Asbury Theological Seminary
Academic Catalog
Master of Theology, World Mission & Evangelism
(Postgraduate Degree)
The master of theology in world mission & evangelism is designed to introduce students within community to theological, contextual, spiritual and strategic literatures of missiology, to prepare students for the faithful, informed and effective practice of mission across cultures and for ministry and evangelism within the student's own culture, and to facilitate some specialization, and a beginning contribution, within the field; and substantive understanding of theology of mission and evangelization, the historical development of the Christian movement, and of their place and role within that movement in the contemporary world.
More specifically, the program prepares its students to:
- Articulate a theology of mission and evangelization, and be able to function within the biblical canon to inform their practice of mission and evangelism.
- Articulate a comprehension of the historical development of the Christian movement, and of their place and role within that movement in the contemporary world.
- Articulate an understanding of the cultural dimensions of effective mission and witness, and be able to exegete a cultural context, value the receptor people and their culture, contextualize the expression of the gospel and the form the Church takes in the respective society, and to value the Church that God raises up among them.
- Articulate an awareness of the role of religion in persons, communities, societies and cultures, be knowledgeable of one or more other religious traditions, and able to engage in a convincing ministry of witness.
- Articulate an informed interdisciplinary perspective for engaging, planning and leading effective ministries of evangelism, and for the growth of churches and Christian movements.
- Demonstrate integrative competency, at an introductory level, in the core literatures of missiology.
- Achieve some specialized knowledge within the literatures of mission and evangelization.
- Engage in focused missiological research, with the goal of contributing to the literature and wider lore of mission or evangelism.
DEGREE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
(30 hours Kentucky campus only)
CORE REQUIREMENTS (18 hours)
- MI730 Biblical Theology of Mission (3)
- MI700 History of Christian Mission (3) *
- ME700 Anthropology for Christian Mission (3) *
- MW700 Principles of Church Growth (3)
- MW725 Primal and Folk Religions (3) *
- BB800 or BB850 Scholarly Article or Thesis (3)
GENERAL ELECTIVES (12 hours)
- 600, 700, 800 level courses in world mission and evangelism
* Indicates courses upon which the Competency Exam is based.
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