The student has a choice of either declaring an area of concentration in his or her MDIV degree program or pursuing a "general" MDIV degree program. If the student does NOT declare an area of concentration and wishes to pursue the general MDIV degree, he or she should complete the remaining credit hours as "general electives." Concentrations require a minimum of 18 hours within a designated area of study in addition to required courses. However, up to 6 hours of the required courses in an area of concentration can be applied toward the concentration. When a student decides on a concentration, every effort will be made to assign the student to a faculty advisor in that concentration. Students may elect a concentration in one of the following areas.
1. Concentration in Biblical Studies
Eighteen (18) hours that constitute this concentration may be chosen from any Biblical Studies course offerings as approved by a Biblical Studies advisor. Six (6) hours of the eighteen (18) may come from the required courses in Biblical Studies.
Ability to use Greek or Hebrew for biblical exegesis is required. A student who has not completed at least six (6) hours of undergraduate biblical language study must also complete either Hebrew I and II or New Testament Greek I and II. (First-year courses in Greek and Hebrew do not count toward the concentration.)
2. Concentration in Old Testament
Eighteen (18) hours that constitute this concentration may be chosen from any course offerings in Old Testament as approved by a Biblical Studies advisor. Six (6) hours of the eighteen (18) may come from the required courses in Biblical Studies.
Ability to use Hebrew for biblical exegesis is required. A student who has not completed at least six (6) hours of undergraduate Hebrew language study must also complete Hebrew I and II. (Hebrew I and II do not count toward the concentration).
3. Concentration in New Testament
Eighteen (18) hours that constitute this concentration may be chosen from any course offerings in New Testament as approved by a Biblical Studies advisor. Six (6) hours of the eighteen (18) may come from the required courses in Biblical Studies.
Ability to use Greek for biblical exegesis is required. A student who has not completed at least six (6) hours of undergraduate Greek language study must also complete Greek I and II. (Greek I and II do not count toward the concentration).
4. Concentration in Biblical Languages
Eighteen (18) hours that constitute this concentration may include six (6) hours from required courses in Biblical Studies.
°At least twelve (12) hours can be drawn from Greek III, Hebrew III, Aramaic, New Testament Textual Criticism, Septuagint, Egyptian Hieroglyphics, Ugaritic, Akkadian and/or up to two additional book studies.
°Ability to use Greek or Hebrew for biblical exegesis is required. A student who has not completed at least six (6) hours of undergraduate biblical language study must also complete either Hebrew I and II or New Testament Greek I and II. (First-year courses in Greek and Hebrew do not count toward the concentration).
Students must complete at least six (6) hours from the following list of courses:
HS 610 The Early Church
HS 630 United States Church History: 1607-1820
HS 631 Church History in the United States: 1820-Present
Any twelve (12) hours from course offerings designated as Historical Studies (HS) and/or Historical Theology (HT) which may include two (2) of the following core courses:
HT 601 Historical Theology
HT 643 Historical and Theology of Wesleyan Holiness Pentecostal Movements
HS 650 Church of God History and Polity
Six (6) hours may be applied to the concentration from:
HT 601 Historical Theology
HT 643 History and Theology of Wesleyan Holiness Pentecostal Movements
TS 602 Pentecostal Spirituality Theology
TS 603 Introduction to Christian Doctrine
TS 630 Theology of the Holy Spirit
Students should complete Clinical Pastoral Education (CO 760; 6 credit hours) as the MDIV internship. Choose 12 credit hours from the following list of courses:
CO 701 Counseling Skills
CO 702 Theories and Techniques of Counseling
CO 703 Human Growth and Transformation
CO 710 Marriage and Family Systems-Theories in Counseling
CO 730 Crisis Counseling
CO 731 Professional Issues and Ethics in Counseling
CO 736 Intercultural Counseling
CO 750 Conflict Ministry
CO 761 Community Service Ministries Basic Course
CO 763 Clinical Practicum in Institutional Ministries
CO 776 Human Sexuality
LC 702 Christian Ethics: Pentecostal Theology for Social Engagement
TS/LC 680 Christian Ethics: Pentecostal Theology for Social Engagement
WM 740 Contemporary World Religions
In the general Area III requirements, Foundations for Christian Formation (CF 701) must be completed instead of The Disciple Making Pastor (CF 722). The following four courses must also be completed:
CF 703 Human Growth and Transformation
CF 721 Formational Leadership
CF 741 Ministry with Families
CF 750 Children of the Kingdom
An additional three (3) credit hours of advisor-approved electives in Children's Ministry also must be completed.
