Ministry Leadership (M.A.)

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The Master of Arts in Ministry Leadership is designed to:

Prepare men and women for leadership positions in local churches and church-related ministries
Equip church leaders to study and engage a changing culture with the good news of Jesus Christ

Prerequisites: Enrollment in the Master of Arts in Ministry Leadership requires twelve undergraduate semester credits of biblical and theological studies.

Required Courses

Total - 36 Credits

Two-Year Program Plan

Block A (Fall Semester)

GRD 501 - Spiritual Foundations for Leadership 3 Credits
GRD 511 - Academic Writing for Evaluation and Research 3 Credits
GRD 502X - Strategic Planning 3 Credits

Block B (Spring Semester)

GRD 504 - Organizational Communication 3 Credits
GRD 505 - Introduction to Social Science Research Methods 3 Credits
GRD 520 - Research Design 3 Credits
or
GRD 521 - Program Planning and Evaluation 3 Credits

Block C (Fall Semester)

GRD 540 - Integrated Research Study 3 Credits
or
GRD 541 - Supervised Practicum in Program Evaluation 3 Credits
MIN 551 - The Biblical Communicator 3 Credits
MIN 552 - Facilitating Spiritual Formation 3 Credits

Block D (Spring Semester)

Elective 3 Credits
MIN 553 - Outreach Oriented Leader 3 Credits
Elective 3 Credits

Block Sequence:

Students starting in the Fall: A, B, C, D

Students starting in the Spring: D, A, B, C