Ministry Studies Concentration, MDIV

Ministry Studies Concentration (18)

• INT 6110 - Foundations of Internships Credits: 0
• INT 6217 - Focused Internship I Credits: 1.5
• INT 6218 - Focused Internship II Credits: 1.5
• Choose four courses from CHP, CNC, HOM, ICS, MIN or YOU - Credits: 12

• Choose one of the following courses: 

• MIN 6536 - Management Essential for Christian Ministries Credits: 3
• LDR 6012 - Organizational Culture and Change Management Credits: 3
• LDR 6011 - Conflict Management and Negotiation Credits: 3
• LDR 6013 - Finance Credits: 3

Master of Divinity

The Master of Divinity degree provides students with a comprehensive range of biblical-theological knowledge and practical skills for ministry leadership in a variety of contexts. Through a personalized curriculum, this program prepares students for effective ministry in a local church, with a para-church organization, or with a mission agency.

In addition to the mission statement and general objectives and requirements of a CBS degree, the objectives of the Master of Divinity degree are to enable students to:

Analyze and synthesize the basic content, context, and themes of the Old and New Testaments, with an emphasis on God’s historical-redemptive mission, as revealed through Scripture’s metanarrative and exemplified in the Great Commission.

• Practice sound exegesis and exposition of the biblical text in its original languages, with an emphasis on how passages speak to contemporary issues in individual and corporate contexts.
• Engage contemporary global challenges to orthodox belief and practice based on support from key biblical passages that undergird foundational doctrines, applying insights from the history of global Christianity to twenty-first-century issues, needs, and challenges.
• Analyze cultures and worldviews from a biblical perspective as the basis for effective, biblically-contextualized ministry that equips and encourages others to grow as disciples and disciple-makers in the church, mission field, and/or marketplace.
• Apply biblical principles, techniques, and paradigms to the practice of leadership, pastoring, preaching, teaching, and counseling.
• Demonstrate proficiency in ministry and organizational knowledge, skills, and attitudes gained through MDiv studies in a focused internship under the supervision of an on-site mentor and a faculty advisor.

The Master of Divinity degree is available fully online.

Admission Requirements 

• Online application
• Application fee
• Affirm to be a Christian and agree with CIU’s Doctrinal Standard
• Official transcript for highest earned degree and any master’s level credits earned
  • A minimum 2.5 GPA for the most recent degree obtained.
• Essay (800 words total)
• Church Leader Reference