MA in Christian Education

MACE
The Master of Arts in Christian Education is designed to prepare students for a vocation of nurture, formation, and life-span discipleship in parish, institutional, or cross-cultural settings. Students will be equipped to provide leadership for educational ministries that effectively seek to present everyone mature in Christ.

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Admission Requirements

Application
Official transcripts from all postsecondary schools where more than one semester of coursework has been completed sent to Admissions directly from the institution
$50 non-refundable application fee
Personal history
Four References
- Pastor (required)
2.75/4.00 grade point average*
Applicants whose grade point average falls between 2.50 and 2.75 may be admitted on a reduced load basis. For applicants whose cumulative grade point average is below 2.50, a score of 50 on the Miller Analogies Test or a 500 on the verbal section of the Graduate Record Examination is required.
For applicants whose native language is other than English, 79 internet (550 paper) TOEFL score or 7.0 IELTS

Course Structure (60 hours)

M.A. Core (18 hours)

Kingdom, Church and World
Vocation of Ministry
Introduction to Biblical Studies (may sub OT520 & NT520 & IBS-1)
Turning Points in Church History
Basic Christian Doctrine or Method and Praxis in Theology

Christian Education Core (22 hours)

Foundations in Christian Discipleship
The Ministry of Teaching or Teaching the Bible to Youth and Adults
Moral Development
Discipleship Development in the Family
Professional Foundations of Christian Education
Discipleship for Evangelism and Social Justice, or Principles of Interpersonal Evangelism, or Cross-Cultural Discipling
Mentored Ministry: Christian Education-1, 2 & 3

Christian Education Electives (9 hours)

General Electives (11 hours)

*If your GPA [or GRE scores] do not meet the minimum requirement or does not accurately reflect your ability to succeed at Asbury, you will have an opportunity to explain in your personal history essay.