Christian Ministry, MA

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Offered in Columbia SC

The Master of Arts in Christian Ministry (MACM) degree is a two-year program (55 credit hours) that enables graduates to serve in a number of ministry areas, depending on the specific credentialing requirements within their denominations. Ministry possibilities include, but are not limited to, Christian education, youth ministry, youth and family ministry, chaplaincy, and faith-based non-profit organizational leadership. The MACM provides the necessary educational and formational requirements for students aspiring to become deacons in either the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) or the United Methodist Church.

The MACM degree consists of 36 required credit hours, combined with 16 elective credit hours and three semesters of field education.

Program Admission Requirements

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Tier I

BIB 510 - Survey of the New Testament 3 Credits.
BIB 511 - Survey of the Old Testament 3 Credits.
CHS 501 - Church History I 3 Credits.
CHS 502 - Church History II 3 Credits.
MIN 505 - Foundations in Pastoral Care 3 Credits.
MIN 510 - Foundations of Christian Worship 3 Credits.
THL 500 - Introduction to Theological Thinking 3 Credits.
Denominational Polity 3 Credits *
Denominational Theology 3 Credits *

Tier II

BIB 620 - Interpreting the New Testament Gospels 3 Credits.
or
BIB 630 - Paul’s Letters and Theology 3 Credits.
THL 600 - Introduction to Christian Theology 3 Credits.
THL 650 - Christian Ethics 3 Credits.
Theology Elective 3 Credits.
Church in Context Elective 3 Credits.
General Elective 3 Credits.
General Elective 3 Credits.
General Elective 3 Credits.

Contextual Ed Courses

MIN 500A - Boundary Training 0 Credits.
MIN 500 - Field Education I 1 Credits.
MIN 501 - Field Education II 1 Credits.
MIN 502 - Cross Cultural Requirement (Multiple Choices) 1 Credits.
MIN 600 - Field Education III 1 Credits.

Total Credit Hours: 55

Degree Outcomes

The faculty will teach, form, and nurture MACM students so that graduates exhibit the following competencies:

A comprehensive and discriminating understanding of the Christian heritage (scripture, theology, and church history).
An understanding of, and practical skills in, the student’s area of specialized ministry including the capacity to design and assess effective practices and programs in that specialization.
An ability to interpret and communicate the Gospel with theological integrity, being shaped by both the Christian heritage and the contemporary multicultural world.
A level of emotional and spiritual maturity and faithful living that is appropriate to public ministry and Christian leadership.

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