Master of Divinity Concentrations

Master of Divinity Concentrations

Preparing students for the broadest range of Christian ministry

Students may obtain a concentration by using free elective hours to complete the requirements described below. Upon completion of a concentration, students will receive a certificate of their work. Whatever their calling, students can choose from concentrations that fit their calling.

Degree Highlights

  • 20 available concentrations
  • Preparation for all fields of ministry and work

Biblical Counseling

Biblical Counseling 15

COURSE TITLECOURSE NUMBERHOURS
Scripture and Theology for CounselingCNSLN 34033
History of Biblical Soul Care or Marriage and Family CounselingCNSLN 3003 or CNSLN 40033
Emotions and Addictions in Biblical Counseling or Grief and Crisis CounselingCNSLN 3503 or CNSLN 43033
Counseling Practicum I (Students must complete 12 CNSLN hour prior to registering for CNSLN 5003)CNSLN 50033
Counseling Practicum II (CNSLN 5003 is prerequisite to CNSLN 5103)CNSLN 51033

CNSLN 3203 is prerequisite to all Biblical Counseling concentration courses.

Biblical Languages

Biblical Languages 12

COURSE TITLECOURSE NUMBERHOURS
Translation and InterpretationHEBRW 50033
Translation and InterpretationGREEK 43133
Greek ElectiveGREEK XXXX3
Biblical Aramaic or Hebrew Elective or Greek ElectiveANELG 5023 or HEBRW or GREEK3

*For this concentration, students complete the syntax course not completed as the basic language requirement in the School of Theology M. Div.

Biblical Theology

Biblical Theology 12

COURSE TITLECOURSE NUMBERHOURS
Students select 12 elective hours from the subjects listed to the right. Six to nine hours should be Biblical theology classes (BIBTH), that is, Old Testament theology or New Testament theology classes. Three to six of those hours should be Hebrew or Greek classes or a mixture of the two. HEBRW 5003 (Translation and Interpretation) is strongly encouraged for students who want to take classes in OT theology. GREEK 4313 (Translation and Interpretation) is strongly encouraged for students who want to take classes in NT theology. The Greek and Hebrew courses already required for the M.Div do not count toward this concentration.BIBTH, HEBRW, and GREEK 

Chaplaincy

Chaplaincy 15

COURSE TITLECOURSE NUMBERHOURS
The Chaplain MinistryPASMN 44533
Principles of Biblical CounselingPASMN 43233
Choose one of the following PASMN electives:3
Conflict Ministry in the Church orPASMN 4343 or
Corporate Chaplaincy orPASMN 4463 or
Marriage and Family CounselingPASMN 4533
Choose one of the following PASMN electives:6
Practicum in Ministry orPASMN 4406 or
Clinical Pastoral EducationPASMN 5486

Children's Ministry

Children's Ministry 12

COURSE TITLECOURSE NUMBERHOURS
Parenting and Faith Formation of ChildrenCHDED 42433
Ministry to Preschool Children and Their FamiliesCHDED 43133
Ministry to Elementary Children and Their FamiliesCHDED 43233
Leadership and Administration of Children's MinistriesCHDED 42133

Collegiate Ministry

Collegiate Ministry 12

COURSE TITLECOURSE NUMBERHOURS
Collegiate EvangelismCOLMN 45033
The Role of the Collegiate MinisterCOLMN 45233
Collegiate Disciple MakingCOLMN 45433
Special Issues in Collegiate MinistryCOLMN 49033

Discipleship and Teaching

Discipleship and Teaching 12

COURSE TITLECOURSE NUMBERHOURS
Designing and Leading Small Group MinistryDISCT 30133
Curriculum Writing and DevelopmentDISCT 30233
Teaching and Learning Models for Disciple MakingDISCT 30333
Innovative Teaching LabDISCT 30533

Evangelism

Evangelism 12

COURSE TITLECOURSE NUMBERHOURS
Evangelism ElectivesEVANG Elective12

Family Ministry

Family Ministry 12

COURSE TITLECOURSE NUMBERHOURS
Marriage and Family CounselingCNSLN 40033
Parenting and Faith Formation of ChildrenCHDED 42433
Intergenerational Family DiscipleshipFMMIN 43033
Culture and Family MinistryFMMIN 43433

