M.A. in Christian Leadership with Emphasis in Preaching

What Hemmingway said of writers can also be said of Preachers: We are all apprentices in a craft where no one becomes a master.

A Christian leader will reach a place of personal and professional hunger for additional education. Today, there has never been a greater need for skilled communicators and handlers of the Word of God.

The Graduate School at Kentucky Christian University is pleased to offer the Masters of Arts in Christian Leadership with Emphasis in Preaching.

Each student pursuing the M.A. with an emphasis in preaching will complete 18 hours of core theology classes and 18 hours of preaching classes.

This program offering is designed specifically to support the vision and busy lifestyle of today's church leaders and paraprofessionals. All of these classes will be taught either in a one week modular forum or online. You do not need to move to complete the degree.

"God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe" (1 Cor. 1:21 NIV)

Core Integration Requirements (18 Hours)

• History of Christian Thought
• World Christianity
• Ethical Foundations for Christian Leadership
• Old Testament Research and Application
• New Testament Research and Application
• Bible/Theology Elective

Courses in the Preaching Emphasis (18 Hours)

• Narrative Preaching
• Preaching Perspectives
• Expository Preaching of Luke and Acts
• Expository Preaching of Epistle to the Hebrews
• Theology of Preaching
• Elective or Thesis

Who Should Apply?

• Mid-career adults in secular professions who sense a call to preach the word.
• The established senior minister who wants to sharpen his skills to be the best communicator he can be.
• The associate minister considering a move into the pulpit ministry.
• Former graduate students who discontinued previous study to tend to family or career needs.
• Undergraduate students in their senior year who want to fast-track their ministry or career goals by getting a jump start on an advanced degree.

Master of Arts in New Testament with a Concentration in Biblical Backgrounds

Fulfill Your Dream to Immerse Yourself in the Culture of Jesus

• Dig in the Middle East
• Learn the Hebrew Language (Greek is pre-requisite)
• Study the Dead Sea Scrolls and Apocrypha
• Explore some of the most exciting archaeological sites

CORE COURSES

• New Testament Research
• Old Testament Research
• Ethics
• Christian Thought
• Intertestamental History
• Hebrew Language

CONCENTRATION

• New Testament World
• Introduction to Archaeology
• Archaeology and Biblical Interpretation

CHOOSE ANY TWO

• Archaeological Fieldwork
• Old Testament Archaeology
• New Testament Archaeology
• Thesis

Taught by Professors Fiensy and Wineland

Dr. David Fiensy

• Ph.D. Duke University
• M.A. Xavier University
• Author of: Social History of Palestine in the Herodian Period; The Message and Ministry of Jesus; Jesus the Galilean

Dr. John Wineland

• Ph.D. Miami (OH) Univ.
• M.Div. Cincinnati Bible Sem.
• Author of: Ancient Abila: An Archaeological History Editor of: The Light of Discovery
• Eleven seasons' excavating experience in Jordan

The Graduate School of Bible & Ministry

Built on KCU's solid reputation as a nationally ranked undergraduate teaching institution and sustained by an impressive graduate faculty of practitioner-scholars, the Graduate School of Bible & Ministry offers two, fully accredited Master's degree programs.

Contact Information

Dr. David Fiensy, Dean