Purpose: To equip persons for service in executive ministry leadership related
ministries in the local church or Christian non-profit organization through advanced
training in the Word of God and contemporary strategies of organizational development
and business management.

Learning Competencies:

1. Learners will articulate a biblically-based Christian worldview of executive ministry leadership principles and practices through informed perspectives expressed in academic activities in Christian business management and organizational development.
2. Learners will identify best practices that contribute to personal growth and spiritual formation as an executive ministry leader through self-assessment and peer-evaluation academic activities.
3. Learners will develop knowledge and understanding of the principles and practices of executive ministry leadership through critical reflection of scholarly resources and contemporary writings.
4. Learners will analyze and evaluate business models and practices in light of the vision, mission, values, and operational needs and requirements of the church.
5. Learners will develop skills in executive ministry leadership through well-reasoned applications and evaluations deployable in life, work, and ministry.

General Executive MBA Structure
Biblical and Theological Studies Core - 12 credits
Executive Ministry Leadership Core - 24 credits

RW 001 Trinity Tutorial - 0 credits

Biblical and Theological Studies Core - 12 credits

• BS 518 Biblical Hermeneutics
• OT 600 Old Testament History
• NT 510 Life and Letters of Paul¹
• TH 533 New Testament Theology

Executive Ministry Leadership Core - 24 credits

• AD 501 Human and Organizational Development
• AD 584 Human Resource Management
• AD 515 Management Functions and Principles
• CM 526 Managing Conflict
• LD 500 Strategic Planning for the Church
• LD 502 Marketing Non-Profit Ministry
• LD 600 Information Technologies in Leadership Training
• LD 602 Accounting and Finance for Ministry

RW 991 Mission Outcomes Assessment - 0 credits

¹ Learners may replace course with an elective in New Testament (NT).

General Executive MBA Information
Prerequisite: Bachelor’s degree from appropriately accredited school. Additional prerequisite for the Executive MBA is an introductory management course. Executive MBA applicants whose native language is not English and who have not earned a degree from an appropriately accredited institution where English is the principal language of instruction must receive a minimum score of 530 on the paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or 71 on the iBT, verified via an official transcript.

Total Credits Required = 36.
A minimum of 27 hours must be earned at Trinity. All courses are 3 semester credit
hours unless noted otherwise. A maximum of 9 semester credits may be satisfied via
transfer or Graduate Portfolio. The transfer and portfolio courses must be relevant to the student’s program of study and equivalent in both content and degree level of master’s level courses. Transfer (grades of “B” or higher) for core credits must be from an appropriately accredited school and satisfy the requirements of the core program.