MA in Ministry Curriculum
Curriculum Requirements
The 30-credit Master of Arts in Ministry meets the needs of the changing congregational landscape, providing students with a solid foundation in biblical interpretation, pastoral skills and personal spiritual formation, and giving them flexibility to take courses most helpful for their ministry context.
Required Courses - 6 credits:
- IN 519: Theology and the Practice of Ministry
- IN 693: MA in Ministry Capstone
Bible - 6 credits from the following:
- BI 511: Old Testament Introduction
- BI XXX: Old Testament Exegesis (multiple courses)
- BI 550: New Testament Introduction
- BI XXX: New Testament Exegesis (multiple courses)
- Other options available by request
History/Theology - 6 credits from the following:
- HT 500: Early and Medieval Church History
- HT 502: Reformation and Modern Church History
- HT 540: Christian Doctrine I
- HT 556: Christian Doctrine II
- HT 655: Imagining Salvation
- HT 567: Theology in Place
- HT 567: Christianity and the Common Good
- HT 584: Theology of C.S. Lewis
- HT 615: Presbyterian History and Confessions
- HT 775: Theology of John Calvin
- Other options available by request
Elective Courses - 12 credits from those listed above or:
- IN 520: God's Redemptive Mission
- IN 521: Disciple Formation 1
- IN 522: Disciple Formation 2
- IN 721: Disciple Formation 3
- IN 722: Disciple Formation 4
- IN 782: Gospel in Context
- HT 647: Redeeming Routines of Ministry and Life
- MN 501: Leading Worship
- MN 531: Discipleship and Teaching 1
- MN 532: Discipleship and Teaching 2
- MN 555: Polity and Program of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
- MN 578: Caregiving 1
- MN 579: Caregiving 2
- MN 630: Starting Missional Communities
- MN 709: Worship in the Reformed Tradition
- FE 601: Pastoral Leadership
- FE 602: Leadership in Context
- FE 603: Leadership Ethics
- SPM 671: Supervised Practice of Ministry
- Other options available by request