— The School of Church Ministries —
Master of Divinity with a concentration in Worship Leadership and a Minor
• • • • •| Remedial/Pre-requisite Courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| 20400 | Elementary Hebrew | (3) |
| 22400 | Elementary Greek | (3) |
| 31980 | Written Communication (if required)? | (2) |
| 42490 | Cooperative Program | 0 |
| Scripture and Interpretation (21 hours) | ||
| 20200 | Introduction to the Old Testament I | 3 |
| 20220 | Introduction to the Old Testament II | 3 |
| 20440 | Hebrew Syntax and Exegesis | 3 |
| 22100 | Biblical Hermeneutics | 3 |
| 22200 | Introduction to the New Testament I | 3 |
| 22220 | Introduction to the New Testament II | 3 |
| 22440 | Greek Syntax and Exegesis | 3 |
| Theology and Tradition (15 hours) | ||
| 25100 | Introduction to Church History I | 3 |
| 25120 | Introduction to Church History II | 3 |
| 27060 | Systematic Theology I | 3 |
| 27070 | Systematic Theology II | 3 |
| 27080 | Systematic Theology III | 3 |
| Ministry and Proclamation (9 hours) | ||
| 30000 | Christian Preaching | 3 |
| 32100 | Personal Evangelism | 3 |
| 35040 | Leadership and Family Ministry | 3 |
| Worldview and Culture (3 hours) | ||
| 29250 | Survey of Christian Ethics | 3 |
| Worship Leadership (24 hours) | ||
| 40600 | Foundations in Worship | 3 |
| 40605 | Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs | 3 |
| 40610 | Discipling Music Ministry I | 2 |
| 40615 | Discipling Music Ministry II | 2 |
| 40620 | Leading Worship | 2 |
| 40625 | Vocal Ensemble Leadership | 2 |
| 40630 | Instrumental Ensemble Leadership | 2 |
| 40635 | Technology for Music and Worship Ministry | 2 |
| 41016 | Integrative Seminar in Church Music & Worship | 2 |
| Worship Leadership Field Education (2 hours) | ||
| 40690 | Worship Leadership Field Education: Survey | ½ |
| 40691 | Worship Leadership Field Education: Methods | ½ |
| 40692 | Worship Leadership Field Education: Administration | ½ |
| 40693 | Worship Leadership Field Education: Leadership | ½ |
| Continuing Education and Professional Development | ||
| 40695 | Worship Leadership Workshop I | 0 |
| 40696 | Worship Leadership Workshop II | 0 |
| Minors (choose one, 12 hours) | ||
| Discipleship and Family Ministry Minor | ||
| 40080 | The Ministry of Leadership | 3 |
| 41500 | The Role of the Associate Minister | 3 |
| 45250 | Family Ministry Through the Lifespan | 3 |
| 45260 | Discipleship and Family Ministry | 3 |
| Youth and Family Ministry Minor | ||
| 41800 | The Youth and Family Minister | 3 |
| 46000 | Youth Development and Ministry | 3 |
| 46115 | Program Development and Planning in Youth Ministry | 3 |
| 46120 | Strategies for Campus Outreach in Youth Ministry | 3 |
| Children’s and Family Ministry Minor | ||
| 34300 or 41500 or 35160 | Intro to Biblical Counseling or The Role of the Associate Minister or Marriage and Family Enrichment | 3 |
| 41700 | The Role of the Minister to Children and Families | 3 |
| 45260 | Discipleship and Family Ministry | 3 |
| 45800 | Discipling Children | 3 |
| Women’s Leadership Minor | ||
| 48200 | Women’s Ministry in the Local Church | 3 |
| 48300 | Biblical Womanhood | 3 |
| 48500 | Leadership Skill Development for Women | 3 |
| 48900 | Women, Crisis and Conflict | 3 |
| Leadership Minor | ||
| 40080 | The Ministry of Leadership | 3 |
| 42210 | Team Ministry Relations | 3 |
| 42450 | Change and Conflict Management | 3 |
| 41500 | The Role of the Associate Minister | 3 |
| Missions and Ethnodoxology Minor | ||
| 30960 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| 32960 | Introduction to Missiology | 3 |
| 41090 | Congregational Song in World Cultures | 2 or 3 |
| 41095 | Ethnodoxology in Christian Ministry | 3 |
| Biblical Counseling Minor | ||
| 34300 | Introduction to Biblical Counseling | 3 |
| 34305 | Biblical and Theological Foundations for Counseling | 3 |
| 34330 | Typical Problems in Biblical Counseling | 3 |
| 34820 | Biblical Counseling and Human Crisis | 3 |
| M.Div. Core | 48 | |
| Worship Leadership/Field Education | 26 | |
| Minor Area | 12 | |
| Total (86) | ||
| • Elementary Hebrew (if required) | +3 | |
| • Elementary Greek (if required) | +3 | |
| • Written Communication (if required) | +3 | |
Truth. Legacy. Vision. Southern Seminary Sesquicentennial
Announcements
RSS- Christianity in Africa class
A special opportunity is available to students during the upcoming winter term. Along with George Martin, Randy Arnett (over 30 years ministry experience in West Africa) and Charles Juma (from East Africa) will be offering the course 33477, “Topics in Missions: Christianity in Africa.” The seminar format class will be offered from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Dec. 14-18. (more…)
- Church planting family banquet
On Friday, Dec. 4, the Church Planting Center will be hosting its annual church planting family banquet from 6-8 p.m. in the President’s Reception Room. You must RSVP by Nov. 24 to attend. Come hear Cincinnati-area church planter and Southern Seminary graduate Michael Clary, and his wife share about the difficulties and delights of being a church planting family. (more…)
- Study break during finals
The SBTS Student Council will serve coffee and doughnuts to all students from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1. Come by the lobby of 5th and Broadway early to pick up your free Blue Book for you final exam. The event is sponsored by the Seminary Student Council.
Blogs
RSS- Render Not to Caesar What Is God’s
- by – Nov 20
I just finished reading and signing The Manhattan Declaration (MD), and I urge you to do the same. The Manhattan Declaration is a document affirming the sanctity of human life, the sanctity of marriage, and the rights of conscience and religious liberty.
- The Blur of Gender — Is The New York Times Trying to Tell Us Something?
- by – Nov 20
Is The New York Times trying to tell us something? Just eleven days after running a story on gender-bending teenagers on the front page of its “Style” section, the paper is back with yet another front page story in the same section, this time on gender-bending young adults. The articles even cite the same psychologist as authority. What’s going on here?
- When Morality Collapses — The Therapeutic Evasion
- by – Nov 19
Any civilization requires a stable, rational, and consensual moral framework in order to survive. Western civilization has been built on a framework of Christian morality, with the so-called “Judeo-Christian ethic” providing the moral principles that support laws, ethical reasoning, and moral impulses.
- Turning the Bible into Toilet Paper
- by – Nov 18
I mentioned yesterday that I am in New Orleans this week to deliver a paper on homosexuality at the Evangelical Theological Society. Yesterday I came across an article that relates to the subject matter of that paper.