In the general Area III requirements, Foundations for Christian Formation (CF 701) must be taken instead of The Disciple Making Pastor (CF 722). The following three courses must be completed in the concentration area:
CF 702 Inductive Bible Study
CF 720 Teaching the Word
CF 721 Formational Leadership
A 3-hour Christian Formation course in Children, Youth or Family Ministry, and an additional three (3) hours of Christian Formation electives must also be completed.
In addition to Foundations for World Mission and Evangelism (WM 701), the student should complete fifteen (15) credit hours from the following list of courses, chosen in consultation with his or her advisor:
LC 701 Religion and Culture
ML 724 Leadership Training Models
ML 740 Evangelism and Renewal
ML 741 Church Growth
ML 742 Church Planting
ML 760 Foundations for Wholistic Mission
ML 761 Cross-Cultural Ministries in North America
WM 708 Biblical and Contemporary Theology of Mission
WM 720 History of Missions
WM 730 Cultural Anthropology
WM 740 Contemporary World Religions
WM 750 Pentecostal Strategies of Missions
WM 751 Principles of Missionary Practice
WM 752 Issues in Pentecostal /Charismatic Church Growth
WM 761 Missions Travel Seminar
WM 795 World Mission Area Studies
WM 796 Global Pentecostalism and 21st Century Mission
Directed Study in World Mission and Evangelism
Research in World Mission and Evangelism
In the Area 3 requirements, students with a concentration in Ministry Leadership are required to complete:
ML 701 Ministry of the Word or ML 702 Expository Preaching; and
ML 720 Pastoral Ministries or CO 701 Counseling Skills.
Eighteen (18) credit hours of ministry leadership electives (courses with a ML course prefix) are also required. Students should consult their academic advisor when selecting ministry leadership electives. With the approval of the advisor, students have the option of selecting other courses in, or relating to, pastoral ministries.
It is recommended that students choose one (1) of the following for their core Bible book study:
NT 520 Matthew
NT 540 James
OT 542 Isaiah
OT 587 Wisdom Books
Students must take Christian Ethics-Pentecostal Theology for Social Engagement TS/LC 680 and one (1) of the following:
CF 722 The Disciple Making Pastor
CO 701 Counseling Skills
CO 703 Human Growth and Transformation
Students will choose four (4) of the following course options (12 credit hours):
CO 736 Intercultural Counseling
CO 761 Community Service Ministries or CF 761 Discipling Youth
ML 724 Leadership Training Models or ML 723 Multiple Staff Ministries or ML 722 Church Leadership or CF 721 Formational Leadership
ML 760 Foundations for Wholistic Mission or ML 742 Church Planting or ML 761 Cross-Cultural Ministries in North America
WM 708 Biblical and Contemporary Theology of Mission
WM 730 Cultural Anthropology
For the MDIV internship (SA 820), students must choose an internship experience with a community development/urban care context and focus in place of one of the four courses chosen above.
In the general Area III requirements, Foundations for Christian Formation (CF 701) must be taken instead of The Disciple Making Pastor (CF 722). Twelve (12) credit hours of concentration electives must be completed from the list below:
CF 702 Inductive Bible Study
CF 703 Human Growth and Transformation
CF 720 Teaching the Word
CF 741 Ministry with Families
Three (3) hours of advisor approved electives in Youth Ministry must also be completed.
To earn a concentration in counseling/marriage and family, students must complete:
CO 701 Counseling Skills
CO 702 Theories and Techniques of Counseling; or
CO 710 Marriage and Family Systems
Plus 12 credit hours of counseling elective courses as approved by a concentration advisor. A counseling elective course is any course with a course number prefix CO.
If Clinical Pastoral Education (CO 760) is used as the MDIV internship, it will not be counted as part of the concentration.