Master of Arts in Religious Education
The Master of Arts in Religious Education (M.A.R.E.) is considered as a specialist program since it requires a thesis for graduation. This means that graduates of the M.A.R.E. are qualified individuals who apply an advanced body of knowledge in a range of contexts for professional practice or scholarship and serve as a pathway for further learning. The M.A.R.E. is for those who want to teach, lead, or administer Christian Education programs in a local church, Christian school, or an NGO working with children and youth, or design a curriculum. While the foundational core provides an integrative whole for the student’s development, the M.A.R.E. concentrations are designed to allow ministry options. The learners may choose a concentration according to their calling.
Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies
The Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies (M.A.I.S.) is a multidisciplinary degree that seeks to prepare women and men for multi-cultural ministry. The program focuses on learning about other cultures and developing skills necessary for interacting across cultural boundaries, both within and outside of one’s own society. Appropriate academic disciplines for this degree include anthropology, leadership, sociology, and theology.
Master of Science in Theology
The title “Master of Science in Theology” derives from Thomas Aquinas’s understanding of theology as the “queen of the sciences.” Thus, all bodies of knowledge and pursuits of truth consummate and are coherently held together by theology. Theology includes various sub- disciplines of theological inquiry: including biblical studies, Christian faith and heritage, missions, and pastoral ministry. At APNTS, we use a Wesleyan theological framework while pursuing these sub-disciplines.
Master of Divinity
The Master of Divinity has long been considered the first professional degree for Christian ministry. It provides a well-rounded education in Christian Scripture, Christian Faith and Heritage, Christian Character, Cultural Context, and Practical Theology. Though it is primarily intended to prepare graduates for ministry as pastors of local congregations, Master of Divinity graduates may also serve in a variety of roles: teaching in theological colleges, leaders of non-government charitable organizations (NGOs), consultancy, pastoral counseling, ecclesiastical leadership, and so on.
Master of Ministry
The Master of Ministry is a professional degree that seeks to prepare biblically sound holiness advocates and skillful missionaries, ministers, educators, and teachers at off-site locations in the areas of the world for which APNTS has educational responsibility. The program is offered for lay people and clergy alike who wish to be more equipped to minister in their local context. Primarily as a non-residential program, it is offered at off-site centers and online; it meets several needs and addresses the growing trend in theological education around the world toward non-residential, decentralized education.
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