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

Master of Arts in Ministry Resources

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