The Master of Arts in Leadership in Faith Formation program is designed for those who wish to lead education and formation programs in congregations. You will be prepared to develop and oversee congregational religious education programs or specialized ministry programs, such as youth and/or children’s ministries, adult or senior adult formation programs, or other community life programs, such as small group or outreach ministries.
The program may be a good fit for you if you are interested in pursuing a career in a variety of church ministry contexts, most likely associate ministry positions in mid-size or larger churches with religious education and other specialized ministry programs that require leadership with focused attention to faith development and religious and theological training.
In addition to achieving the core MAL degree learning outcomes, a graduate of the MAL in Faith Formation program will be able to:
LEARNING OUTCOME |
NUMBER OF COURSES |
COURSES |
Religious Texts | 2 |
Introduction to Religious Texts
One 2000-level Religious Texts course |
Theological Tradition | 2 |
Invitation to Theology: Truth, Goodness, and Beauty
Choose one: History of Christian Theologies
History of Modern Theologies |
Ethics/Justice | 2 |
Choose one:
Christian Ethics
Comparative Religious Ethics Choose one:
Queer and Trans Theologies
Black and Womanist Theologies |
Formation | 1 | Introduction to Spiritual and Personal Formation |
Cultural Contextualization | 1 |
Choose one:
World Religions
Global Christianities |
Arts and Theology | 1 |
Choose one:
History of Arts and Theology
Art, Religion, and Contemporary Culture |
Social Transformation | 1 | Leadership and Strategies for Social Change |
CORE SUBTOTAL |
10 | |
Vocational Contextualization & Skills | 6 |
Introduction to Pastoral and Spiritual Care
Faith Formation Two additional Practices of Ministry courses Congregational Internship MAL Final Project |
CONCENTRATION SUBTOTAL |
6 | |
DEGREE TOTAL |
16 |
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