Master of Miistry The Master of Miistry degree (M.Mi.) is grated for demostratio of competecies associated with beig a miister of the gospel (pastor, church plater, missioary) ad other miistry leaders who are actively egaged i miistry. Geeral objectives of all Atioch School programs: Comprehesive developmet i character, skills, ad kowledge for effective miistry. Life developmet ad lifelog learig orietatio. Recogitio of ad participatio i the cetrality of the local church i the pla of God. Ability to master biblical cotet, beefit from sigificat cotributios of scholars, ad build strategic models of miistry accordigly. Develop a foudatioal uderstadig through a itegrated core of iterdiscipliary studies. The geeral objective of Miistry Degrees is to help trai those who desire to be part of a leadership ad miistry team that is oe-mided i miistry, visio, ad philosophy. Out of this team would come those who commit themselves log term to local church leadership or those who desire to trai to be part of a missioary team ivolved i platig or establishig churches i other areas. Specific program objectives of the M.Mi.: Master Scripture relevat to church ad leadership developmet, particularly through study of the biblical theology of Acts ad the Paulie Epistles. Reflect o cotributios of leadig scholars regardig church ad leadership developmet. Address pertiet issues related to church ad leadership developmet ad aalyze Scripture ad other cotributios related to those issues. Formulate coclusios ad persoal applicatios regardig those issues. Obtai advaced mastery through substatial implemetatio i real miistry situatios ad careful evaluative reflectio o that implemetatio. (Assessmet of competecies accordig to reflectio o, plaig for, ad implemetatio i real miistry situatios is a major differece betwee the M.Mi. ad the B.Mi.). The followig is a list of competecies to be demostrated i order to ear the degree: Semester Hours of Credit LIFE AND MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT 6 The SIMA Motivated Abilities Patter (MAP) helps you idetify your ow uique desig ad abilities. The SIMA 0-Step Program demostrates your ability to use isights from your MAP to uderstad yourself ad to develop your life ad miistry. Select Oe
MAP50 Motivated Abilities Patter (Cosultat Assessed) At the begiig of each program, studets obtai a certified Motivated Abilities Patter (MAP) through the process of recallig autobiographical achievemets; writte data ad oral data are assessed by a SIMA cosultat, to show the studet s preferred subject matter, the abilities the studet istictively uses, the circumstaces ad relatioships the studet thrives i, ad the results the studet is drive to achieve.. Completed the process of obtaiig a certified Motivated Abilities Patter (MAP) through a discovery process with aalysis ad review by a SIMA cosultat. MAP502 Motivated Abilities Patter (Computer Assessed) At the begiig of each program, studets obtai a Motivated Abilities Patter (MAP) through the process of recallig autobiographical achievemets; assessmet of writte data is computer assisted, to show the studet s preferred subject matter, the abilities the studet istictively uses, the circumstaces ad relatioships the studet thrives i, ad the results the studet is drive to achieve.. Completed the process of obtaiig a Motivated Abilities Patter (MAP) through a discovery process by computer aalysis ad review by a SIMA cosultat. MAP50 Motivated Abilities Patter (Self Assessed) At the begiig of each program, studets geerate a Motivated Abilities Patter (MAP) through the process of recallig autobiographical achievemets; writte data is self assessed usig the booklet Idetifyig Who You Are Desiged to Be ad reviewed with a group of peers, to show the studet s preferred subject matter, the abilities the studet istictively uses, the circumstaces ad relatioships the studet thrives i, ad the results the studet is drive to achieve.. Created a Motivated Abilities Patter (MAP) through a 0-step discovery process usig careful self aalysis ad review by a group of peers, resultig i a MAP that accurately reflects your ow uique desig. MAP60 Becomig Who You Are Desiged To Be A Projects Studets work through a disciplied process i the book Becomig Who You Are Desiged to Be: SIMA 0-Step Program to develop workig kowledge of their ow uique desig, its implicatios for how they fit i their work, ad how they relate to others.. Developed a uderstadig of your uique desig: how the parts of your MAP fit together, your emotios, ad uderstadig the dark-side