Master of Arts in Ministry and Culture Program
Purpose
The Master of Arts in Ministry and Culture (M.A.M.C.) and the Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree programs are both designed to equip persons to fulfill their vocations in providing faithful and effective forms of ministry in congregations and in the world.
While the more extensive 87 semester-hour M.Div. Remains the degree required for ordination in most denominations, the 48 semester-hour M.A.M.C. degree is designed to affirm and respond to the educational needs of persons interested, for example, in:
- congregational leadership in denominations that do not require the Master of Divinity degree for ordination;
- forms of diaconal ministry, licensed professional ministry, or lay ministry (e.g., in Christian education, youth work, hospice care, and counseling);
- biblical and theological reflection on their professions (e.g., in law, social work, counseling and mediation, and education).
Program Goals
Students in the M.A.M.C. program will develop their abilities to analyze biblical texts and social contexts, to form theological and ethical interpretations of culture (e.g., film, literature, arts), and to enhance their ministry within a church, a church-related agency, or the broader society.
For more information on the M.A.M.C. program, please go to the 2008-2009 Catalog.