Courses and Competencies
in the program
competencies in the program
Academy of Theological Sciences
MDIV C13 / MA C11
Students will become competent in showing love and compassion like God has shown them.
MDIV C14 / MA C9
Students will become competent in understanding diverse aspects of culture, and how it affects people in their community and can impact ministry.
MDIV C15 / MA C10
Students will become competent in articulating their own theology in light of their denominational / church affiliation.
MDIV C16 / MA C5
Students will become competent in grasping and adapting to leadership pressures, conflict, and criticism that are inherent in transformational ministry.
MDIV C17 / MA C8
Students will become competent in presenting and communicating God’s truth in diverse contexts and by various methods.
MDIV C18 / MA C13
Students will become competent in being a key person in their community who leads churches to become or remain biblically healthy by representing and articulating a Christ-centered vision, and initiating transformational change as they are able.
MDIV C3 / MA C1
Students will become competent in the process of becoming a mature disciple who loves God and loves others, and by doing so, help others to be more mature disciples.
MDIV C7 / MA C12
Students will become competent in manifesting grace and compassion to the many types of people and needs in ministry.
MDIV C8 / MA C6
Students will become competent in contextual Biblical exegesis as well as analysis of various methods of interpretation common in theological practice.
MDIV C9 / MA C7
Students will become competent in articulating and applying Scripture’s main storyline, key themes, and continuity / discontinuity between the Old and New Testaments.
MDIV C5 / MA C3
Students will become competent in understanding the history and contemporary practice of Biblical interpretation and its foundational principles and tools.
MDIV C6 / MA C2
Students will become competent in understanding and articulating the nature of biblically healthy churches and translating this understanding into their current social context.
MDIV C1 / MA C4
Students will become competent in understanding the double knowledge of God and of self, dealing with the roots of heart issues which impact their sanctification.