1 TALBOT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
MASTER OF ARTS IN CHRISTIAN u11:11.jj;Q AND LEADERSHIP OBJECTIVES E. Complete the entire program Second Year
1. A biblical/theological core of 25 units (the same core as the other 2. The balance of the program is custom designed by the student in M.A. emphases); 1. Applicant submits a statement of ministry/vocational objectives as part of the admission process. Appli cation to this program must be made at least three months prior to the Guidelines
in no more than five years.
The Master of Arts in Christian Ministry and Leadership with
First Semester
Students are placed on academic probation if their grade point average
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emphases in Pastoral Care and CounSalvation and the Spirit............3 for any semester falls below 3.0 and will
seling , Specialized Ministries, and Women's Ministries, is designed as a professional program for specialized ministry. It has been developed for vice is to positions of leadership for which the Master of Divinity or other professional degrees are not normally required. It is structured to provide:
Emphasis or electives*....................... 14 remain on probation as long as the sinconsultation with his or her advisor.
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gle semester or cumulative grade point average remains below 3.0. Probation
Second Semester
students are granted one semester in those whose calling to Christian serTH 614 Theology IV -The Church
which to bring their academic work up
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to the required level (3.0) for continuEmphasis or electives• .. ..................... 12 ance in the seminary. A student canThesis** or electives• ................... .. ..0-2
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not graduate while on probation.
beginning of classes.
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2. Before acceptance into this
1. An understanding of ScripEMPHASES REQUIREMENTS
• Up to 6 graduate elective units tures for students anticipating Christprogram emphasis, the student submits may be taken in other schools in Biola ian ministries that would include pasProgram Structure a proposed curriculum in writing to University with advisor's approval. toral or lay counselors, para-church The academic programs leading to the program coordinator. The advisor **Consult the Talbot student and student then refine this proposed organization counseling, women's the degree Master of Arts in Christian handbook for preliminary steps that ministries, specialized "tent-making" Ministry and Leadership with emphases curriculum together. must be completed prior to enrolling occupations in other cultures, lay leadin Pastoral Care and Counseling, Speciala. In this proposal, the rationale in the thesis course. ers in the local church and others. for each course chosen is to be given ized Minisuies, and Women's Minisuies so that each course chosen clearly 2. A biblical background for are comprised of 64-66 units structured EMPHASES REQUIREMENTS relates ministry/ vocational objectives. those who are preparing for counselin common to include: I) biblical and A maximum of 18 units in other ing in secular fields. theological foundations, 2) academic Pastoral Care and Counseling 3. Aprogram of study for missionschools of Biola University will be specialization in one of four disciplines CL 622 lntercultural aries who have only a brief furlough accepted. Independent study will be requiring biblical language studies, or Communication ... ............ ....3 time in which to pursue formal study of limited to IO units. Internship will be general studies in which biblical lanPT 604 Pastoral Care and the Scriptures and would like to emphaguages are not required, and 3) addilimited to 3 units. Chaplaincy .................... ...... .. 3 size pastoral counseling, women's minb. Request for transfer credits tional elective courses determined by the PT 628 Marital Counseling.... .... ...... .3 isuies or a specialized ministry. from other institutions (if app1icable) student in consultation with the advisor. PT 696 Internship .................. .... .......3 4. Sustainable skills in specific with rationale related to objectives PT 703 Church and Society .. .... ........3 ministries further developing your Advanced Standing must be included at this time. Limit PT 708 Advanced Pastoral abilities and spiritual gifts, and Applicants who have taken underof transfer credits is 12 units. graduate courses in biblical or theologCounse ling.. ......... .... .... .. .. .. ...3 The proposed curriculum strengthening your areas of weakness. c. ical studies may request advanced PT 725 Counseling Troubled must be approved by: ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS standing based on collegiate work. See Families ................... ..............3 (I) the coordinator Applicants must possess a bacAdmissions Requirements for details. PT 740 Issues and Ethics in Ministry...2 (2) the Talbot Curriculum calaureate degree. Each should be a PT 807 Systems of Integration .........3 Committee CURRICULUM graduate from a recognized or accredElectives d. At this point an advisor is ited college with a minimum gra\fe assigned and subsequent changes in this First Year CE 514 Women and Men in point average of3.0 (on a 4.0 scale). . curriculum must be requested in writing Christian Ministry First Semester All applicants must submit a writand approved in writing by the advisor CE 521 Psychological Foundations of BE 517 Hermeneutics/ Bible ten statement outlining their vocaand the Talbot Curriculum Committee. Christian Ministry Study Methods.. .... ................3 tional objectives and how the degree BE519 SrnveyofGenesis-Malachi .. ..3 CE 543 Counseling Adolescents and Women's Ministries Emphasis might relate to those objectives. Their Parents CE 512 Education Administration .. .3 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Revelation and Nature CE 675 Family Life Education CE514 Women and Men in Ministry..2 ofGod ... ..... ... .... .. ... .......... ........3 CL 520 Interpersonal and CE 691 Practicum in Ministry I ........ ! TH 511 Theology 1- Introduction: A. Satisfactorily complete 64-66 PT 706 Personal Foundations CE 692 Practicum in Ministry 11 ....... 1 Intercultural Adjustment semester units as outlined in the curof Ministry ......... ....................2 PH 624 Seminar in Ethical Issues I CL 520 Interpersonal and riculum charts below. lntercultural Adjustment .....3 SS 510 Theological Research PT 750 Directed Study Research B. Submit an acceptable thesis, Methodologies ..................... . I PT 628 Marital Counseling.............. .3 PT 775 Parent Education in Ministry chosen in consultation with the major PT 725 Counseling Troubled Emphasis or electives• .........................3 PT 802 Spiritual Conflicts and advisor, or at the option of the major Families .. .. .. ...................... ... ..3 Counseling advisor and in lieu of the thesis, com15 Specialization ....................... ... .. .. ....... 10 plete four additional units of electives. Second Semester TH 717 Theology of Human Nature Electives ..................... ............. ............. 8 BE 520 Survey of Matthew - Students who write a thesis will have a Special/zed Ministry Emphasis Revelation ............................. 3 total requirement of 64 units and This emphasis serves adual purpose: HT 514 Historical Theology Survey ...3 those who take two additional units in 1. TH 512 Theology 11- Works of To provide curricular oppor lieu of a thesis will have a total tunities for students with particular God, Angels, Man and Sin ... 3 requirement of 66 units. giftedness; PT 706L Personal Foundations Lab ...0 C. At least 24 units must be PT 707 Foundations of Pastoral taken at this seminary. 2. To provide specialized min D. Obtain a 3.0 average with no Care and Counseling ...........2 istry preparation in areas not grade below a "C-" in all courses to be Emphasis or electives• .......... .. .............6 addressed by established curricula. credited toward graduation. 17 The elements of this emphasis are:
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