Master of Arts in Global Leadership

Designed for globally-minded leaders who aspire to forge new paradigms for working in international or multicultural environments, the Master of Arts in Global Leadership explores ways to lead in today’s rapidly changing world of globalization, resurgent cultural values, religions, clashing worldviews, professional domains, and business ventures. Students must be highly motivated self-starters with innovative ideas who are eager to make a difference in the world. Global Leadership consists of connecting with people in other cultures and societies around the globe and finding ways to exert a positive influence in their lives. Learning the intercultural skills and understanding multiethnic dynamics are crucial skills for leadership in today’s increasingly multicultural and multiethnic environments.

Graduates have strong intercultural skills with a calling to Christian ministry, and often serve as 21st-century missionaries, as missions mobilizers, as church planters, or kingdom professionals conducting business as missions, as Ministers of Missions on a church staff, as cell group leaders or house church workers, as denominational and parachurch organization leaders, or doing nontraditional ministry in urban and intercultural settings.

In addition to guidelines in the Graduate Admissions section of this catalog, the following program-specific requirements must be met:

Evidence that the student is a Christian and is compatible with DBU's mission by proven conduct in accordance with Christian standards set forth in the Bible, announced intent, and church involvement.
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.

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.

course	Credit hours
Core Courses	21
DISC 5302 - Biblical Servant Leadership GSOM 6310 - Ministry Mentorship (S-L) MAGL 5330 - Introduction to Missiology THEO 5313 - Applied Hermeneutics THEO 6305 - Christian History and Heritage THEO 6306 - Systematic Theology WORS 6303 - Spiritual Formation and Worship
Elective Select one MA in Global Leadership course with approval of Academic Advisor.	3
Concentration Options	12
Select one of the following concentrations. Courses taken for the concentration may not also count as electives. Missions Select four of the following: MAGL 5316 - Global Leadership Practicum (S-L) MAGL 5331 - Cross-Cultural Living and Ministry MAGL 5332 - Strategies for Missionary Work MAGL 5333 - Local Church on Mission MAGL 5334 - Chronological Bible Storying MAGL 5335 - Biographies of Outstanding Missionaries MAGL 5336 - Current Trends in Missions Church Planting Select four of the following: MAGL 5321 - Sharing Gospel Faith MAGL 6322 - Transformational Church Life MAGL 6323 - Small Group Disciple-Making MAGL 6324 - Church Multiplication Methods MAGL 6325 - Starting New Churches English as a Second/Foreign Language (ESL)* ESLS 5301 - Second Language Acquisition ESLS 5304 - Methods in Teaching ESL ESLS 5306 - Content Area Language Proficiency Skills ESLS 5308 - Multicultural and Multilingual Learning Environments Students with a concentration in ESL may substitute ESLS 5314 Practicum in ESL/EFL Settings (S-L) for GSOM 6310 Ministry Mentorship. Choosing ESL Practicum to receive the Advanced Certificate in ESL will require taking a total of 39 credit hours. In order to demonstrate minimal proficiency in English language usage required for teaching ESL, international students must provide a TOEFL exam score of 213 (computer-based), 550 (paper-based), or 79 (Internet-based). Global Studies* Select four of the following: ENGL 5340 - Studies in Global Literature MAGL 5340 - Integrating Faith and Cultures MAGL 5341 - Global Christianity MAGL 5342 - Ethnography, Cultures, and Worldviews MAGL 5343 - Understanding Islam MAGL 5344 - Strategies for Urban Ministries MAGL 5345 - Business as Mission (S-L) MAIS 5303 - Christian Perspectives on Global Religions and Worldviews (S-L) MALA 5380 - Ethnomusicology in Cross-Cultural Service THEO 5345 - Christianity in a Pluralistic World East Asian Studies Select four of the following: MAGL 5351 - History and Culture of East Asia MAGL 5352 - History of East Asian Philosophy and Religion MAGL 5353 - Fine Arts in East Asia MAGL 5354 - Literature of East Asia MAGL 5355 - Leadership in East Asia MAGL 5356 - Business and Finance in East Asia MAGL 5357 - Understanding East Asian Civilization and Culture MAGL 5358 - Essentials of East Asian Language MAGL 5359 - Travel Study in East Asia MAGL 5360 - Understanding Japanese Society Urban Ministry Select four of the following courses: MAGL 5321 - Sharing Gospel Faith MAGL 5326 - Urban Community Development MAGL 5333 - Local Church on Mission MAGL 5344 - Strategies for Urban Ministries MAGL 6312 - The Urban Church in Transition MAGL 6313 - Developing Neighborhood Churches in Urban Settings MAGL 6322 - Transformational Church Life General Studies Select four courses from Global Leadership with approval of Academic Advisor.
Total Credit Hours Required	36

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

Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

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