Master of Divinity
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The Master of Divinity (MDiv; 116 credits; with Greek and Hebrew 130 credits)
The Master of Divinity is the ARTS standard degree for pastoral training of ministry practitioners. It is the benchmark graduate seminary degree renown worldwide for preparing pastors for effective preaching, shepherding, and equipping of Christ’s sheep for ministry.
It is designed to fit men for effective, ordained pastoral ministry in the local church, church planting, and teaching and leadership roles. preparing them to equip and train other pastors.
It is also aimed at equipping non-ordained men and women for effective, theologically grounded leadership roles both inside and outside the church. The overall goal of the program is to equip leaders for gospel-driven churches and Christ-exalting ministry.
It is the longest, most demanding, and most comprehensive of the ARTS degree programs and provides the most extensive exposure to preaching and pastoral disciplines towards understanding the skills required for competent church and effective ministry leadership.
It requires all the ARTS Old Testament Bible courses, all the NT required Bible courses, including three elective NT courses, both biblical languages of Greek and Hebrew, and all theology, church history, and practical theology courses.
The minimum time for the fully-focused and full-time student is three (3) years.
Some students may require an additional semester to complete degree requirements.
The MDiv also bears an advantage for students planning to pursue a PhD or a Doctor of Ministry program after completing the ARTS degree.
The MDiv is a standard platform for a possible PhD in Theology or for the D.Min. due to the fact that many PhD and D.Min programs require the general course work of the MDiv and specifically the course work and/or competence in both Hebrew and Greek.
The MDiv program requires three courses in both Greek and Hebrew, whereas MATS programs require Greek only.
The MDiv can be completed in the same time period as the shorter MATS degree programs.
However, about 17 (with Greek and Hebrew 130 credits) more courses are required over the three-year period.
The MDiv degree program must be completed in six (6) years.
