Master in Urban Ministry

The Master in Urban Ministry prepares students who would like to work within an urban context or who feel called to do so. The urban ministry program provides students with an understanding of how urban congregations differ from suburban and rural contexts. Students learn how to translate the Gospel effectively to urban churches and how one conducts pastoral counseling, religious education and social ministries within the diversity of the urban context. This 30 semester hour program allows students to really focus their ministry skills on the heart of the urban church and its specific needs and challenges.

Program Learning Outcomes:

1. Equipped to provide pastoral care and counseling to those in an urban context.

2. Recognize the specific needs of an urban ministry.

3. Articulate a biblical and theological foundation for an urban-based ministry.

4. Equipped with the skills required for effective ministerial leadership in an urban context.

Core Courses:

(18 semester hours)

Biblical Principles for Urban Ministry

Urban Church Ministry and Development

Cultural and Ethnic Diversity and Ministry in the Urban Church

Foundation of Ministry

The Opportunities and Challenges of the Urban Context

Systematic Theology

Elective Courses:

(12 semester hours)

Church Growth

Pastoral Care and Counseling

History of the Christian Church I

History of the Christian Church II

Dynamic Family Ministry

Theory and Practice of Prophetic Ministry

Human Resource Development

Understanding Spiritual Gifts

Transformational Leadership

Theories of Personality

Elements of Marketing and Branding

Human Growth and Development

Spiritual Formation

Social Justice and Faith: Forming the Beloved Community

Foundations of Christian Education for Effective Ministry

Old Testament Elective

New Testament Elective

Servant Leadership

Homiletics