Master of Divinity in Leadership and Discipleship
The Master of Divinity with a concentration in Leadership and Discipleship is a practitioner’s degree program that prepares persons for specialized ministry in church administration, leadership and discipleship. The program integrates theology with leadership through an expanded curriculum of leadership and discipleship courses.
Note: Continuing students should consult the Academic Catalog for the year in which they started for course requirements as the current requirements may have changed.
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Concentration in Leadership and Discipleship
| 42410 | Dynamics of Organizational Leadership | 3 |
| 42450 | Leading Change in the Local Church | 3 |
| 45150 | Models of Christian Discipleship | 3 |
| 45250 | Theological Anthropology and Christian Ministry | 3 |
| 45400 | Christian Teaching 1 | 3 |
| Leadership and Discipleship Elective | 3 | |
| Total Leadership and Discipleship Concentration Requirements | 18 | |
|---|---|---|
1 Women who take 45400 as a part of the MDiv core should take a BGS course as an elective.
Master of Divinity Core
This core curriculum is required for the Master of Divinity degree in the Billy Graham School. It applies to all concentrations.
| Remedial/Pre-requisite Courses | (8) | |
|---|---|---|
| 20400 | Elementary Hebrew1 | (3) |
| 22400 | Elementary Greek1 | (3) |
| Biblical and Theological Studies | 42 | |
| 20200 | Introduction to the Old Testament I | 3 |
| 20220 | Introduction to the Old Testament II | 3 |
| 20440 | Hebrew Syntax and Exegesis or | 3 |
| 22440 | Greek Syntax and Exegesis | |
| 22100 | Biblical Hermeneutics | 3 |
| 22200 | Introduction to the New Testament I | 3 |
| 22220 | Introduction to the New Testament II | 3 |
| 25100 | Introduction to Church History I | 3 |
| 25120 | Introduction to Church History II | 3 |
| 26200 | Southern Baptist Heritage and Mission | 3 |
| 27060 | Systematic Theology I | 3 |
| 27070 | Systematic Theology II | 3 |
| 27080 | Systematic Theology III | 3 |
| 29250 | Survey of Christian Ethics | 3 |
| 40150 | Personal Spiritual Disciplines | 3 |
| Missions, Evangelism and Ministry | 27 | |
| 28700 | Christian Apologetics | 3 |
| 30000 | Christian Preaching2 or | 3 |
| 45400 | Christian Teaching | |
| 30020 | Preaching Practicum2 or | 3 |
| 40200 | The Worshiping Church | |
| 32100 | Personal Evangelism | 3 |
| 32960 | Introduction to Missiology | 3 |
| 32980 | World Religions and Christian Mission | 3 |
| 34300 | Introduction to Biblical Counseling | 3 |
| 40080 | Christian Leadership | 3 |
| 40301 | Pastoral Ministry2 or | 3 |
| 45260 | Discipleship and Family Ministry | |
| Applied Ministry | 1 | |
| 44920 | Applied Ministry: BGS or | 1 |
| 44930 | Applied Ministry: Mission Trips/Partnership | |
| Total Master of Divinity, Leadership and Discipleship Requirements | 88 | |
1Elementary Language courses may be counted as free elective courses for Billy Graham School students.
2Courses 30000, 30020, and 40301 are reserved for, but not required of, men.
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