Master of Ministry in Christian Counseling
Master of Ministry in Christian Education
Master of Divinity
Master in Ministry
Master of Ministry in Intercultural Studies
Master of Ministry in New Media Communications
Master of Theology
Requires a Bachelor’s degree plus a minimum 30 credit hours of additional study.
Materials for each course in this program consist of a series of twelve or sixteen audio/video lectures, a textbook, or a workbook. Students are required to listen to the lectures, to read the textbook and to answer the questions prepared for each course. Answer sheets are provided for that purpose. This process may require the student listen/view the lectures or read the textbook several times. Students are then required to prepare an outline of the contents of each audio/video lesson, or each chapter in the textbook.
In addition, students are required to write a seven paragraph essay describing five points of the book or audio/video course that spoke to them. The student must also read an additional book(s) related to the subject matter being taught or another assigned book for that course and prepare a five (5) page book report (what the book teaches) on each additional book(s).
All outlines, essays, and book reports are to be written as per the format provided in the appendix of this catalog For each course in the master degree program, the course test will comprise 50%, the outlines will comprise 10%, the essays will comprise 10%, and the book report(s) will comprise 30% of the course grade. All scores will be averaged together for one grade.
NOTE: A student cannot begin studies in a new course unless all requirements for the previous course have been completed and submitted.
Special Note: If a student is changing his or her field of study from what it was in the Bachelor’s degree to a different field for the Master’s degree, he or she will have to take additional courses to ensure competency in the new field of study. If the student has not taken SG 0513 The Purpose Driven Life, and/or SG 5163 The Normal Christian Life, SG 5103 Could You Not Tarry One Hour, or SG 5273 The Bait of Satan, these courses must be taken in addition to any other requirements for a degree.
REQUIRED COURSE OF STUDY:
MASTER OF MINISTRY IN CHRISTIAN COUNSELING
1. Choose three (3) courses from the Christian Counseling section under Course Descriptions.
2. Choose any seven (7) additional courses from courses listed under Course Descriptions.
Note 1: If the student has not taken SG 5163 The Normal Christian Life, SG 0513 The Purpose Driven Life, CC 5373 Prayers That Heal the Heart, CC 0523 Equipping Saints to Counsel, or CC 0533 Ethics and Legal Issues in Christian Counseling, he or she must take these courses at this time. In addition, if the student has no experience in counseling, he or she must complete the CC 0513 Counseling Practicum.
Note 2: In order to receive a Master’s degree in Christian Counseling, a student must have a minimum of twenty-seven (27) hours in Counseling.
MASTER OF MINISTRY IN CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
1. Choose three (3) courses from the Christian Education section under Course Descriptions.
2. Choose any seven (7) additional courses from courses listed under Course Descriptions.
Note 1: If the student has not taken SG 5163 The Normal Christian Life, SG 0513 The Purpose Driven Life, CE 0523 Introduction to Education, CE 0533 Educational Psychology, CE 0543 Managing the Classroom, CE 0553 Early Childhood Growth and Development, or CE 0563 The Philosophy of Christian Education, he or she must take these courses at this time. In addition, if the student has no experience in teaching, he or she must complete the CE 0513 Teaching Practicum.
Note 2: In order to receive a Master’s degree in Christian Education, a student must have a minimum of twenty-seven (27) hours in Education.
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MASTER OF DIVINITY
1. Choose three (3) courses from the Divinity section under Course Descriptions.
2. Choose any seven (7) additional courses from courses listed under Course Descriptions.
Note 1: If the student has not taken SG 5163 The Normal Christian Life, SG 0513 The Purpose Driven Life, DV 0523 Equipping Saints to Counsel, DV 0533 Ethics and Legal Issues in Christian Counseling, DV 0543 The Basics of Hospital Chaplaincy, DV 0553 The Work of the Chaplain, DV 0563 Pastoral Care in Hospitals, DV 0573 Crisis and Trauma Counseling, or DV 0583 Counseling Survivors of Traumatic Events, he or she must take these courses at this time. In addition, if the student has no experience in chaplaincy work, he or she must complete the DV 0513 Divinity Practicum.
Note 2: In order to receive a Master degree in Divinity, a student must have a minimum of twenty-seven (27) hours in Divinity.
