Master of Arts, Ministry Leadership - Local
Attend weekly classes in Portland
Designed for persons in ministry without theological eduation who want a local, face-to-face format, and the freedom to take the number of credits that fit their life circumstances. In this combination of traditional classroom, online, and hybrid formats students are able to customize the progrm to fit his or her calling. Intership, special study, and two conference courses provide eight hours of specialization in an area such as student ministry, church planting, drama ministry, etc.
Program Objectives
Enable students to:
- Mature into God's fullness
- Develop habits of authentic disciplines for thinking and living in Christ's presence
- Gain a critical and constructive understanding of the biblical and theological foundations of the Christian tradition
- Understand the mission of God in the world and their place in it
- Understand themselves and relate to others as created in God's image and called into community and ministry
- Understand the mission of the church, the church's role in the world, and their relationship to that mission
- Function as transforming leaders to lead their churches and groups to be healthy and effective places of transformation
Application deadlines
July 1 for fall semester
Nov. 1 for spring semester
April 1 for summer term