Master of Arts in World Missions & Evangelism (MAME)
Students in the World Missions and Evangelism program must complete six courses of general core requirements in the discipline, plus two courses in personal and professional development and two practicum courses. Additionally, students must select an area of special focus and take eight courses in this chosen area of specialty; options are General Track, Church Planting Track, or Cross-Cultural Teaching Track. A summative evaluation is required of all students in this program and will take the form of an integrative paper combined with an oral examination. Students for whom English is a second language may opt to write a major integrative paper and forgo the oral examination.
Degree Goals
- To understand the basic content and themes of the Old and New Testaments in their historical and cultural settings, as well as the historical and theological dimensions of the Christian faith
- To become familiar with the basic contours of the history of Christian missions
- To experience a field-specific, cross-cultural mission internship so as to develop the skills and a deep commitment to the worldwide communication of the gospel in strategic partnership with the global church
- To foster love for God and his word and therefore to cultivate the practices of spiritual maturity and Christ-like character, and to understand the Christian’s ethical responsibility in church and society
- To appreciate and be sensitive to the cultural, religious and social contexts of the peoples of the world and develop appropriate strategies for communicating the gospel into those contexts, with a special emphasis on those who currently have no access to the gospel or where the church is not yet viable
- To engage in biblical and theological reflections which are particularly essential for effective cross-cultural ministries.
