Master of Arts in Youth Ministry

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 Youth Ministry is to prepare students for a vocation of evangelizing, teaching, discipling, and counseling youth during a season of life characterized by pivotal developmental changes- physical, emotional, intellectual, social, moral, and spiritual. Students will be equipped to establish and develop ministries-for middle school through high school and the college years-that draw youth to Jesus, nurture them in Christian obedience and faith, and empower them in ministry for Christ.

DEGREE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

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

Articulate a practical theology of youth ministry that is grounded in the Biblical narrative and orthodox theology and informed by human sciences, historical insights, and life experience.
Demonstrate competency in practices of leadership, teaching, evangelism, and nurture to and with adolescents in order to equip congregations and organizations in the making of lifelong disciples.
Demonstrate an incarnational ministry that respects and engages the diversity of age, gender, race, traditions, culture, and context.
Demonstrate enhanced understanding 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 of the Spirit of Christ.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

For admissions 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)IS501

Youth Ministry Core Courses (20)YM510

Youth Ministry Electives Courses (9)

(Choose from YM, CD, and CM courses.)

General Electives Courses (13)