of your stregths. (Projects A, 2A, A) 2. Developed a uderstadig of how you fit i your work: how the parts of your MAP help you idetify your ideal type of work, improve your curret job fit, ad kow how high to climb. (Projects A, 5A, 6A). Developed a uderstadig of how you relate to others, usig MAPs to uderstad persoal coflict, to get the help you eed from others, ad to maage activities that drag you dow. (Projects 7A, 8A, 9A). Itegrated your MAP ito your whole life pla. (Projects 0A) MAP602 Becomig Who You Are Desiged To Be B Projects Studets work through a disciplied process i the book Becomig Who You Are Desiged to Be: SIMA 0-Step Program to develop workig kowledge of their ow uique desig, its implicatios for how they fit i their work, ad how they relate to others.. Developed a uderstadig of your uique desig: how the parts of your MAP fit together, your emotios, ad uderstadig the dark-side of your stregths. (Projects B, 2B, B) 2. Developed a uderstadig of how you fit i your work: how the parts of your MAP help you idetify your ideal type of work, improve your curret job fit, ad kow how high to climb. (Projects B, 5B, 6B). Developed a uderstadig of how you relate to others, usig MAPs to uderstad persoal coflict, to get the help you eed from others, ad to maage activities that drag you dow. (Projects 7B, 8B, 9B). Itegrated your MAP ito your whole life pla. (Projects 0B) 2
LN50 Life Iitial Pla Iitial work with the Life tool, icludig completio of six steps. LN50 Life Pla Updates Revised work with the Life tool, icludig updates of your Life Developmet Master Pla; ad reported o additioal meetig(s) with your metor usig the persoal developmet assessmets forms.. Costructed your timelie ad a writte arrative, iterpretig your story to uderstad your past ad uderstad where you are goig i the future. (Step ) 2. Created a Uique Life Purpose Statemet that icludes idividual purpose, family purpose, commuity purpose, ad world commuity purpose. (Step 2). Created or acquired a writte Motivated Abilities Patter, to uderstad who you are desiged to be, how to become the perso you are desiged to be, ad applied that kowledge by writig a persoal lifework visio. (Step ). Built a life developmet portfolio, idetifyig the ivestmets you will make i the four buildig blocks of life: the idividual, the family, the local commuity, ad the world commuity. (Step ) 5. Developed a Life Developmet Master Pla (your strategy), pullig together your uique Life Purpose Statemet; settig lifelog ad log-rage goals aroud your idividual, family, commuity, ad world commuity itetios; ad desiged a atural life rhythm (your habits) to accomplish them. (Steps 5 ad 6) LN502 Life Pla Updates Revised work with the Life tool, icludig updates of your Life Developmet Master Pla ad reported iitial meetig(s) with your metor usig the persoal developmet assessmets forms.. Reviewed ad updated your Life Developmet Master Pla (your strategy), which icludes your uique Life Purpose Statemet; lifelog goals aroud your idividual, family, commuity, ad world commuity itetios; ad evaluatio of your atural life rhythms (your habits) to accomplish them. (Focused o Step 5, reviewig all steps) 2. Report o metorig time, usig the six Life ad Miistry Developmet Assessmet forms as poits of referece.. Reviewed ad updated your Life Developmet Master Pla (your strategy), which icludes your uique Life Purpose Statemet; lifelog goals aroud your idividual, family, commuity, ad world commuity itetios; ad evaluatio of your atural life rhythms (your habits) to accomplish them. (Focused o Step 5, reviewig all steps) 2. Report o metorig time, usig the six Life ad Miistry Developmet Assessmet forms as poits of referece. CORE TRAINING MODULES (LEADERSHIP SERIES I COURSES) 2 These competecies are associated with outcomes of BILD Leadership Series I course modules that help studets employ the New Testamet as a maual for church developmet, particulary through the keys taught i the Book of Acts ad the Paulie Epistles. See portfolio trascripts for each degree for complete lists of competecies associated with each course. LSM50 Acts: Keys to the Establishmet ad Expasio of the First Cetury Church Determied the fudametal biblical priciples regardig the missio of the Church ad its role i missios ad developed guidelies ad strategies from these priciples for a local church's ivolvemet.. Developed a basic uderstadig of biblical keys to the establishmet ad expasio of the firstcetury Church as taught i Acts. 2. Developed covictios o the role of the local church i missios today.
