Master of Divinity

The Master of Divinity degree, more commonly known as the M.Div., is the most respected and comprehensive degree for leadership within a church, para-church or faith-based non- profit organization. This degree combines a traditional classroom experience with supervised ministry experience outside of the classroom to prepare you to serve with theological conviction and practical leadership skills.

Highlights

Purposeful community of learners and leaders
experienced and published faculty
theologically diverse student body
MFT and ministry students integrated in foundational courses
Option to study in Israel each summer
Option to attend the Hispanic Summer Program
Diverse practicum opportunities
Online courses available
Fully accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)

Career opportunities

We have skilled graduates serving locally and abroad as lead pastors, executive pastors, student ministry pastors, military chaplains, fire and law enforcement chaplains, pastoral counselors and community developers. Our graduates plant churches in areas where churches are scarce, lead teams of people in unconventional and very creative ministries, and in general bring life transformation into areas with desperate need.

Program director

Brian Ross, D.Min.

Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministries

Faculty

Admission requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited University
Minimum GPA of 2.5
Completion of FPBS application materials

Course listing

Required Courses (90 Units)

Foundations

Code	Title	Units
BIB 720	The Church and God's Mission in the World *	3
BIB 725	Biblical Interpretation I ***	3
HIST 712	History of Christianity	3
MIN 705	Mentoring/Connecting *	1
MIN 750A or MIN 750D	Cross-Cultural Encounter: Los Angeles * or Cross-Cultural Encounter: San Francisco *	1.5 or 1.5
MIN 750B or MIN 750C	Cross-Cultural Encounter: Fresno * or Cross-Cultural Encounter: International *	1.5 or 1.5
THEO 705	Christian Thought ***	3

Expanding the Base

Choose one set

Students may petition to substitute biblical language requirements (9 units) with BIB 722 - Biblical Language Tools (3) and (6) units of Bible content courses. Interested students should discuss this option with their faculty advisor.

Code	Title	Units
BIB 711 and BIB 710 or BIB 716 and BIB 715	Elementary Greek II and Elementary Greek I or Elementary Hebrew II and Elementary Hebrew I	6 or 6
BIB 750	Biblical Theology I *	3
BIB 752	Biblical Theology II *	3
COUN 724	Interpersonal Communication ***	2
MIN 710	Spiritual Formation	2
MIN 720	Personal Evangelism	1

Testing the Theory

Code	Title	Units
BIB 712 or BIB 717	Intermediate Greek Exegesis or Intermediate Hebrew Exegesis	3 or 3
MIN 793A	Supervised Ministry Experience I *	1.5
MIN 793B	Supervised Ministry Experience II *	1.5
MIN 793C	Supervised Ministry Experience III *	1.5
THEO 730	Discipleship and Ethics * ***	3

Choose one of the following

Code	Title	Units
HIST 716 or HIST 718 or THEO 760	The Evangelical Anabaptist Story or North American Religious History or Evangelical Anabaptist Confessions of Faith	3 or 3 or 3

Practicing the Theory

Code	Title	Units
MIN 740 or MIN 742	Preaching I or Preaching for Contemporary Listeners	3 or 3
MIN 744	Pastoral Care and Counseling	3
MIN 746	Christian Worship ***	3
PACS 700	Basic Institute in Conflict Management And Mediation ***	2

Capstone Learning

Code	Title	Units
MIN 793D	Supervised Ministry Experience IV	1.5
BIB 790 or MIN 799	Senior Seminar or Thesis ***	3 or 6
MIN 748	Pastoral Leadership	3
MIN 770	Ministry Discernment	0

Electives

Code	Title	Units
	New Testament or Old Testament Bible content courses	5-6
	Practical studies	3
	MFT course	1.5
	Free electives	12.5-15.5

* Must be FPU Biblical Seminary course.

** At least one biblical theology course must be an FPU Biblical Seminary course.

*** Course must be taken as number of units listed here

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