Online Degree Programs

School of Biblical Interpretation & Proclamation

Dr. David Bauer, Dean
Faculty: Arnold, Bosserman, Cook, Dongell, Johnson, Kalas, Long, Minger, Mulholland, Pasquarello, Patrick, Reese, Richter, Russell, Stone, Thompson, Witherington
Degree program oversight: MABS
Course oversight: BS, BT, IBS, NT, OT, PR, SP
School of Practical Theology

Dr. Cathy Stonehouse, Dean
Faculty: Andrews, Boyd, Gatobu, Gray, Hampton, Headley, Holeman, Holsinger, Johnson-Miller, Kiesling, Marmon, Martyn, Mucherera, Sierra, Smith, Stratton, Tumblin
Degree program oversight: MACE, MACL, MAC, MAPC, MAYM
Course oversight: CL, CD, CO, CM, IT, MM, PC, YM
School of Theology & Formation

Dr. Reg Johnson, Dean
Faculty: Buchan, Choi, Collins, Coppedge, Edgar, Goold, Gutenson, Harper, Kinghorn, O’Malley, Perez, Pohl, Ruth, Seamands, Thobaben, Walls, Wood
Degree program oversight: MATS
Course oversight: CA, CH, CS, DO, MU, PH, SF, ST, WO
E. Stanley Jones School of World Mission & Evangelism

Dr. Ron Crandall, Dean
Faculty: Hunter, Irwin, McPhee, Muck, Pachuau, Rynkiewich, Tuttle, West, Ybarrola
Degree program oversight: MAIS, MAWME
Course oversight: MB, ME, MI, ML, MS, MW
Postgraduate Studies

Dr. Michael Rynkiewich, Director
Degree program oversight: THM, DIS, PHD
Course oversight: BB
Doctor of Ministry Studies

Dr. Milton Lowe, Director
Degree program oversight: DMIN
Course oversight: DMIN
Office of the Provost

Dr. Leslie Andrews, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Degree program oversight: MDIV
Course oversight: IS

Mentored Ministry
MM511/512 MENTORED MINISTRY IN CHRISTIAN EDUCATION/YOUTH MINISTRY-1 (1)

Staff
Offers a combination of Christian Education/Youth Ministry experiences with a mentor in the local church (or other approved ministry setting); case study discussion with students on campus; and reflection/ integration of theology/theory and practice. Recommend completion of DO501 or ST501 before taking this class. Credit only.
MM514 MENTORED MINISTRY IN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP-1 (1)

Staff
A mentoring group for students in Christian Leadership, designed to integrate a required field experience within an interactive, personal development model. Credit only.
MM601 MENTORED MINISTRY: PARISH-INSIDE THE WALLS (2)

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Designed for M.Div. degree students, this course requires eight hours of hands-on ministry/week in an approved local church context with a Pastoral Mentor, in addition to a weekly, 2-2.5 hour Campus Reflection Group. Normally, a student will contract with the same local church for two, continuous semesters (MM601 and MM602). Students are encouraged to be involved in their local church placement prior to and following their Mentored Ministry courses for continuing learning and ministry experience. Prerequisite: IS501 and IS502.
MM602 MENTORED MINISTRY: PARISH-OUTSIDE THE WALLS-2 (2)

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Designed for M.Div. degree students, this course extends the parish ministry of MM601 to a cross-cultural setting. As in MM601, students are required to complete eight hours of hands-on ministry/week in an approved ministry site while continuing their relationship with the same Pastoral Mentor and local church as in MM601, in addition to a weekly, 2-2.5 hour Campus Reflection Group. Students are encouraged to be involved in their local church placement prior to and following their Mentored Ministry courses for continuing learning and ministry experience. Prerequisite: MM601. Credit only.
MM603 MENTORED MINISTRY: INSTITUTION (2)

