Earn Your Master of Arts in Christian Formation

Ministries of Christian formation create opportunities to invite the Holy Spirit into the lives of individuals and communities as a transformative presence. Earn your master of arts in Christian formation (MACF) to be better equipped to lead these ministries with a thorough foundation in the Bible, theology, and spiritual formation, as well as specialized coursework relevant to your context. Whether you are called as a children’s or youth pastor, camp director, or adult educator, the MACF will help you develop the skills you need to walk with your congregation or community as they seek God’s will and presence in their lives.

MA in Christian Formation Student Learning Outcomes

1.  Interpret Scripture with historical and theological integrity in relation to Christian formation.
2. Convey the Christian tradition for appropriation in the life and mission of the Church.
3. Articulate the significance for ministry of educational, organizational, and spiritual models and theories of Christian formation.
4. Demonstrate a theologically grounded ministerial identity and growing capacity to integrate it with the ministry of Christian formation.
5. Engage diversity and exhibit growth towards intercultural competence for ministry reflective of God’s global redemptive work.

Program requirements

The forty-eight (48) credit hour MACF degree (plus seven credit hours of field education) focuses on Christian formation against a backdrop of selected foundational subjects and Christian Formation/Ministry electives. The MACF is designed to equip men and women for leadership in positions related to Christian formation in congregations. It may lead to Ordination to Word and Service in the Evangelical Covenant Church.

Degree Requirements

The Master of Arts in Christian Formation degree is awarded to students who:

1. Complete all Vocational and Spiritual Formation for Leadership evaluations and receive approval by faculty vote.
2. Complete the required 48 semester hours of academic course work, plus 7 field education credit hours.
3. Maintain a grade point average of 2.5. No grade under C- shall be counted toward the degree.
4. Exemplify a quality of life and commitment suitable for ministry.
5. Rectify all incomplete grades no later than week seven of the semester in which they plan to graduate.
6. Fulfill all financial obligations to the Seminary.
7. Complete the degree program within seven (7) years from the time of matriculation.