MASTER OF arts in christian ministry

AU’s Seminary acknowledges the gravity of your unique calling, which is why we’ve made it central to the transformational, educational experience of all of our graduate programs. In the Master of Arts in Christian Ministry program, you will have the opportunity to pick a concentration that has specific courses for your calling.

Sample courses include:

• Proclaiming the Parables
• Interpreting and Preaching the Prophets
• Ethics
• Leading, Teaching, & Discipling Youth
• Finding Your Preaching Voice

The MACM offers five specializations, which we’ll build into your degree. Choose the one that is right for your calling:

• Pastoral ministry is meant for the senior pastor, preaching pastor, or solo pastor. This concentration is beneficial if you have years of ministry experience but desire biblical and theological foundations. You will gain specific help in preaching and relationship building in a congregation.
• Student ministry is intended to help youth pastors or children’s pastors who desire more experience or training. This specialization will develop your biblical and theological foundations, plus help you develop specific content for youth and children.
• Preaching is a specialization designed to help you build effective communication strategies within the congregational setting. This will increase your understanding of speaking methods, and strengthen your delivery of the preached word.
• Intercultural studies is a specialization focused on providing opportunities for students to reflect on the Church’s participation in the mission of God, the Missio Dei. Courses offered concentrate on the cultural development of Christianity and issues appropriate to mission both in an overseas setting and in urban and multicultural contexts in North America.
• Church Administration is a specialization designed to prepare students to serve in executive or administrative positions. Ministry coursework interacts with coursework from the Falls School of Business to prepare students for ministry tasks involving finances, budgets, personnel management, leadership and other areas.

Anderson University School of Theology is the only seminary of the Church of God in the world and is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools. We are a seminary that serves the church universal from our distinctive perspective as a Church of God seminary in the Wesleyan tradition, committed to training women and men for ministry, and seeking to develop biblically grounded practice of ministry in church and society.