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MDIV (Residential) |
Cross-cultural Ministry Center (CMC) |
Specific Ministry Pastor (SMP) Program (not including GPC) |
| End of goal (telos): |
General pastoral ministry |
Missionary-pastor launching and developing new culture-crossing ministries to the unchurched |
Specific ministry within existing congregation |
| Curriculum focus: |
General ministerial formation |
Intentional missional focus (in courses & vicarage) |
General ministerial formation |
| Roster Status: |
General Pastor |
General Pastor |
Specific Ministry Pastor |
| Degree Conferred: |
M.Div. |
MA in Theology (Theology & Culture) - modeled after the M.Div. |
No degree |
| Educational Prerequisites: |
Bachelor’s degree (liberal arts preferred) |
Bachelor’s degree (liberal arts preferred) |
Degree not required (but should have ability to work at Master’s level) |
| Semester Credit Hours: |
74 semester hours
(total coursework excluding languages & vicarage) |
77 semester hours
(total coursework excluding languages & vicarage)
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32 semester hours
(total coursework excluding vicarage) |
| Biblical Language Prerequisite: |
Greek (6 semester hours)
Hebrew(6 semester hours |
Greek (6 semester hours) |
No biblical languages required |
| Foreign Language Prerequisite: |
No modern language required |
6 semester credits or equivalent (targeting culture of new ministry start) |
No modern language required |
| Vicarage: |
12 month vicarage (3rd year) |
4 year concurrent vicarage (new culture-crossing ministry start to the unchurched required) |
4 year concurrent vicarage |