Master of Arts in Children’s Ministry/Master of Business Administration

DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM

The Master of Arts in Children’s Ministry and Master of Business Administration degree program provides Christ-centered graduate-level education to prepare servant leaders for children’s ministry leadership by integrating a strong foundation in Children’s Ministry and Business Administration.

This dual degree program is an attractive option for those students who have a strong desire to serve in children’s ministry but will also serve in the administration of weekday ministries, nonprofit organizations, or advocacy programs for children. The MBA provides the strong business foundation needed for strategic administration of all types of ministry programs, while the MA in Children’s Ministry prepares the student for ministry specific to children and their families.

ADMISSION

In order to pursue a Dual Master’s Degree program, the applicant must apply to, meet the existing admission requirements for, and be accepted into each of the master’s degrees which comprise the dual degree program.

Note: Church Membership Requirement (for admission into the EDD in Educational Leadership—all concentrations, PHD in Leadership Studies’ Ministry Concentration, Master’s Ministry Degrees, and Advanced Ministry Certificate Programs): Within the last 12 months, the applicant must have been an active member of a Christian church that holds Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and who holds solely the Old Testament and the New Testament as sacred Scripture.

REQUISITES

MA in Children’s Ministry Requisites

Old Testament Survey
New Testament Survey

MBA Requisites

Accounting I and II
or
ACCT 5311 Survey of Accounting

Business Law
or
MANA 51.522 Business Legal Environment

Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
or
ECON 5311 Managerial Economics

Financial Management
or
FINA 51.521 - Foundations of Finance

Principles of Management
or
MANA 51.521 - Management Theory

Principles of Marketing
or
MRKT 51.521 - Marketing Concepts

Statistics
or
MANA 6303 - Research and Statistics

BUAD 5301 - Orientation to American Business Techniques and Culture (for International Students only)

Requisites may be met with equivalent courses from another institution or from a passing grade on the GSOM Old Testament and New Testament equivalency exams and do not count toward degree completion.

PROGRAM CONTINUANCE

Continuance in the program past the first 12 hours is pending submission of a satisfactory score on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or Graduate Record Examinations® (GRE®).

MA IN CHILDREN'S MINISTRY REQUIRED CURRICULUM - 30 hours (excluding requisites)

course	Credit hours
Required Curriculum	30
DISC 5302 - Biblical Servant Leadership GSOM 6310 - Ministry Mentorship (S-L)* MACH 6311 - Early Childhood Ministry MACH 6312 - Ministry with Children MAFM 6353 - Ministry to Families THEO 5313 - Applied Hermeneutics THEO 6305 - Christian History and Heritage THEO 6306 - Systematic Theology WORS 6303 - Spiritual Formation and Worship Select one of the following: MACH 6350 - Ministry in Church Weekday Education Ministries MACH 6352 - Advanced Childhood Ministry (S-L)+ Six (6) hours of the MBA Required Curriculum serve as electives for the MA Children's Ministry Required Curriculum.

course

Credit hours

Required Curriculum

DISC 5302 - Biblical Servant Leadership
GSOM 6310 - Ministry Mentorship (S-L)*
MACH 6311 - Early Childhood Ministry
MACH 6312 - Ministry with Children
MAFM 6353 - Ministry to Families
THEO 5313 - Applied Hermeneutics
THEO 6305 - Christian History and Heritage
THEO 6306 - Systematic Theology
WORS 6303 - Spiritual Formation and Worship
Select one of the following:
MACH 6350 - Ministry in Church Weekday Education Ministries
MACH 6352 - Advanced Childhood Ministry (S-L)+
Six (6) hours of the MBA Required Curriculum serve as electives for the MA Children's Ministry Required Curriculum.

MBA REQUIRED CURRICULUM - 30 hours (excluding requisites)

course	Credit hours
Required Curriculum	30
ACCT 6321 - Managerial Accounting FINA 6301 - Corporate Finance MANA 6302 - Quantitative Analysis for Managers MANA 6310 - Leadership in Management MANA 6320 - Business Ethics MANA 6341 - Strategic Management Decisions (S-L)* (Capstone course) MISM 6314 - Management Information Systems MRKT 6301 - Creative Problem Solving for Marketing Decisions (S-L)* Select two courses from MBA concentrations with approval of Program Director or Academic Advisor. Six (6) hours of the MA in Children's Ministry Required Curriculum serve as electives for the MBA Required Curriculum.

course

Credit hours

Required Curriculum

ACCT 6321 - Managerial Accounting
FINA 6301 - Corporate Finance
MANA 6302 - Quantitative Analysis for Managers
MANA 6310 - Leadership in Management
MANA 6320 - Business Ethics
MANA 6341 - Strategic Management Decisions (S-L)* (Capstone course)
MISM 6314 - Management Information Systems
MRKT 6301 - Creative Problem Solving for Marketing Decisions (S-L)*
Select two courses from MBA concentrations with approval of Program Director or Academic Advisor.
Six (6) hours of the MA in Children's Ministry Required Curriculum serve as electives for the MBA Required Curriculum.

TOTAL HOURS
30 hours	MA in Children's Ministry Required Curriculum
30 hours	MBA Required Curriculum
60 hours	TOTAL Dual Degree (excluding requisites)

+ Requisite: MACH 6311, MACH 6312

(S-L)=Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.

Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

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