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MASTER OF ARTS IN MINISTRY LEADERSHIP
The M.A. in Ministry Leadership provides students with specialized knowledge and skills to serve as a member of a
leadership team in a local church or para-church context. It prepares students to equip and mobilize believers for Christ-
centered spiritual formation that overflows into Kingdom-focused living.
Program 1 Course of Study
48
CHL 5001
Chapel I
0
CHL 5002
Chapel II
0
Bible and Theology
21
BIB 5112
Genesis to Song of Solomon: God’s Plan of Creation and Redemption 3
BIB 5113
Prophets: God’s Message of Redemption and Judgment
3
BIB 5132
Gospels: God’s Means of Providing Redemption
3
BIB 5133
Acts to Revelation: God’s People Proclaiming Redemption Globally
3
BIB 5410
Hermeneutics: Interpreting and Applying the Bible
3
THE 6310
Systematic Theology in Global Christianity I
3
THE 6320
Systematic Theology in Global Christianity II
3
Worldview and Spiritual Formation
9
GLS 5115
Missions and Evangelism in the Twenty-first Century
3
GLS 6515
Understanding Cultures and Worldviews
3
MIN 5300
Foundations of Spiritual Formation
3
Concentration
18
Choose four courses from CHP, CNC, GLS, HOM, MIN, or YOU.
12
HOM 6300
Foundations of Biblical Preaching
or
3
MIN 6344
Transformational Bible Teaching
3
INT 6110
Foundation of Internship
0
INT 6217-18 Focused Internships I and II
3
Suggested Program of Study
Year
Fall
Spring
1
BIB 5112
BIB 5132
CHL 5001
GLS 5115
MIN 5300
Genesis to Song of Solomon (3)
Gospels (3)
Chapel I (0)
Missions & Evangelism in the 21
st
Century (3)
Foundations of Spiritual Formation (3)
BIB 5113
BIB 5133
BIB 5410
CHL 5002
XXX xxxx
Prophets (3)
Acts to Revelation (3)
Hermeneutics (3)
Chapel II (0)
Concentration course (3)
Summer
XXX xxxx
INT 6110
Concentration course (3)
Foundation of Internship (0)
2
THE 6310
XXX xxxx
XXX xxxx
INT 6217
Sys. Theo. in Global Christianity I (3)
Preaching or Teaching (3)
Concentration course (3)
Focused Internship I (1.5)
GLS 6515
THE 6320
XXX xxxx
INT 6218
Understanding Cultures & Worldviews (3)
Sys. Theo. in Global Christianity II (3)
Concentration course (3)
Focused Internship II (1.5)