Master of Arts - Christian Ministry Concentration
Outcomes:
Biblical Hermeneutics: Graduates, together with others in community, will read the Scriptures faithfully, critically, and imaginatively.
Systematic Theology: Graduates will articulate and confess the character, identity, and work of the Triune God in the world from diverse biblical, historical, and theological perspectives.
History of Christianity: Graduates will demonstrate the ability to understand the origins and spread of Christianity and the ways this history continues to shape persons and communities.
Leadership for Mission: Graduates will demonstrate the development of their own gifts for leadership in their ministry context(s) and within a critical understanding of leadership.
Signature Courses:
course number | course title | Number of courses required |
|---|---|---|
SG 0610 | Christian Public Leader | 1 course |
SG 0401 | Thinking Theologically and Confessing Publicly | 1 course |
LD 0530 | Missional Leadership in Professional Settings | 1 course |
Total number of Signature courses | 3 courses |
Concentration Courses:
course number | course title | Number of courses required |
|---|---|---|
OT 0115 | Law and Narrative | 1 course |
NT 0214-0218 | Gospels | 1 course |
SG 0405 | Leading Christian Communities in Mission | 1 course |
LD 0500 | Theological Frameworks I | 1 course |
HC 0305 or HC 0307 | History of Christianity I or History of Christianity II | 1 course |
FE 0523 | Systems and Leading Change | 1 course |
Christian Ministry electives | 3 courses | |
Total number of Concentration courses | 9 courses |
Elective Courses:
course title | Number of courses required | |
|---|---|---|
Open electives | 2 courses | |
Total number of Elective courses | 2 courses |
Course Descriptions for Signature [SG] Courses and All Courses