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SCHOOL OF INTERCULTURAL STUDIES

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MASTER OF ARTS IN INTERCULTURAL STUDIES WITH CONCENTRATION IN MISSIONS STUDIES

Purpose

The M.A. in Intercultural Studies (concentration in Missions Studies) aims to equip people with biblical and missiological mind and knowledge for missionary work in cross-cultural context. This course is designed to furnish students with academic excellence, tools to reach people in the mission field, means to communicate the Gospel, methods to plant churches, skills to administrate mission agency or mission program/project in a local church.

Objectives

Students will be able to:

1.
Obtain the knowledge of biblical and missiological principles in the view point of God¡¯s redemptive history.
2.
Students will be able to develop proper means to apply the biblical and missiological principles in their actual cross-cultural ministry setting.
3.
Students will be able to reinforce their abilities, leadership, and skills in administrative work of a local church and missions agencies.
4.
Students will be able to enhance capabilities to evangelize, to plant churches, to make disciples, and to communicate with people in their missions field.
Missions studies 9 Credit Hours (Select 3 courses)
IC 503 Principles of Church Growth 3
IC 511 History of Protestant Movement 3
IC 517 Mission Principles in Acts 3
IC 524 Theology of Mission 3
IC 529 Intercultural Communication 3
IC 621 Christian Mission and World Religions 3
Biblical Studies 9 Credit Hours (Select 3 courses)
NT 501 Survey of New Testament 3
OT 501 Survey of Old Testament 3
CH 501 History of the Christian Church 3
CL 602 Survey of Christian Leadership 3
ET 601 Biblical Ethics 3
TH 521 Systematic Theology I 3
Concentration Courses 24 Credit Hours
IC 601 Survey of Modern/Postmodern Culture 3
IC 602 Trends of Ethnic Movements in America 3
IC 603 Issues in Spiritual Warfare 3
IC 604 Mission and Indigenous Principles 3
IC 605 Holistic Approach to Christian Mission 3
IC 606 Intercultural Education Ministries 3
IC 607 Mission & Cultural Anthropology 3
IC 608 Mission to Unreached People 3
Research Seminar 6 Credit Hours
RS 601 Research Seminar I 3
RS 603 Research Seminar II 3
Total 48
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