MA Program
“I am really excited to see the JBU MA/Ministry program poised to serve the urgent need in the global community by producing community development workers in impoverished areas. The unique partnership with IBCD will equip students with prudent insight and practical skills for indigenous development solidly rooted in biblical truth.”
-Young-Gurl Kim, Ph.D.
Director,
Biblical Community Development Emphasis
JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY GRADUGATE STUDIES BIBLICAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Master of Arts in
Ministry with Emphasis in
Biblical Community Development
PROGRAM GOALS
Do you believe God is calling you to be equipped to serve others for the cause of Christ? Never before have the opportunities for serving God been so challenging. To be truly effective in ministry requires a teachable heart, a disciplined mind and skillful hands.
The Master of Arts in Ministry is designed as a graduate level program to equip individuals for church and parachurch ministries with a focus on the spiritual formation of others. These programs are designed for those already involved in ministry as well as those who have a bachelor's degree and desire further graduate studies to enhance their future service.
These graduate level programs teach students to be reflective practitioners by promoting a continual dialogue in biblical studies, theological studies and spiritual formation studies. The continual dialogue between these areas of study provides the students with both an increased understanding of the role of biblical and theological content in spiritual formation as well as a theological orientation to pressing ministry concerns.
The Master of Ministry program is uniquely designed with you in mind. Classes meet one night a week and provide you the opportunity to complete your ministry degree in less than two years.
ABOUT JBU
John Brown University was founded I 1919 to provide a three-fold education emphasizing “Head, Heart, Hand” academic excellence, spiritual growth, and professional preparation. Today, JBU is a vibrant, growing Christian university of the arts, sciences and professions serving over 2,000 students from 44 nations and 42 states. More than 50 majors and seven graduate programs are offered.
John Brown University provides opportunities for graduate study in a Christian environment where candidates can examine their faith in relation to their continued academic and professional study.
ABOUT The Program
This program is offered in partnership with the Institute for Biblical Community Development, a mission organization housed on the JBU campus in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. The program will target Christian leaders and development workers for the purpose of equipping them to better understand holistic ministry and to carry out biblically and theologically grounded community development work in impoverished communities. The coursework incorporates the leader's role as a facilitator of social change together with the skills of development technology and the understanding of how communities adopt new ideas (world-view change) that lead to behavioral change and sustainable development. A major emphasis of the coursework is to utilize the biblical understanding of human beings and the appreciation of human dignity and potential as a real catalyst for holistic development.
The program is a partnership between JBU and the Institute for Biblical Community Development with 24 hours of coursework being offered by the JBU Graduate Ministry Program and 12 hours of coursework being offered by the Institute for Biblical Community Development.
Master of Arts in Ministry with Emphasis in Biblical Community Development
Prerequisites:
. Bachelor's Degree from a Regionally Accredited University or College
. GRE, MAT, or GMAT
Courses
Bible/Theology (15 hours)
. Christian Theology and Foundation
. Biblical and Theological Research Methods
. Spiritual Formation in the Gospels . Spiritual Formation in Acts and Epistles
. Spiritual Formation in the Old Testament
Ministry and Leadership (9 hours)
Pick 1 of the following:
. Biblical Foundation of Ministry and Leadership
. Mission, Vision, and Values
Pick 1 of the following:
. Evangelism and
. Theory and Practice of Small Group Ministry
. Building Teams
Pick 1 of the following:
. Building Strong Marriages and Families
. Building Emotionally Healthy Relationships
. Spiritual Formation and Family Ministry
Biblical Community Development (12 hours)
. Philosophy and Principles of Biblical Community Development
. Theory and Practice of Appropriate Technology
Pick one of the following:
. BCD Internship
. BCD Research
LOCATIONS
JBU Main Campus
2000 W. University Street
Siloam Springs, AR 72761
Graduate Admissions
1-866-BE-A-GRAD or
1-866-232-4723
IBCD
1-479-524-7206
ibcd@jbu.edu