. Developed a biblical defiitio for missioary ad missioary work as taught i Acts.. Desiged a model to use as a guide i platig ad establishig churches today from the core elemets of Paul's strategy used o his missioary joureys, icludig local churches ad missio agecies/apostolic teams. 5. Desiged a set of guidelies that could be used for a missio program aywhere that is aliged with a advaced uderstadig of biblical keys, icludig the role of local churches etworkig with other churches ad missio agecies/apostolic teams as taught i Acts. LSM502 Paulie Epistles: Strategies for Establishig Churches Determied the fudametal biblical priciples for growig ad stregtheig (establishig) a church to maturity ad developed a strategy for implemetig the biblical forms ad fuctios of a church ecessary to make ad keep it strog.. Developed a basic biblical uderstadig of Paul s cocept of establishig local churches, while discerig the differece betwee what Paul uderstood to be ormative for all churches i every culture ad geeratio ad what he iteded to be merely cultural for his time ad situatio. 2. Developed a biblical uderstadig of Paul s defiitio of a local church, icludig how a gatherig of believers becomes a local church.. Developed a basic biblical uderstadig of the philosophy that is to drive the miistry of the Church ad the istructios (i.e. house order ) by which each local church is to abide.. Developed a advaced biblical uderstadig of the philosophy that is to drive the miistry of the church ad the istructios (i.e. house order ) by which each local church is to abide. 5. Desiged a set of guidelies for establishig local churches aywhere accordig to a advaced biblical uderstadig of Paul s cocept of establishig local churches, icludig istructios for house order of local churches. LSM50 Uderstadig the Essetials of Soud Doctrie Built a cotemporary didache the term used by the Early Church to refer to a church maual to establish believers i the essetials of the apostles teachig. This cotemporary didache must be fouded solidly upo the faith delivered by the Apostles, seasoed by the historical effort of the church, ad be emietly relevat to our preset cultural situatios.. Developed a summary of the kerygma ad didache as taught by Paul i his letters to the churches, which could be used as a foudatio for all churches everywhere. 2. Revised your summary of the kerygma ad didache based o aalysis of the creeds ad The Didache of the Early Church, ad preseted your revised summary i the form of a cotemporary creed ad a outlie for a cotemporary documet like The Didache.. Revised your summary of the kerygma ad didache based o aalysis of the cofessios ad catechisms used through the ceturies, ad preseted your revised summary i the form of a cotemporary cofessio ad a outlie for a cotemporary catechism.. Revised your summary of the kerygma ad didache based o aalysis of doctrial statemets ad discipleship mauals, ad preseted your revised summary i the form of a cotemporary doctrial statemet ad a outlie for a cotemporary discipleship maual. 5. Desiged a fial summary of the kerygma ad didache ito a form or forms that you thik best utilizes the historical efforts (creeds, The Didache, cofessios, catechisms, doctrial statemets, discipleship mauals) of the church to preserve the apostolic doctrie, ad preseted your effort to preserve the apostolic doctrie i your miistry cotext by layig out a strategy for establishig everyoe i your church, icludig a explaatio of how the BILD resources ca be used so that everyoe i a local church could be established accordig to the kerygma ad didache. LSM50 Leaders ad the Early Church Recogized that leadership should be cetered i the local church i a way that will empower churches to participate i the expasio of the gospel, with the same visio ad effectiveess as the first church at Atioch.
