Master of Divinity Degree – 90 credits
Purpose: To develop necessary skills in Biblical Studies, Theology, and Christian
ministries in preparation for significant leadership in the church.
Learning Competencies:
- Learners will be able to develop a Christian worldview in which attitudes and values
are informed by biblical standards.
- Learners will be able to identify best practices for individual and corporate spiritual
growth and formation.
- Learners will be able to interpret the Bible with respect to its literary, historical, and theological context.
- Learners will be able to construct a consistent theology based on biblical foundations
and informed by the development of Christian thought.
- Learners will be able to develop leadership skills that serve the ministry needs of the
local church in the twenty-first century.
General M.Div. Structure
Common Core - 51 credits
Major Core - 39 credits
RW 001 Trinity Tutorial – 0 credits
Common Core – 51 credits
- CE 550 Spiritual Formation and Christian Discipleship
- BS 518 Biblical Hermeneutics
- TH 511 Theology I
- TH 512 Theology II
- OT 514 Introduction to the Old Testament
- PM 541 Theology of Ministry
- CM 526 Managing Conflict
- AP 660 Principles of Contemporary Apologetics1
- PM 659 Strategies for Personal Evangelism
- PM 510 Global Missions
- NT 515 Introduction to the New Testament
- CH 575 Church History
- BC 565 Marriage and Family Counseling
- EP 695 Contemporary Preaching
- AD 515 Management Functions and Principles
- CE 688 Christian Education for the Local Church
- BC 675 Biblical Foundations for Counseling
1 Learners may replace course with an elective in Apologetics (AP).
Major Core – 39 credits – SEE LISTINGS
RW 991 Mission Outcomes Assessment – 0 credits
Courses may be taken in any order unless otherwise specified.
General M.Div. Information
Prerequisite: Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 from
appropriately accredited school. Applicants who do not meet the minimum cumulative
GPA requirement may be admitted on probation until 9 graduate credits are completed
at 3.0 or above.
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 550 on the paper-based Test of English as
a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or 80 on the Internet based TOEFL, or its equivalent.
Total Credits Required = 90.
A minimum of 45 credits must be earned at Trinity. All courses are 3 semester credit
hours unless noted otherwise. A maximum of 45 credits may be satisfied via transfer
credit which may be reduced by up to 9 credits of 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
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Major in Bible and Theology
Purpose: To develop necessary skills in Biblical Studies, Theology, and Christian
ministries in preparation for significant leadership in the church.
Learning Outcomes:
- Learners will increase in understanding of the Bible and its place in the development
of church leaders and leadership.
- Learners will develop a consistent theology to be applied to daily life and ministry
and articulated and defended before a watching world.
- Learners will develop skills of biblical interpretation and apply these to the study of
Scripture, theology, and ministry.
- Learners will develop a passion for the mission of the church and contribute to its
growth.
- Learners will develop a fundamental understanding of Greek and Hebrew.
Major Core - 39 credits
- OT 516 Genesis: In-Depth Study
- LG 693 Greek Grammar Part I
- LG 694 Greek Grammar Part II (Prerequisite: LG 693)
- NT 634 The Gospel of John
- NT 513 The Book of Romans
- NT 600 New Testament History
- LG 593 Biblical Hebrew I
- LG 594 Biblical Hebrew II (Prerequisite: LG 593)
- TH 683 Old Testament Theology
- TH 533 New Testament Theology
- BS 690 Biblical Studies and Theology Practicum
- Electives:
- Any 2 courses in Biblical Studies (BS), Old Testament (OT), New Testament (NT), or Theology (TH) – 6 credits
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Major in Biblical Counseling
Purpose: To develop necessary skills in Biblical Studies, Theology, and Christian
ministries in preparation for significant leadership in the church.
Learning Outcomes:
- Learners will increase in understanding of the Bible and its place in the
development of church leaders and leadership.
- Learners will develop a consistent theology to be applied to daily life and ministry
and articulated and defended before a watching world.
- Learners will develop skills of biblical interpretation and apply these to the study of
Scripture, theology, and ministry.
- Learners will develop a passion for the mission of the church and contribute to its
growth.
- Learners will practice specific skills for effective counseling in the church.
Major Core - 39 credits
- BC 506 The Local Church as a Counseling Center
- BC 504 Depression and Anxiety
- BC 562 Premarital Counseling2
- BC 500 Evaluating Professional Social Science Literature
- BC 518 An Examination of Integrationism in Christian Counseling
- BC 574 The Problem of Suffering3
- OT 625 Wisdom Literature
- NT 510 Life and Letters of Paul4
- Elective:
- Any 1 course in Biblical Counseling (BC) – 3 credits
- BC 640 Master’s Biblical Counseling Practicum*
- Electives: Any 3 courses in any area of study – 9 credits
2 Learners may replace course with an elective in Biblical Counseling (BC).
3 Learners may replace course with an elective in Biblical Counseling (BC) or
Conflict Management (CM).
4 Learners may replace course with an elective in New Testament (NT).
Biblical Counseling students will take BC 991 Biblical Counseling Pre-Program
Assessment after completing RW 001 Trinity Tutorial and prior to beginning other
course work. Students will also take BC 992 Biblical Counseling Post-Program
Assessment after completing all course work and prior to beginning RW 991 Mission
Outcomes Assessment. These are non-graded, non-credit assessments.
* Learners wishing to receive the National Association of Nouthetic Counselors (NANC)
certification must pass the NANC exams before taking BC 640 Master’s Biblical
Counseling Practicum. See their website: www.nanc.org. Learners are encouraged to
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Major in Pastoral Ministry
Purpose: To apply biblical concepts and theological insights to pastoral ministry in the
local church through effective communication, counseling and administrative practices.
Learning Outcomes:
- Learners will increase in understanding of the Bible and its place in the development of church leaders and leadership.
- Learners will develop a consistent theology to be applied to daily life and ministry and articulated and defended before a watching world.
- Learners will develop skills of biblical interpretation and apply these to the study of Scripture, theology, and ministry.
- Learners will develop a passion for the mission of the church and contribute to its growth.
- Learners will explore a specialty area in ministry and leadership practice demonstrate expertise in leadership related to that particular area (i.e. youth, women’s ministry, preaching, conflict management, etc.).
- Learners will formulate a philosophy of ministry that addresses biblical and theological foundations; personal assumptions about pastoral care, the work and organization of the church, and pastoral leadership; and cultural implications.
- Learners will evaluate various practices in church and ministry as to their effectiveness and biblical soundness.
- Learners will create models of ministry that address current cultures and biblical foundations.
- Learners will apply sound leadership theory and practice to the multiplicity of church experience.
Major Core – 39 credits
- PM 502 Pastoral Ministry
- AD 504 Effective Communication for Leadership
- PM 555 Principles of Church Growth
- CE 588 Dynamic Teaching Techniques
- CE 659 Current Trends and Issues in Christian Education
- PM 550 Christian Worship
- CM 626 Implementing Positive Change
- PM 521 The Emerging Church
- PM 625 Leading the Smaller Church
- CE 649 Christian Spiritual Disciplines
- PM 505 Master’s Pastoral Ministry Practicum
- Electives: Any 2 courses in any area of study – 6 credits
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