Master of Arts in Religion - Workplace Theology, Ethics and Leadership
Students in this concentration receive the MAR-WTEL by completing:
- Ten core courses on-campus or via distance learning. All of these courses may be completed via distance learning, so no time on campus is required to complete them. These core courses provide a graduate-level foundation in biblical and theological studies. The final course is a capstone Integrative Studies Project under the supervision of the faculty director of the WTEL program.
- Six weeks of residencies plus between-residency projects in conjunction with students in the Doctor of Ministry, Workplace Theology, Ethics, and Leadership track. Residencies are conducted over a 23-month period (click here to view schedule) and require full-time presence during each week.
- A special requirement of the MAR-WTEL is that students must have at least three years of active experience in business or other workplaces.
This program recognizes that the secular workplace is (or should be) a mission and ministry field for those Christians who work there, and that Gordon-Conwell desires to make its singular educational resources available for equipping them with the same rigor, quality, and theological depth with which we equip students for pastoral and academic professions.
Like the standard GCTS Master of Arts in Religion degree, the MAR-WTEL requires the equivalent of about 2 years of full-time academic study. However, the MAR-WTEL is designed to be completed on a part-time basis over a number of years, while requiring only 6 weeks total on campus. Thus, MAR-WTEL students can continue in their jobs while earning their degrees.
