Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation
Schedule Options | Admissions | Application Deadlines | Catalog | FinancesThe Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation is a graduate professional degree designed for Christians who desire a deeper personal walk with Christ; a grounding in Bible, theology, and church history; and the development of ministry skills for helping others become more Christlike in their everyday living. The program provides professional ministry training for lay persons who desire to further their Christian understanding in a formational and academic context.
M.A. Program objectives:
- Enable the individual to mature into God's fullness
- Encourage habits of authentic disciplines for thinking and living in Christ's presence
- Gain a critical and constructive understanding of the biblical and theological foundations of the Christian tradition
- Define, implement, and assess spiritual formation processes in individuals and groups in a variety of social and cultural settings
- Train discerning and gifted people as spiritual guides in the Christian tradition
- Equip individuals for lay leadership and teaching in the ministry specialization of spiritual formation
Schedule Options
- Choose between Monday and/or Thursday classes
- Be a full-time student while attending classes once per week
- Choose the number of hours you want to take per semester
Admissions
Application deadlines
July 1 for fall semester
Nov. 1 for spring semester
April 1 for summer term
Finances
Books: $50 per credit hour
"It is easy to take any academic class trying to understand the minimum requirements to pass, (but) it is hard to leave a spiritual formation class not feeling convicted about some ston that God has turned over in your heart. I found these classes helped me understand the depth to which God desires to take my darkness, my suffering, my failures, my joys, my hopes, and my faith and bring them all to a place of full redemption that somehow becomes a part of the story I'm to share with others."
Jeff Golden, Sherwood, Oregon