LSM605 Preachig, Teachig ad Worship i the Early Church Developed the ability to preach ad teach withi the five sermoic forms of the Early Church evagelistic, catechetical, expository, prophetic, ad festal. These forms will be examied i light of the paradigm of the Early Church meetig, which was far more participatory tha our sigle preacher-evet approach that has domiated Wester protestat churches ever sice the Reformatio.. Developed a basic uderstadig of leadership i the Early Church accordig to the various types taught i Acts ad by Paul i his letters, icludig the differece betwee sodality ad modality leaders. 2. Developed a advaced uderstadig of leaders who are miisters of the gospel.. Developed a advaced uderstadig of leaders who are elders ad deacos, as well as how their work is complemetary with the work of miisters of the gospel.. Desiged a model for how to build this traditio ito churches ad etworks of the twety-first cetury based o the Atioch traditio of the Early Church, which lasted over five ceturies. 5. Desiged a effective, multi-level leadership developmet strategy for churches ad church etworks that is truly built upo the foudatio of the New Testamet ad that will carry o the Atioch visio of turig the world upside dow.. Developed a basic uderstadig of the preachig ad teachig forms of the Early Church accordig to Acts ad the Paulie Epistles. 2. Developed a advaced uderstadig of the five forms of preachig ad teachig i the Early Church, icludig how to use them i cotemporary preachig ad teachig.. Developed a advaced uderstadig of the importace of psalms ad hyms ad spiritual sogs, icludig their itegratio with the five forms of preachig ad teachig, both i the Early Church ad for cotemporary churches i oe s miistry cotext.. Developed a advaced uderstadig of the importace of the Lord s Supper, icludig its itegratio with the five forms of preachig ad teachig, both i the Early Church ad for cotemporary churches i oe s miistry cotext. 5. Desiged culturally appropriate models of the five forms of preachig ad teachig that itegrate psalms, hyms, spiritual sogs, ad the Lord s Supper, as well as drawig o creative ad cultural expressios of music, drama, ad the arts. LSM606 Shepherdig, Couselig, ad the Early Church Developed a uderstadig of the biblical model of pastoral care practiced i the early churches as a basis for formulatig a philosophy of pastoral care that is cosistet with New Testamet guidelies for livig i commuity ad treatig problems i our ow lives ad churches.. Developed a basic uderstadig of pastoral care i the Early Church i compariso with cotemporary couselig, particularly for addressig life-cotrollig problems i relatio to maturig i faith. 2. Developed a advaced uderstadig of pastoral care i the Early Church ad how it is foudatioal for all couselig.. Examied the cotemporary practice of itegratig psychology ad theology ad assessed the legitimacy of such a edeavor ad its implicatios for the practice of couselig withi the church, icludig the foudatioal uderstadig of Scripture eeded for pastoral care.. Critiqued the cotemporary emergece of the Christia psychologist ad psychiatrist professio ad the Church's reliace upo it for pastoral care, while examiig its implicatios o biblical authority structures ad resposibilities. 5. Desiged a cotemporary ad comprehesive pastoral care strategy, cosistet with the biblical guidelies set forth i the Scripture for the life of the church ad a idividual's growth i the Spirit. LSM607 Iterpretig the Word I: Priciples ad Procedures Gaied skills ad isights for idetifyig the author s itetio for writig, as it is expressed i the text he has writte, as the determiat of meaig ad the, out of that meaig, to determie the sigificace of that text for today. 5
. Developed a basic covictio o the importace of hadlig the Word accurately, particularly by payig careful attetio to the author's iteded meaig as expressed i the text as the determiat of meaig rather tha oe s ow precoceptios. 2. Developed a advaced uderstadig of author s itetio as it relates to whole books of the Bible.. Developed a advaced uderstadig of literary desig of whole books of the Bible.. Developed a advaced uderstadig of aalyzig sectios ad parts of books of the Bible. 5. Desiged a tool to help cotemporary churches hadle the Bible properly i terms of author s itetio, literary desig, ad aalysis of sectios ad parts of whole books. Select Oe LSM608 Iterpretig the Word II: Liguistics, Laguages, ad Study Aids Developed the ability to skillfully use Hebrew ad Greek i the iterpretig, preachig, ad teachig of the Word, usig the advacemet of liguistics ad computer techology.. Developed a basic uderstadig of liguistics which applies to ay laguage, with special attetio beig give to how to develop a fuctioal equivalecy betwee Hebrew ad Greek ad the laguage to which oe is traslatig the Bible, as well as the specific skill of determiig the sematic rage of words. 