Mission Statement

The departmental mission is for students to experience the gospel, which impacts their lives so that they are equipped as spiritual and skilled leaders in service to God, Church, and community.

Vision Statement

The Applied Theology Department will be the premier venue for graduate-level education in the 10/40 Window and beyond for deep spirituality, academic excellence, and practice of theology and mission.

Programs

Graduate Certificate of Ministry

Master of Arts in Church Ministry (MA-CM)

Master of Divinity (MDiv)

Master of Arts in Ministry (MA-Min) with emphasis

• Buddhism
• Chinese Religions
• Islam
• Urban Studies

Master of Arts in Religion (MA-R), with concentration

• Church Ministry
• Church Leadership and Administration
• Intercultural Studies and World Mission
• Intercultural Studies Church Leadership and Management

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), with emphasis

• Church Ministry
• Church Leadership and Administration

Doctor of Missiology/Doctor of Intercultural Studies (DMiss/DIS), with emphasis

• World Religions
• Urban Studies
• Intercultural Studies
• Postmodernism and Secularism

Master of Theology (MTh), with concentration

• Intercultural Studies and World Mission
• Church Ministry and Leadership

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), with concentration

• Intercultural Studies and World Mission
• Church Ministry and Leadership