Nov 23, 2024

Academic Catalog - Spring 2019

Academic Catalog - Spring 2019 [ARCHIVED]

Missiology Track, M.Div.⁺

The Missiology track is designed to equip students with the competencies necessary to serve as effective missions leaders in churches, denominational agencies, and other missions agencies in both North American and international settings. M.Div. Missiology track students must complete 70 hours of core studies (with the possibility of substitution of 6 hours of credit for a field language for one of the biblical languages), and 15 hours of missions courses.

Degree Requirements

In addition to the M.Div. Core *, students specializing in Missiology must complete the following courses:

*In the M.Div. Core, Missiology students have the option of taking MIS 6530 - Bible Storying in place of PRS6500/CED6270. Students may also choose to take MIS 7611 - Linguistic Practicum in place of either Greek or Hebrew.

Missiology - 15 Hours

Missions Core - 9 Hours

Select THREE of the following courses:
MIS 6520 - Anthropology for Cross-cultural Understanding 3 semester hr(s).
MIS 6700 - A Theology of Christian World Mission 3 semester hr(s).
MIS 6770 - The Christian Faith and World Religions 3 semester hr(s).
MIS 6800 - History of Christian Missions 3 semester hr(s).
MIS 7870 - Studies in Contextualization Theory 3 semester hr(s).

Missions Selective - 3 Hours

Select ONE of the following courses:
MIS 6540 - North American Church Planting 3 semester hr(s).
MIS 6590 - International Church Planting 3 semester hr(s).

Missions Elective - 3 Hours

Select any 3 hour MIS**** prefixed graduate level course.