Note 3: In addition to the above prescribed course of study, in order to receive a Master degree in Divinity, the student is required to submit a thesis, in MLA form consisting of ten (10) outside sources. The thesis must have minimum of seventy-five (75) and a maximum of ninety typewritten (double-spaced) pages (the topic for the thesis MUST be pre-approved by the Academic Dean of CTS) or, submit an equivalent project that has been pre-approved by the Academic Dean.
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MASTER OF MINISTRY
1. Choose three (3) courses from the Ministry section under Course Descriptions.
2. Choose any seven (7) additional courses from courses listed under Course Descriptions.
Note 1: If the student has not taken SG 5163 The Normal Christian Life, SG 0513 The Purpose Driven Life, SG 5273 The Bait of Satan, and SG 5103 Could You Not Tarry One Hour, he or she must take these courses as four of the seven additional courses.
Note 2: In order to receive a Master’s degree in Ministry a student must have a minimum of twenty-one (21) hours of Ministry.
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MASTER OF MINISTRY IN INTERCULTURAL STUDIES
Choose ten (10) courses from the Intercultural Studies section under Course Descriptions.
Note 1: If the student has not taken SG 5163 The Normal Christian Life, SG 0513 The Purpose Driven Life, SG 5273 The Bait of Satan, SG 5103 Could You Not Tarry One Hour, SG 5123 Communion with God, and MN 5513 The Seven Mountain Strategy, he or she must take these courses as additional pre-requisite courses.
Note 2: If the student has not taken IS 0713 Intercultural Studies Ministry Practicum, IS 0723 The Missionary Task, IS 0733 Contextualization and the Indigenous Church, IS 0743 Church Planting Movements, IS 0753 Money and Missions, IS 0763 Cults and World Religions, IS 0773 Orality and Storytelling, IS 0783 Revival and Community Transformation, IS 0793 Community Development, and IS 0803 Missions in a Pluralistic, Postmodern World, he or she must take these courses as a part of the thirty (30) hours of Intercultural Studies courses.
Note 3: In order to receive a Master Degree of Ministry in Intercultural Studies, a student must have a minimum of thirty (30) hours in Intercultural Studies.
Note 4: In addition to the above prescribed course of study, in order to receive a Master Degree of Ministry in Intercultural Studies, the student is required to submit a thesis, in MLA form consisting of ten (10) outside sources. The thesis must have minimum of seventy-five (75) and a maximum of ninety typewritten (double-spaced) pages (the topic for the thesis MUST be pre-approved by the Academic Dean of CTS) or, submit an equivalent project that has been pre-approved by the Academic Dean.
MASTER OF MINISTRY IN NEW MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS
Complete thirty (30) hours of the Stage 2 New Media Communications courses.
Note 1: If the student has not taken SG 5163 The Normal Christian Life, SG 0513 The Purpose Driven Life, SG 5273 The Bait of Satan, and SG 5103 Could You Not Tarry One Hour, MN 5513 Seven Mountain Strategy I, or SG 5133 How to Hear God’s Voice (or SG 5123 Communion with God)he or she must take these courses in addition to the required New Media Communications curriculum.
Note 2: A student must have taken ten (10) of the Stage 1 New Media Communications courses as an undergraduate in order to begin the Master level program.
TOTAL: 30 hours
MASTER OF THEOLOGY
Choose three (3) courses from the Theology section under Course Descriptions.
Note 1: If the student has not taken SG 5163 The Normal Christian Life, SG 0513 The Purpose Driven Life, SG 5273 The Bait of Satan, and SG 5103 Could You Not Tarry One Hour, he or she must take these courses as four of the seven additional courses.
Note 2: In order to receive a Master’s degree in Theology, a student must have a minimum of twenty-one (21) hours in Theology.
Note 3: In addition to the above prescribed course of study, in order to receive a Master Degree in Theology, the student is required to submit a thesis, in MLA form consisting of ten (10) outside sources. The thesis must have minimum of seventy-five (75) and a maximum of ninety typewritten (double-spaced) pages (the topic for the thesis MUST be pre-approved by the Academic Dean of CTS) or, submit an equivalent project that has been pre-approved by the Academic Dean.