Master of Divinity, M.Div.

Foundations

• BIB 720 - The Church and God's Mission in the World 3 *
• BIB 725 - Biblical Interpretation I 2-3

•    Must be taken as a 3 unit course

• HIST 712 - History of Christianity 3
• MIN 705 - Mentoring/Connecting 1 *

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• MIN 750A - Cross-Cultural Encounter: Los Angeles 1.5 * or
• MIN 750D - Cross-Cultural Encounter: San Francisco 1.5 *

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• MIN 750B - Cross-Cultural Encounter: Fresno 1.5 * or
• MIN 750C - Cross-Cultural Encounter: International 1.5 *

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• THEO 705 - Christian Thought 2-3

•    Must be taken as a 3 unit course

Expanding the Base

Choose one set^:

^Students may petition to substitute biblical language requirements (9 units) with BIB 722 - Biblical Language Tools  (3) and (6) units of Bible content courses. Interested students should discuss this option with their faculty advisor.

• BIB 710 - Elementary Greek I 3
• BIB 711 - Elementary Greek II 3

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• BIB 715 - Elementary Hebrew I 3
• BIB 716 - Elementary Hebrew II 3

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• BIB 750 - Biblical Theology I 3 **

•    Must be taken as a 3 unit course

• BIB 752 - Biblical Theology II 3 **

•    Must be taken as a 3 unit course

• COUN 724 - Interpersonal Communication 2-3

•    Must be taken as a 2 unit course

• MIN 710 - Spiritual Formation 2
• MIN 720 - Personal Evangelism 1

Testing the Theory

• BIB 712 - Intermediate Greek Exegesis 3 or
• BIB 717 - Intermediate Hebrew Exegesis 3

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• MIN 793A - Supervised Ministry Experience I 1.5 *
• MIN 793B - Supervised Ministry Experience II 1.5 *
• MIN 793C - Supervised Ministry Experience III 1.5 *
• THEO 730 - Discipleship and Ethics 2-3 *

•      Must be taken as a 3 unit course

• Choose one of the following:

• HIST 716 - The Evangelical Anabaptist Story 3 or
• HIST 718 - North American Religious History 3 or
• THEO 760 - Evangelical Anabaptist Confessions of Faith 3

Practicing the Theory

• MIN 740 - Preaching I 3 or
• MIN 742 - Preaching for Contemporary Listeners 3

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• MIN 744 - Pastoral Care and Counseling 3
• MIN 746 - Christian Worship 1-3

•    Must be taken as a 3 unit course

• PACS 700 - Basic Institute in Conflict Management And Mediation 2-3

•    Must be taken as a 2 unit course

Capstone Learning

• BIB 790 - Senior Seminar 3 or
• MIN 799 - Thesis 3-6

•    Must be taken as a 6 unit course

• MIN 793D - Supervised Ministry Experience IV 1.5
• MIN 748 - Pastoral Leadership 3
• MIN 770 - Ministry Discernment 0

Electives

• New Testament or Old Testament Bible content courses 5-6 Units
• Practical studies 3 Units
• MFT course 1.5 Units
• Free electives 12.5-15.5 Units