Ministry Leadership and Administration

Ministry Leadership and Administration 12

COURSE TITLECOURSE NUMBERHOURS
Strategic Leadership for the Local ChurchCLEAD 30233
Personal and Ministry Leadership DevelopmentCLEAD 30333
Non-Profit Ministry and Denominational Org LeadershipCLEAD 30633
Managerial Leadership for the ChurchCLEAD 30733

Ministry to Women

Ministry to Women 12

Course TitleCourse NumberHours
Theology of Women WOMST 3113 3
CHOOSE 3:
- Women in Missions and Global ConcernsWOMST 40633
- Contemporary Issues and Gender Studies WOMST 41233
- Women in Leadership WOMIN 35133
- Discipling WomenWOMIN 37133
- Counseling WomenWOMIN 41233

Missions

Missions 12

COURSE TITLECOURSE NUMBERHOURS
Major Living ReligionsMISSN 43333
Applied Anthropology for Biblical Church PlantingMISSN 46533
Missions ElectivesMISSN Elective6

New Testament

New Testament 12

COURSE TITLECOURSE NUMBERHOURS
Students select elective hours from the subjects listed to the right. Six hours must be Greek exegetical classes. Three hours must be a Hebrew exegetical class. BBHST and BIBTH courses should be relevant to New Testament study. The Hebrew and Greek courses already required for the M.Div do not count toward this concentration.BBHST, BIBTH, GREEK, HEBRW, and NEWTS

Old Testament

Old Testament 12

COURSE TITLECOURSE NUMBERHOURS
Students select elective hours from the subjects listed to the right. Six hours must be Hebrew exegetical classes. Three hours must be a Greek exegetical class. BBHST and BIBTH courses should be relevant to Old Testament study. The Hebrew and Greek courses already required for the M.Div do not count toward this concentration.BBHST, BIBTH, GREEK, HEBRW, and OLDTS

Pastoral Ministries

Pastoral Ministries 12

COURSE TITLECOURSE NUMBERHOURS
Students select 6 elective hours from the courses listed to the right.PASMN 3503 or PASMN 4343 or
PASMN 4363 or PASMN 4383 or
PASMN 4423
6
Students select 6 elective hours from any of the subjects listed to the right. Please note that the basic courses in these subjects already required for the M.Div may not be used to fulfill the concentration.PASMN, STWLD, and APLMN6

Philosophy, Apologetics, and Ethics

Philosophy, Apologetics, and Ethics 12

COURSE TITLECOURSE NUMBERHOURS
Philosophy of Religion or Christian Apologetics (students must take the course they did not use for the Philosophy Selective in the MDiv core requirements)PHILO 4313 or PHIL 43733
Choose two Philosophy ElectivesPHILO XXXX6
Choose one Ethics ElectiveETHIC XXXX3

Preaching

Preaching 12

COURSE TITLECOURSE NUMBERHOURS
Students select 6 hours of preaching courses. Please note that the basic courses in these subjects already required for the M.Div may not be used to fulfill the concentration.PRCHG6
Advanced Hebrew exegetical courseHEBRW3
Advanced Greek exegetical courseGREEK3

Student Ministry

Student Ministry 12

COURSE TITLECOURSE NUMBERHOURS
Issues in Student MinistrySTMIN 43833
Leading Student MinistrySTMIN 44233
Disciple-Making in Student MinistrySTMIN 44333
Great Commission Student MinistryEDMIN 44633

Theological Studies

Theological Studies 12

COURSE TITLECOURSE NUMBERHOURS
Students select 9 elective hours from any of the subjects listed to the right. Please note that the basic courses in these subjects already required for the M.Div may not be used to fulfill the concentration.BPTST, CHAHT, SYSTH9
Students complete one elective from any of the subjects listed to the right. Please note that the basic courses in these subjects already required for the M.Div may not be used to fulfill the concentration.GREEK, HEBRW, BIBTH, BPTST,
CHAHT, SYSTH, WOMST
3

Worship

Worship 12

COURSE TITLECOURSE NUMBERHOURS
Theology of Worship (Taken as the MDiv Selective)WORSP 4323
Philosophy of Worship MinistryWORSP 43122
Congregational SongWORSP 42222
Dynamics of Worship Leadership & DesignWORSP 43322
Worship Ministry ProjectWORSP 44022
CHOOSE 2:4
- Techniques for Effective Choral ConductingCONDG 4512
- Techniques in Vocal Ensemble LeadershipCONDG 4522
- Technology and Media in Worship IWORSP 4262
- Comprehensive Worship Ministry: Best PracticesWORSP 4242

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