Standard Program
Program Details
36-Hour Degree
8 Cores
4 General Electives
Duration
2 Years of Full-time Study
(3 Courses Per Semester)
Tuition
$232 / Credit Hour
$8,340 Total
With Concentration
Program Details
48-Hour Degree
8 Cores
8 General Electives
Duration
2 Years of Full-time Study
(4 Courses Per Semester)
Tuition
$232 / Credit Hour
$11,120 Total
How does the MTS Program Work?
Pastoral Mentorship
Unlike other seminaries, every student has a mentor, guiding him and helping him apply his seminary experience in the local church.
Reading & Writing
Our reading program exposes you to the best teachers in the history of the church. Each course incorporates theological writing assignments to help you clarify your thinking.
In-person Intensives
Our intensives provide you with face-to-face learning from professors and with fellow-students training for pastoral ministry.
The Courses You’ll Take
Our MTS cores prepare all pastors with a solid theological foundation, while the electives you choose will enhance your ministry endeavors.
Cores
- BIBL 610Old Testament Survey
- BIBL 620New Testament Survey
- PRCH 610Christ-Centered Preaching
- CHIS 600Church History Survey
- PMIN 620Biblical Counseling
- PMIN 630Pastoral Leadership
- THEO 610Theology I
- THEO 620Theology II
Sample Electives
- URMN 710Urban Lens
- URMN 730Urban Leadership
- PRCH 710How to Prepare a Christ-Centered Sermon
- PRCH 730The History of Preaching
- PMIN 740Contemporary Theological Issues
- THEO 710Christian Epistemology
- SPFR 720Prayer and the Man of God
- CHMN 710Organizational Leadership
- And many more…
Core Highlight
New Testament Survey
Discover key background material, the major theological themes of each book, and the connection between the New and Old Testaments. As a pastor, you’ll learn to apply and teach the NT in the life of the church.
Core Highlight
Church History Survey
For two thousand years God has been working through his people as they fulfill the Great Commission. You’ll consider the events, movements, and debates of church history and their impacts on modern ministry.
Core Highlight
Theology II
You’ll systematically study God’s work in God’s world, covering the doctrines of Christ, the atonement, the church, and the doctrine of “last things.”
Core Highlight
Biblical Counseling
Study how people change and how the gospel addresses our thoughts, emotions, desires, and behaviors. Learn about counseling theory and method and how to implement wise counsel in pastoral ministry.
Enhance Your Degree with a Concentration
Students pursing the 48–hour MTS may choose to concentrate in a specific area of ministry by taking four electives from the following:
School of Urban Ministry
We have the only comprehensive program to fit urban pastors for making lasting spiritual and cultural impact with the gospel.
Church Planting & Revitalization
Every course at the Carey Center is designed to shape church planters and revitalizers into strong and contextually savvy leaders.
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