Master of Arts: Missional Leadership

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

BIBL6540  Gospel & Culture (4): This course approaches the biblical texts from a Christocentric narrative with special attention given to the role of culture on the biblical writers, as well as those who have interpreted Scripture in the past and present.

CHIS6540 Wesleyan Tradition in Context (4): This course explores how John Wesley’s historic vision for the practice of Christian ministry engaged his cultural context. Students will also assess how Wesley’s approach to theology and practice may serve as a foundation for missional ministry engagement today.

PHIL7540 Premodern, Modern & Postmodern Philosophies (4):  This course examines the breadth of human thought across the history of philosophy. Special attention will be given to the ways in which these philosophical perspectives have shaped or been shaped by the Christian message.

PRTH6000  Program Orientation (1): This course will orient the student to the resources, procedures, electronic operations, and expectations of the program.

PRTH6140 Introduction to Ministry & Culture (4): This course introduces students to the discipline and challenge of missional leadership today. As the first course in the program, this course offers extensive examination of the nature and scope of missional leadership, and deeper understanding of the cultural contexts in which students live and serve.

PRTH6940 Communicating Visually (4): This course focuses on a leader’s need to develop a broader communications palette for communicating in an increasingly postliterate world. Special emphasis will be placed on the development of visual metaphors from Scripture in leadership, teaching, worship, and preaching.

PRTH7540 Missional Practicum (4): This course at the beginning of a student’s second year of study centers on a five-day on-site practicum with his or her colleagues through interactions with a variety of leading edge missional pastors and churches in the Pacific Northwest. Students who cannot attend the practicum personally may also participate online through webcasting technologies.

PRTH7940 Community, Context & Transition (4): In this course, students develop a ministry project from their own cultural context, assessing their own leadership, church structures, and community needs and developing strategies for more effective missional ministry implementation.

THEO7940 Theology of Leadership (4): This course explores the implications of how a missional understanding of God shapes followers of Christ and faith communities, as well as how various theologies relate to our understanding of God. Special attention will be given to evangelism, church structure, and ecclesiology.