2. Developed a basic uderstadig of both Hebrew ad Greek liguistics, particularly the uique characteristics of the Hebrew ad Greek laguages, ad priciples for accurately traslatig the Bible ito aother laguage.. Developed familiarity with the Logos Library System, particularly its Hebrew ad Greek tools for use i exegetical study.. Desiged a pla for buildig a digital library appropriate to the level of biblical study eeded, as well as provided a extesive review of Hebrew ad Greek tools, commetary sets, ad referece works eeded at various stages of leader developmet. 5. Desiged a tool that itegrates the skills of this course with your work i Iterpretig I: Priciples ad Procedures, ad Preachig, Teachig, ad Worship i the Early Church, i a way that brigs a mastery to the whole process of developig a hermeeutically traied judgmet, ad to the process of study ad preachig ad teachig. LST60 Toward a Theology i Culture Developed a church-based approach to the task of masterig the Scriptures ad the brought them to bear o the life ad problems of churches who are livig ad miisterig i their cultures, at a critical level with awareess of the immediate cultural ad global treds that bear o the shapig of worldviews.. Developed firm covictios o the eed for the Church to retur to the ceter of the theological eterprise ad the importace of the study of theology i the life of leaders ad commuities of faith themselves, so that they ca address cultural ad global issues with clarity ad relevace both as a form of kerygma (proclamatio of the gospel) ad didache (teachig). 2. Developed a clear uderstadig of what Paul meat by the perpetual passig o of the deposit ad the role of faithful me i gettig i-depth traiig ad developig critical thikig over a exteded period of time, with the view that these faithful me would keep churches ad whole movemets of churches o course, thus creatig a perpetual preservatio of the Apostles doctrie.. Developed a uderstadig of theological ecyclopedia (what ought a miister of the gospel to study ad i what order) ad developed a itegrated approach to the theological disciplies, which allows a logical ad effective access to existig resources.. Developed a uderstadig of the tremedous shifts that are takig place i theological studies at this time i history, the differet traditios that are attemptig to become the domiat ew paradigms, ad developed a method for buildig a belief framework ad doig theology i culture that is both culturally relevat ad remais true to the apostolic faith. 6
5. Desiged a method for guidig others i buildig their ow belief frameworks ad for begiig to build cotemporary belief frameworks i their ow cultural settigs, icludig a extesive categorizatio for doig theology o a ogoig basis withi that framework, as well as theology i their culture, that addresses cultural ad global issues with clarity ad relevace. MINISTRY PHILOSOPHY AND STRATEGY 6 Demostratios of itegratio of miistry philosophy ad strategy related to oe s miistry cotext (or aticipated cotext) ad itegratio of competecies associated with Leadership Series I course modules, particularly the work associated with Uit 5 of the courses. MPS60 Iitial Miistry Philosophy ad Strategy Creatig a miistry philosophy ad strategy related to the Leadership Series I course modules that itegrate missio strategy from Acts ad strategy for establishig churches from the Paulie Epistles.. Reflected o your miistry philosophy. Described the fudametal aspects of the faith, especially related to the role of expadig ad establishig the church, while also describig the purposes for establishig churches. (Focus o key items leared from the Acts ad Paulie leadership courses, with emphasis o Uit 5 work.) 2. Reflected o your miistry strategies. Described your habits ad strategy to fully participate i the miistry. Especially describe your oe-year ad the five-year plas, focusig o what it would take to accomplish your miistry philosophy. 2 MPS602 Updated Miistry Philosophy ad Strategy Expadig a iitial miistry philosophy ad strategy related to the Leadership Series I course modules with a clear distillatio of the core gospel (the kerygma) ad the teachig of Christ ad His Apostles (the didache) ad a clear strategy for traiig leaders i the way of Christ ad His Apostles@EmDash;itegratig the traiig of both local (modal) ad mobile (sodal) leaders.. Reflected o your miistry philosophy. Described the fudametal aspects of the faith, especially related to the role of expadig ad establishig the church, while also describig the purposes for establishig churches. (Focused o key items leared from the Essetials ad Leaders courses, with emphasis o Uit 5 work.) 2. Reflected o your miistry strategies. Described your habits ad strategy to fully participate i the miistry. Especially described your oe-year ad the five-year plas, focusig o what it would take to accomplish your miistry philosophy. MPS60 Updated Miistry Philosophy ad Strategy Expadig a iterim miistry philosophy ad strategy related to the Leadership Series I course modules to iclude Preachig, Teachig, ad Worship ad Shepherdig, Couselig, ad the Early Church.. Reflected o your miistry philosophy. Described the fudametal aspects of the faith, especially related to the role of expadig ad establishig the church, while also describig the purposes for establishig churches. (Focused o key items leared from the Preachig ad Shepherdig courses, with emphasis o Uit 5 work.) 2. Reflected o your miistry strategies. Described your habits ad strategy to fully participate i the miistry. Especially described your oe-year ad the five-year plas, focusig o what it would take to accomplish your miistry philosophy. 7
