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Master of Divinity

MDIV
The Master of Divinity program is designed primarily as preparation for congregational and congregation-based ministries. However, flexibility has been built into the program for a wide variety of areas of concentration. This is made possible by the large segment of core elective and elective hours provided in the program. By using these elective hours, students who desire more intensive training in specialized forms of ministry, such as youth ministry, pastoral counseling, or Christian education, may acquire concentrations in these areas of preparation.

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Admission Requirements

  • Application
  • Official transcripts from all postsecondary degree conferring schools 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 (96 hours)

Core Formational Courses (6 hours)

  • Kingdom, Church and World
  • Vocation of Ministry

Formation for Ministry (4 hours)

  • Mentored Ministry: Local Church 1
  • Mentored Ministry: Local Church 2

Biblical Foundation (24 hours)

  • Survey of Biblical Hebrew
  • Concise Greek or Comprehensive Greek
  • Old Testament Introduction
  • New Testament Introduction
  • Inductive Bible Studies - 1 & 2
  • New Testament Exegesis
  • Old Testament Exegesis

Theological Orientation (17 hours)

  • Method and Praxis in Theology
  • Basic Christian Doctrine
  • Church History - 1 & 2
  • Philosophy of Religion
  • Theology of John Wesley

Contextual Integration (7 hours)

  • Christian Ethics
  • Additional coursework in Ethics and Christian Mission

The Practice of Ministry (20 hours)

  • Communication for Christian Leaders
  • Proclamation (Choose from 2 prefixes PR610-49; MU510-49; WO510-49)

Christian Leadership (CL610-49)

  • Servant Ministry (CO PC CD YM or CM510-49) and (CO, PC510-49 or CD,YM, CM610-49)
  • Apostolic Ministry

General Electives (18 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.