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A mentored ministry experience in an institutional setting, such as a hospital, prison, or Christian outreach ministry, this course requires eight hours of ministry/week in an approved institutional context under field supervision, in addition to a weekly, campus-directed, reflection seminar. Prerequisite: MM601. A student may receive credit for as many as four units of MM603, only two of which will count toward the mentored ministry requirement in the M.Div. degree program. Credit only.
MM604 MENTORED MINISTRY: CROSS-CULTURAL (2)

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A mentored ministry experience in an intensive, immersion experience in another culture. Living and ministering in another culture, the student is expected to do a minimum of twenty hours of hands-on mentored ministry each week, for a total of sixty hours of hands-on ministry. Students who register for this course must receive instruction relative to cross-cultural ministry prior to the immersion experience, and do theological reflection on experiences arising from cross-cultural ministry during and after the experience. Prerequisite: MM601. Credit only.
MM611/612 MENTORED MINISTRY IN CHRISTIAN EDUCATION/YOUTH MINISTRY-2 (1)

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Second semester of CE/YM experience in the same ministry setting, further developing leadership and ministry skills; continuing case study discussion; and journaling for reflection on theology/theory and practice. Prerequisite: MM511/512. Credit only.
MM614 MENTORED MINISTRY IN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP-2 (1)

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A mentoring group for students in Christian Leadership, designed to integrate a required field experience within an interactive, personal development model. Prerequisite: MM514. Credit only.
MM615 MENTORED MINISTRY IN WORLD MISSION AND EVANGELISM (2)

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M.A. students majoring in world mission and evangelism or intercultural studies must complete a cross-cultural field experience through a mission study event; a field-based course such as MS661, MS662, MS663, or MS685, or a self-secured semester-long placement. Arrangements are made through ESJ faculty assigned to the MM course prior to the third semester of studies. Credit only.
MM650 TUTORIAL IN MENTORED MINISTRY (1-3)

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For students with specialized interests/needs in selected areas of intermediate study in Mentored Ministry. Consult syllabus for prerequisites and course requirements. See academic policy. May be repeated.
MM699 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN MENTORED MINISTRIES (1-3)

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Guided, independent, field experience in Mentored Ministry. See academic policy and procedures. By contract, and with approval of the Director of Mentored Ministries. Prerequisite: MM601, MM602. Credit only. May be repeated.
MM701 INTERNSHIP (3, 6)

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Part or full-time intensive involvement in ministry (3 credits=200 hrs; 6 credits=400 hrs.), usually 15-30 hours per week, over the semester. Interns contact (including at least two meetings and submitting field-experience reports) with a trained ATS faculty member and meet weekly with a seminary approved on-site Supervisor/Mentor. Various reflective tools are incorporated. Students are responsible for securing a ministry position that must then be approved by the Mentored Ministry Office. Prerequisite: MM601. Credit only.
MM711/712 MENTORED MINISTRY IN CHRISTIAN EDUCATION/YOUTH MINISTRY-3 (2)

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A senior reflection group that considers continued ministry experiences; a series of provided case studies; and issues unique to the transition from seminary to full-time ministry (resume, interviews, finances, time management, accountability, conflict, etc.). “Theology of Ministry” paper serves as the main tool in pulling together seminary learning and ministry experience. Prerequisites: MM511/512, MM611/612. Credit only.
MM713 MENTORED CAMPUS MINISTRY (1-6)

Mentored ministry experience in an approved campus ministry setting. May be repeated for as many as 6 units of credit. Prerequisite: MM603. Credit only
MM714 S.H.A.R.E. MENTORING PROGRAM (1)

This one hour, credit/no credit mentoring initiative for students in Christian Leadership will integrate hands-on field experience learning in the context of intentional interpersonal interactions as they participate in Sharing Holiness Academic Relationships and Experiences. This mentoring initiative is a response to the request of senior leadership majors to “give themselves away” in relationship to those individuals new to Asbury Seminary and the Master of Arts in Christian Leadership degree program.