Master of Arts in Christian Leadership

Oversight/Location of the Program within the Seminary: School of Practical Theology

Introductory Statement of Program Goal: The purpose of the Master of Arts in Christian Leadership degree is to prepare students for the church and parachurch with the theory and models of servant leadership. Given the increasingly complex nature of life in our ever changing society, the MACL is designed to be both organizationally focused and multidisciplinary.

DEGREE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

Having successfully completed the Master of Arts in Christian Leadership Degree Program, graduates should be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of the four classic organizational frames and contingency leadership.
Recognize selected organizational change processes and how to resolve the inherent conflict that accompanies change.
Practice the basic disciplines for personal leadership development and demonstrate a comprehension of key strategies for developing other servant leaders.
Use biblical and theological criteria for evaluating leadership style and practice.
Demonstrate enhanced understanding of and commitment to personal and social holiness through practices of moral, personal, and spiritual formation, in a context of accountability to a community of faith, and dependence on the Spirit of Christ.

Core learning objectives for the MACL have been identified using the "Know-Do-Be" approach to formation:

Know:
- Understand the four classic organizational frames.
- Know the basic disciplines for personal Christian leadership development.
- Understand key strategies for developing other servant leaders.
- Comprehend organizational change processes and how to resolve the inherent conflicts that accompany change.
Do:
- Be able to assess an organizational context.
- Practice the basic disciplines for personal and spiritual renewal.
- Regularly cultivate other servant leaders.
- Practice implementing organizational change and resolving the inherent conflicts that accompany change.
Be:

Be an effective servant leader called by God to serve a particular organizational context.

Be a contagious representative of Christ in a particular organizational context.

Be an equipper of other servant leaders.

Be a biblically shrewd change agent committed to organizational excellence and relational health.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

For admission requirements, see the section on Academic Information.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Satisfactory completion of 60 semester hours, including all required courses;
Completion of at least 30 hours on a geophysical campus of Asbury Theological Seminary. At least 6 semester hours of work should be taken within the 24 months preceding the date of graduation;
Attainment of a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00 / 4.00;
Satisfactory completion of all degree requirements in not more than seven academic years from the first term of matriculation.
Apply for graduation online.

DEGREE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

M.A. Core Courses (18)

Leadership Core (17)

Leadership Core Electives (choose 7 hours)

General Electives (18)

Christian Leadership Sample Degree Plan

Year 1

IS501 Christian Formation: Kingdom, Church, and World (3)
IS502 Christian Formation: Vocation of Ministry (3)
BS503 Introduction to Inductive Bible Study (2)
BS504 Introduction to Biblical Studies: Old Testament (2) or
BS505 Introduction to Biblical Studies: New Testament (2)
CH500 Turning Points in Church History (3)
CL611 Foundations of Leadership (3)
CL612 Christian Leadership Development (3)
CL613 Recruiting and Equipping the Laity (3)
MM513 Mentored Ministry in Christian Leadership (1)
General Electives (7)

Year 2

CL610 Biblical Theology of Servant Leadership (3)
CL614 Leading Groups and Organizations (3)
BS504 Introduction to Biblical Studies: Old Testament (2) or
BS505 Introduction to Biblical Studies: New Testament (2)
DO601 Basic Christian Doctrine (3) or
ST501 Method and Praxis in Theology (3)
MM613 Mentored Ministry in Christian Education (1)
Christian Leadership Electives (7)
General Electives (11)

Asbury Theological Seminary

Academic Catalog