Dec 17, 2024

Academic Catalog - Spring 2018

Academic Catalog - Spring 2018 [ARCHIVED]

Church Planting, M.A.

The Master of Arts in Church Planting is a specialized 37 hour degree track offered by SEBTS in partnership with denominational missions sending agencies. It is designed to prepare students for missionary service focusing on church planting. The degree combines on-campus and/or Distance Learning course options, as well as field-based ministry and practicum requirements. This degree can be earned completely online, along with the field ministry and practicum components. Students must be in an official interviewing and/or deployment relationship with either the North American Mission Board or the International Mission Board in order to participate in this degree. The curriculum requirements of this degree are coordinated with various aspects of the assessment and training process of these denominational sending agencies.

Admissions requirements: students seeking to complete this program must have completed a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school and meet the general criteria for admissions to SEBTS. In addition, students must provide evidence of their official relationship with the appropriate denominational missions sending agency.

Master of Arts in Church Planting

M.A. Core - 25 Hours

SEM 5000 - Introduction to Seminary Education 1 semester hr(s). Taken during first semester.
OTS 5110 - Old Testament Introduction and Interpretation I: Pentateuch and Former Prophets 3 semester hr(s).
OTS 5120 - Old Testament Introduction and Interpretation II: Latter Prophets and Writings 3 semester hr(s).
NTS 5110 - New Testament Introduction and Interpretation I: Jesus and the Gospels 3 semester hr(s).
NTS 5120 - New Testament Introduction and Interpretation II: Acts, Epistles, and Revelation 3 semester hr(s).
HIS 5130 - Baptist History: Identity, Heritage, and Polity 3 semester hr(s).
MIS 5000 - Introduction to Great Commission Studies 3 semester hr(s).
PRS 6100 - Bible Exposition I: Hermeneutics and Preparation 3 semester hr(s).
THE 6110 - Christian Theology I 3 semester hr(s).
OR
THE 6120 - Christian Theology II 3 semester hr(s). *

Note:

*Church Planting students are encouraged to take THE6120 Theology II instead of THE6110 since it contains the doctrine of Ecclesiology.

Church Planting Requirements - 12 Hours

PMN 6500 - Pastoral Ministry and Leadership 3 semester hr(s).
MIS 6550 - Developing a Church Planting Methodology 3 semester hr(s).
MIS 6540 - North American Church Planting 3 semester hr(s).
OR
MIS 6590 - International Church Planting 3 semester hr(s).
Select ONE of the following courses:
MIS 7561 - Practicum in North American Church Planting I 3 semester hr(s).
MIS 7562 - Practicum in North American Church Planting II 3 semester hr(s).
MIS 6901 - Missions Practicum 3 semester hr(s).
PMN 7900 - Mentored Internship 3 semester hr(s).