Master of Arts in Christian Ministry Online – Intercultural Studies

Master of Arts in Christian Ministry Online – Intercultural Studies is a Masters program taught at Grace College, USA. Intake: Fall (August) and Spring (January). The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Master of Arts in Christian Ministry Online with an Intercultural Studies concentration prepares students for ministry and missions in intercultural settings. Coursework includes Bible, theology, hermeneutics, spiritual formation and prayer, and intercultural and missions courses, along with training for ministry roles such as administration, development, age-group ministry, and leadership.

Students complete a six-credit hour required internship within the online program. The curriculum includes study and practice in intercultural communication, applied cultural anthropology, understanding and engaging culture, principles of contextualization, and world religions, supporting evangelism, church planting, church development, and relief ministries in the social and cultural context of the receiving people.

The program is encouraged for students with vocational ministry experience who want further theological study, and for students seeking additional theological study for their field of ministry. Graduates can pursue intercultural ministry and related roles across domestic, cross-cultural, and international contexts.

Modules

• Intercultural Communication
• Applied Cultural Anthropology
• Understanding and Engaging Culture
• Principles of Contextualization
• World Religions

The minimum requirements for admission in Master of Arts in Christian Ministry Online – Intercultural Studies at Grace College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Grace College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Grace College as pre-requiste for admission in Master of Arts in Christian Ministry Online – Intercultural Studies.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

• A four-year bachelor‘s degree or its equivalent (for international students) from a recognized institution of higher learning. Graduates of Bible colleges, liberal arts colleges, and state colleges and universities are encouraged to apply.
• A student who received his or her pre-seminary education at an institution that is not accredited or who achieved less than a 2.5 GPA in pre-seminary education may be admitted on academic restriction.
• Applicants without a bachelor’s degree who have completed some or no college may be admitted if they meet certain ministry and research/writing requirements. Please contact seminary admissions for more information; email: [email protected] or phone: 877.607.0012.

Grace Theological Seminary welcomes applications from all individuals who have a testimony of personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

• Official transcripts from the school where you obtained your degree. (If you are currently working on your degree, you can submit an unofficial transcript for admission until term completion, at which time an official transcript is required. Transcripts should be sent to [email protected].)
• A spiritual life reference
• International applicant must provide a copy of TESOL test scores, and provide a financial certificate indicating sufficient funding for the program of study.

International applicant must provide a copy of TESOL test scores.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.grace.edu/programs/master-of-arts-in-christian-ministry-online-intercultural-studies/

• Intercultural studies specialist
• Intercultural Ministers
• Non-Government Organization (NGO) staff
• Relief Organization Executive
• Business or Corporate Chaplain
• Missions Agency Employee
• Missions Team Member
• International Aid Worker
• Relief Organization Executive
• Hospital Chaplain

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.