Teacher: Erik Ireland

A major objective of this degree is to provide a special emphasis on integrating scripture and biblical theology with pastoral leadership, worship, evangelism and discipleship, a deeper understanding of the church, and spiritual formation.  Class work in each of the specific MA courses will include the opportunity to design assignments around some ministry need or theme each student will choose.

In order to further facilitate the program objectives, the final course in the MAPT program is a Capstone Project in which students will revise, compile and/or create a set of ministry resources oriented around a particular need or theme they had earlier identified at the beginning of (or during) the program. This project will involve the processing, assimilation, and compilation of principles, insights and methodologies gleaned from the integration of class work and ministry involvement in the core curriculum of the degree. The completion of this project will be your final “class.”