Master of Arts in Children’s Ministry/Master of Liberal Arts

DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM

The Master of Arts in Children’s Ministry and Master of Liberal Arts 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 in addition to a broad liberal arts degree.

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.

PROGRAM PREREQUISITES

Old Testament Survey
New Testament Survey

Prerequisites 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.

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

course

Credit hours

Required Curriculum

DISC 5302 - Biblical Servant Leadership
DISC 6301 - Christian Education in the Local Church
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:
GSOM 6310 - Ministry Mentorship (S-L)
MACH 6354 - Research: Faith Formation in Childhood (S-L)++
Select three of the following:
MACH 6311 - Early Childhood Ministry
MACH 6312 - Ministry with Children
MACH 6350 - Ministry in Church Weekday Education Ministries
MACH 6351 - Children and the Christian Faith +
MACH 6352 - Advanced Childhood Ministry (S-L)+
MACH 6353 - Ministry to Families
Six (6) hours of the Master of Liberal Arts Required Curriculum serve as electives for the MA in Children's Ministry Required Curriculum.

MASTER OF LIBERAL ARTS REQUIRED CURRICULUM - 30 hours (excluding prerequisites)

course	Credit hours
Required Curriculum	30
MALA 5302 - Servant Leadership and Worldviews (S-L) Select nine graduate-level courses with approval of MLA Program Director. Three (3) hours of the MA in Children's Ministry Required Curriculum serve as electives for the Master of Liberal Arts Required Curriculum.

TOTAL HOURS
30 hours	MA in Children's Ministry Required Curriculum
30 hours	Master of Liberal Arts Required Curriculum
60 hours	TOTAL Dual Degree (excluding prerequisites)

Refer to course descriptions in the back of this catalog for course prerequisites.

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

+ Prerequisite: MACH 6311, MACH 6312

++Prerequisites: MACH 6311, MACH 6312, MACH 6351, MAFM 6353

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

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