Nov 21, 2024

Academic Catalog - Spring 2019

Academic Catalog - Spring 2019 [ARCHIVED]

Ministry to Women, M.A.

The purpose of the Master of Arts in Ministry to Women is to prepare students for effective ministry through courses that focus on roles of biblical womanhood, teaching and discipleship, and evangelism specifically to women. Courses will provide an overview of biblical womanhood, insight into counseling, teaching and discipling women and girls, and instruction in the practical outworking of the Christian life. The program will also provide opportunities for guided experience through a mentored internship requirement, thus enabling students to apply the knowledge gained in the classroom.

Admissions Requirements

Admission to this program is limited to women holding a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent who also meet all other admission requirements for the seminary.

Degree Requirements

Master of Arts in Ministry to Women students must complete 37 hours of the standard Master of Arts core studies, 9 hours of Women’s Ministry courses, and 3 hours of track selectives, for a total of 49 credit hours with an overall GPA of 2.0 or better.

M.A. Core

*In the M.A. in Ministry to Women, students need to substitute CED 6300 - Bible Exposition for Ministry to Women I for PRS6100 Bible Exposition I.

Master of Arts Core - 37 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).
EVA 6610 - Personal Discipleship & Disciple-making 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).
THE 6110 - Christian Theology I 3 semester hr(s).
THE 6120 - Christian Theology II 3 semester hr(s).
PRS 6100 - Bible Exposition I: Hermeneutics and Preparation 3 semester hr(s).
ETH 5100 - Introduction to Christian Ethics 3 semester hr(s).
OR
PHI 5100 - Christian Philosophy: Worldview, Western Thought, and Apologetics 3 semester hr(s).
Select ONE of the following courses:
PMN 7900 - Mentored Internship 3 semester hr(s).
MIS 6901 - Missions Practicum 3 semester hr(s).
MIS 6990 - Practicum in International Missions: [Location of trip] 3 semester hr(s).
MIS 6991 - Practicum in North American Missions: [Location of trip] 3 semester hr(s).

Ministry to Women Requirements - 12 Hours

Core Courses - 9 Hours

CED 6210 - Foundations for Ministry to Women 3 semester hr(s).
CED 6260 - Biblical Theology of Womanhood 3 semester hr(s).
BCO 5501 - Counseling Women 3 semester hr(s).

Track Selectives - 3 Hours

Select ONE of the following courses:
CED 6150 - Ministry to Teen Girls 3 semester hr(s).
CED 6100 - Writing and Publishing for Women 3 semester hr(s).
CED 6200 - Current Trends in Ministry to Women 3 semester hr(s).
CED 6220 - Contextualization for Ministry to Women 3 semester hr(s).
CED 6280 - Women’s Ministry in the Local Church 3 semester hr(s).