Master of Divinity

Emphasis: Pastoral and General Ministries

Provides preparation for a variety of professional ministries including pastor, associate pastor, youth pastor, women's ministries, college and seminary teaching and other leadership roles. (Students anticipating a graduate or undergraduate teaching career will need to pursue advanced studies beyond the Master of Divinity program.)

Goals

1. Demonstrate the ability to communicate biblical truth accurately and relevantly.
2. Demonstrate the ability to organize and lead a worship service.
3. Develop a love for and commitment to God's people that results in faithfully and effectively serving them both as individuals and as the corporate body of Christ.
4. Pursue personal and corporate evangelism.

Outcomes

As a result of this program, the student will:

1. Spiritual intimacy. Strengthen and deepen spiritual intimacy with God and with spouse.
2. Readiness for ministry. Assess readiness for ministry: cognitive, physical, emotional, relational, moral and spiritual.
3. Character. Behave Christianly by valuing and pursuing Christian character.
4. Calling. Embrace, value and appreciate the power and significance of their personal call to ministry.
5. Exposition of the Word. Demonstrate an accurate exposition of the Word of God.
6. Doctrine. Comprehend and apply to ministry situations the doctrines of systematic theology including the Doctrinal Statement of Talbot School of Theology.
7. Biblical application. Demonstrate the ability to convey and apply truths of Scripture to their own and others' lives in effective ministry.
8. Communicating the Word. Communicate the Word of God effectively to hearers.
9. Servant Leadership. Practice and train others for servant leadership.
10. Love for people. Develop a love for and commitment to serving God's people (goals, MDiv, pastoral/gen. emphasis outcomes).

First Year

Second Year

Third Year