MPS60 Fial Miistry Philosophy ad Strategy Cocludig a miistry philosophy ad strategy related to Leadership Series I course modules with Iterpretig the Word I ad Theology i Culture (or Iterpretig the Word II).. Reflected o your miistry philosophy. Described the fudametal aspects of the faith, especially related to the role of expadig ad establishig the church, while also describig the purposes for establishig churches. (Focused o key items leared from the Iterpretig I, Iterpretig II (or Theology i Culture) courses, with emphasis o Uit 5 work.) 2. Reflected o your miistry strategies. Described your habits ad strategy to fully participate i the miistry. Especially described your oe-year ad the five-year plas, focusig o what it would take to accomplish your miistry philosophy. 2 MINISTRY PRACTICUM (LEARNING BY DOING) 2 Credit for learig that takes place through guided miistry experiece, particularly related to implemetatio ad impact of lessos leared elsewhere i the programs (such as i Leadership Series courses) usig descriptios accordig to Kolb s model of experietial learig. Credit is grated at a rate of semester hour of credit for each 5 hours of miistry practicum, i groups of to credits. MP50 Miistry Practicum Credit for learig that took place through guided miistry experiece, particularly related to implemetatio ad impact of lessos leared elsewhere i the programs (such as i Leadership Series courses) usig descriptios accordig to Kolb s model of experietial learig. (Credit is grated at a rate of semester hour of credit for each 5 hours of approved miistry practicum.) -. Miistry practicum report that icludes experiece, reflectios, cocepts, ad implemetatio. MP502 Miistry Practicum Credit for learig that took place through guided miistry experiece, particularly related to implemetatio ad impact of lessos leared elsewhere i the programs (such as i Leadership Series courses) usig descriptios accordig to Kolb s model of experietial learig. (Credit is grated at a rate of semester hour of credit for each 5 hours of approved miistry practicum.) - MP50 Miistry Practicum Credit for learig that took place through guided miistry experiece, particularly related to implemetatio ad impact of lessos leared elsewhere i the programs (such as i Leadership Series courses) usig descriptios accordig to Kolb s model of experietial learig. (Credit is grated at a rate of semester hour of credit for each 5 hours of approved miistry practicum.) - MP50 Miistry Practicum Credit for learig that took place through guided miistry experiece, particularly related to implemetatio ad impact of lessos leared elsewhere i the programs (such as i Leadership Series courses) usig descriptios accordig to Kolb s model of experietial learig. (Credit is grated at a rate of semester hour of credit for each 5 hours of approved miistry practicum.) - MP505-MP52 Miistry Practicum (as eeded) Credit for learig that took place through guided miistry experiece, particularly related to implemetatio ad impact of lessos leared elsewhere i the programs (such as i Leadership Series courses) usig descriptios accordig to Kolb s model of experietial learig. (Credit is grated at a rate of semester hour of credit for each 5 hours of approved miistry practicum.) - 8
TEACHING PRACTICUM (LEARNING BY TEACHING) 2 Credit for learig that takes place through use of the BILD resources to teach others, particularly related to the lessos leared related to the cotet of the BILD resources ad the skills of teachig effectively. TFP50 The First Priciples Series I Credit for learig that takes place through teachig The First Priciples Series I to others, particularly related to the lessos leared related to the cotet of The First Priciples Series I ad the skills of teachig effectively.. Teachig Practicum Report for The First Priciples Series I that demostrates experiece ad reflectio. TFP502 The First Priciples Series II Credit for learig that takes place through teachig The First Priciples Series II to others, particularly related to the lessos leared related to the cotet of The First Priciples Series II ad the skills of teachig effectively.. Teachig Practicum Report for The First Priciples Series II that demostrates experiece ad reflectio. TFP50 The First Priciples Series III Credit for learig that takes place through teachig The First Priciples Series III to others, particularly related to the lessos leared related to the cotet of The First Priciples Series III ad the skills of teachig effectively.. Teachig Practicum Report for The First Priciples Series III that demostrates experiece ad reflectio. TTS60 The Story Credit for learig that takes place through teachig The Story to others, particularly related to the lessos leared related to the cotet of The Story ad the skills of teachig effectively.. Teachig Practicum Report for The Story that demostrates experiece ad reflectio. Total Credits 68 9