Master of Arts Degree

This document provides details about the Master of Arts degree including:

• Degree information
• Course list
• Course schedule for 2009-2013

Degree Information

The Master of Arts program in Ministry prepares students for effective leadership, with a missional heart, springing from both character and skill bases.  The degree consists of 36 units of study (two years full-time), which students complete totally online. 

Students select one of four areas of concentration:

• Christian Leadership
• Church Planting
• Intercultural Studies
• Worship

The Ministry Department places each learning experience in one of three categories according to its primary focus:

• Biblical/Theological Development
• Professional Development (ministry skills)
• Personal Development (spiritual formation; physical, mental, and emotional health)

To earn the Master of Arts degree in Ministry, students must complete the following degree components designed to develop well-rounded servant leaders:

• Biblical Theological Development (approx. 40%  of the 36-unit MA)  14 units
• Professional Development (approx. 40% of the 36-unit MA)   14 units
• Personal Development (approx. 20% of the 36-unit MA)     8 units
  36 units

Course List

AST Version

The following courses are for the AST version of the Master of Arts program.  If a student chooses to take only AST courses, then they will complete the 18 classes listed below (8 required courses and 10 “electives”).

	Biblical	Professional	Personal
Required	Human Spirituality Theological Foundations Spiritual Formation	Vision: Knowing through Seeing Mission: Global to Individual Doing Kingdom Business: Process, Program, Planning Action in Leadership	Potential and Personal Emergence
“Electives”	Matthew: The Kingdom Among Us Church History Apocalyptic Literature Major World Religions	Global Missions & Revival Current Issues in Pentecostal Ministry Preaching That Connects	Balancing Marriage, Family, and Ministry Handling Personal Temptations Managing Stress & Avoiding Burnout

 

 HIU Electives A student may also choose to complete other HIU courses for all or a portion of their 10 electives.   

	Biblical	Professional	Personal
	Biblical Studies Foundational Principles in Bible Survey Psalms Jesus and the Kingdom of God Johannine Epistles Ephesians The Holy Spirit Ecclesiology The Church: Past, Present and Future	Church Dynamics Preparing to Teach and Preach Building and Sustaining Effective Teams Intercultural Studies Preparing for Short-Term Mission Understanding Worldview Contextualization Mission Theology Communicating Christ Cross-Culturally Cultural Anthropology for Ministry Ministry Systematic Theology for Worship The Person, Leader, and Experience of Worship Vision Catching and Casting Worship and the Mission of the Church Leading Small Groups Effectively Foundations of Pastoral Care Dynamics of Servant Leadership History and Liturgy of Worship Worship Programming Prayer Evangelism Leadership Styles and Principles Conflict Transformation in Ministry	Integrating the Inward, Outward, and Upward Developing spiritual disciplines Hearing God (tentative) Lectio Divina: Readings in the Classics

               Course Schedule 2009-2013

2009 - 2010 

Aug. 31, 2009	Oct. 19, 2009	Jan. 11, 2009	Mar. 1, 2010	May 3, 2010	July 5, 2010
(BIB)Human Spirituality	(PERS)Potential & Personal Emergence	(BIB)Matthew: The Kingdom Among Us	(PROF)Vision: Knowing Through Seeing	(PROF)Mission: Global to Individual	(BIB)Major World Religions

 

2010 - 2011 

Aug. 30, 2010	Oct. 18, 2010	Jan. 10, 2011	Feb. 28, 2011	May 2, 2011	July 5, 2011
(PROF)Doing Kingdom Business: Process, Program, Planning	(PROF)Action in Leadership	(PERS)Balancing Marriage, Family, and Ministry	(BIB)Theological Foundations	(BIB)Spiritual Formation	(PROF)Global Missions & Revival

 

2011 - 2012 

Aug. 39, 2011	Oct. 17, 2011	Jan. 9, 2012	Feb. 27, 2012	Apr. 30, 2012	July 2, 2012
(BIB)Human Spirituality	(PERS)Potential & Personal Emergence	(BIB)Matthew: The Kingdom Among Us	(PROF)Vision: Knowing Through Seeing	(PROF)Mission: Global to Individual	(BIB)Major World Religions
(PROF)Current Issues in Pentecostal Ministry	(BIB)Apocalyptic Literature	(PROF)Preaching That Connects	(PERS)Managing Stress & Avoiding Burnout	(BIB)Church History	(PERS)Handling Personal Temptations

 

2012 - 2013  

Aug. 30, 2010	Oct. 18, 2010	Jan. 10, 2011	Feb. 28, 2011	May 2, 2011	July 5, 2011
(PROF)Doing Kingdom Business: Process, Program, Planning	(PROF)Action in Leadership	(PERS)Balancing Marriage, and Ministry	(BIB)Theological Foundations	(BIB)Spiritual Formation	(PROF)Global Missions & Revival
(PROF)Current Issues in Pentecostal Ministry	(BIB)Apocalyptic Literature	(PROF)Preaching That Connects	(PERS)Managing Stress & Avoiding Burnout	(BIB)Church History	(PERS)Handling Personal Temptations

 Bold = 8 Required Courses