Advisor: Dr. Chris Flanders
The Master of Arts in Missions (MAMI) is a 54-hour program that provides a scholarly yet practical foundation for engaging in an effective proclamation of the Gospel. This is accomplished by culture-specific training in research, planning, evangelism, church planting, and spiritual nurture. The members of the faculty have significant field experience and scholarly expertise in domestic and foreign missions to accomplish this purpose.
The MA in Missions degree is an in-depth study of missiology and theology that equips students to be effective practitioners, undergraduate teachers, and competent analysts of missions. Spiritual mentoring, team building and psychological assessment are integral to the missions program for field readiness preparation.
Up to 6 hours of advanced placement is possible with extensive undergraduate preparation.
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Degree Requirements
Advanced (6 hours)
BIBD 672 Introduction to Graduate Studies
BMIS 645 Missionary Anthropology
BMIS 646 Foundations of Missiology
BMIS 672 World Religions
Missions core (9 hours)
BMIS 619 Missionary Research
BMIS 673 History of Missions
BMIS 675 Theology of Mission
BMIS 697 Worldview and Worldview Change
Specialization of either domestic or international track (12 hours)
a. Domestic track
BMIS 610 Evangelism in North America
BMIS 652 Developing New Churches in North America
BMIS 653 Growth Strategies for Established Churches
BIBM 629 Field Education
b. International track
BMIS 647 Ethnotheology
BMIS 648 Planting and Developing Churches
BMIS 689 Folk Religions and New Spiritualities
BIBM 629 Field Education
Missions Selections (6 hours)
Theology Core (21 hours)
BIBL 610 Advanced Introduction to the Old Testament
BIBL 620 Advanced Introduction to the New Testament
BIBH 664 Advanced Restoration History
BIBM 616 Narrative Evangelism
BIBM 648 Christian Spiritual Formation
Ministry Selection, 3 hours
Theology Selection, 3 hours
English Bible Exam
All students are required to take an exam over the English Bible prior to entering the second calendar year of the program. This exam will involve knowing a basic outline of each book of the Bible as well as basic themes, key interpretive issues, and selected texts of each book.
Comprehensive Exam or Thesis Defense
During the last semester of course work, each student must take 6 hours of oral exams relating their academic work to ministry. Orals are generally scheduled in April and November of each year.
Missions Certificate
A certificate may be earned by credit or non-credit. If courses are taken as non-credit, all assignments must be done and all exams must be taken on a Pass/Fail basis. Only certificate courses taken for credit may later be applied toward a graduate degree.
Students without an undergraduate degree in missions must take:
a. Advanced menu, 9 hours
b. Missions core menu, 3 hours
c. Domestic or international track menu, 3 hours
d. Missions selection menu, 3 hours
Students with an undergraduate degree in missions (which includes the 9 hours of advanced standing courses) must take:
a. Missions core menu, 9 hours
b. Domestic or international track menu, 6 hours
c. Missions selection menu, 3 hours
MAMI Course Sequence
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