in Acts & Epistle
• BBL 8033 Christian Theology and Foundation
• BBL 8723 Spiritual Formation in the Old Testament
• CMN 7013 Biblical and Theological Research Method

Ministry Core—18 hours

• Biblical Foundations of Ministry & Leadership
• Christian Communication in a Pluralistic Society
• Evangelism and Discipleship
• Supervised Ministry (Internship)
• Spiritual Formation and Family Ministry

One of the following:

• CMN 8113 Theory and Practice of Small Group Ministry
• CMN 8123 Theology and Practice of Worship Ministry

Counseling—9 hours

• Family of Origin
• Principles of Marital Therapy
• Brief Therapy

Minimum semester hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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Emphasis in Leadership and Ethics

Bible and Theology Core—18 hours

• Spiritual Formation in the Gospels
• Hermeneutics
• Spiritual Formation in Acts & Epistles
• Christian Theology and Foundations
• Spiritual Formation in the Old Testament
• Biblical and Theological Research Methods

Ministry Core—15 hours

• Biblical Foundations of Ministry & Leadership
• Christian Communication in a Pluralistic Society
• Applied Project
• Evangelism and Discipleship

One of the following:

• Theory and Practice of Small Group Ministry
• Theology and Practice of Worship Ministry

Leadership and Ethics Emphasis—12 hours

• Mission, Vision, & Values
• Building Teams
• Applied Christian Ethics
• Approved elective

Minimum semester hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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Emphasis in Biblical Community Development

Bible and Theology Core—15 hours

• Spiritual Formation in the Gospels
• Spiritual Formation in Acts & Epistles
• Christian Theology and Foundations
• Spiritual Formation in the Old Testament
• Biblical and Theological Research Methods

Ministry and Leadership—9 hours

One of the following:

• Biblical Foundations of Ministry & Leadership
• Mission, Vision, and Values

One of the following:

• Evangelism and Discipleship
• Theory and Practice of Small Group Ministry

One of the following:

• Building Strong Marriages and Families
• Building Emotionally Healthy Relationships
• Spiritual Formation and Family Ministry
• Institute for Biblical Community Development
• Completion of the IBCD program is recognized as twelve credit hours toward the M.A. degree in Ministry with emphasis in Community Development.

Minimum semester hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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Emphasis in Higher Education

Bible and Theology Core—15 hours

• Spiritual Formation in the Gospels
• Spiritual Formation in Acts & Epistles
• Christian Theology and Foundations
• Spiritual Formation in the Old Testament
• Biblical and Theological Research Methods

Ministry Core—9 hours

• Biblical Foundations of Ministry & Leadership

Two of the following:

• Christian Communication in a Pluralistic Society
• Theory and Practice of Small Group Ministry
• Theology and Practice of Worship Ministry
• Evangelism and Discipleship

Higher Education Emphasis—12 hours

• History and Philosophy of American Higher Education
• The College Student: Issues, Policies, and Programs
• Administrative Leadership in Higher Education
• Educational Program Development and Implementation

Minimum semester hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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