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Master of Divinity - Chaplaincy |
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| Course Title: |
Master of Divinity - Chaplaincy | |
Category: |
Arts & Humanities | |
Subject: |
Religion | |
| College: |
Liberty University Online 
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| Course Description: |
Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary's Master of Divinity program prepares you to become a military chaplain or servant leader.This 72-hour Master of Divinity program is the standard professional degree for ministry. As a student in the Master of Divinity program, you will learn Christian character traits relevant for successful ministry in a military or institutional chaplaincy setting and to be a wise, faithful steward of the gospel while developing specific ministry skills, strategies. In this program you will examine the theological and cultural issues relevant for formal and informal chaplaincy settings. You will also observe the similarities and differences among the various types of chaplaincies, giving careful attention to ministry in religiously , multicultural pluralistic and multi-staff environments. Some of these settings may include service as a military chaplain, or in hospitals and workplace/industrial settings, corrections facilities/prisons, emergency response arenas, geriatric/eldercare homes. |
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| Delivery Format: |
Online | |
| Course Level: |
Masters Degree | |
| Course Requirements: |
Regionally or nationally accredited bachelor's degree with at least a 2.0 GPA for admission in good standing. | |
| Course Type: |
Online Degrees | |
Course Long Description: |
Master of Divinity - Chaplaincy (Liberty University Online) By earning an online Master of Divinity - Chaplaincy degree program from Liberty University, you're giving yourself a great opportunity, which you can set in motion, to make a crucial decision that could improve your career in a great deal, influence your future ministry, as well as impact other's lives. The goal of this program is to help students develop the mind and the spirit of a future leader in the field of Christianity. This chaplaincy specialization is well-suited and very useful for those individuals who are planning to take their church services to a new level, and are finally decided of assuming the role of a Christian chaplain. In this program, students will be taught to be wise, faithful stewards of the gospel, and sharpen specific ministry skills, strategies, as well as Christian characteristics relevant for successful ministry in an institutional chaplaincy setting. This program also examines the theological and cultural issues pertinent for formal and informal chaplaincy positions. This degree lets the students discover the similarities and differences among the various types of chaplaincies, with specific concentration given towards ministry in religiously pluralistic, multicultural, and multi-staff settings. This service covers settings in military, correctional institutions, eldercare facilities, emergency response arenas, hospitals and industrial settings. Required courses in Liberty University's online Master of Divinity - Chaplaincy degree program include: • Church History (6 hours) - CHHI 520: History of Christianity I - CHHI 525: History of Christianity I • Discipleship Ministries (6 hours) - DSMN 500: Discipleship Ministries - DSMN 601: Ministry of Teaching • Theology and Apologetics (9 hours) - THEO 525: Systematic Theology - THEO 530: Systematic Theology II - Choose one 500-600 level APOL/THEO elective • Evangelism and Missions (9 hours) - EVAN 565: Contemporary Evangelism - ICST 500: World Missions - ICST650: Cross-Cultural Evangelism and Church Planting • Biblical Studies (12 hours) - NBST 521: New Testament Orientation I - NBST 522: New Testament Orientation II - OBST 591: Old Testament Orientation I - OBST 592: Old Testament Orientation II • Concentration (30 hours) - CHPL 500: Introduction to Chaplaincy Ministry - CHPL 696: chaplaincy and Pastoral Ministry or PLED 635: Theology of Pastoral Ministry - CHPL 698: Chaplaincy Practicum - CLED 510: Biblical Foundations of Leadership - CLED 520: The Life of the Leader - CLED 620: Vision and Strategic Planning - HOMI 501: Preparation of the Sermon - PACO 500: Introduction to Pastoral Counseling - PACO 603: Premarital and Marital Counseling - PACO 604: Crisis Counseling and Brief Therapy Career Opportunities: Upon completion of Master of Divinity - Chaplaincy degree program, graduates could pursue careers in the following: - Military Chaplain - Christian Educator - Christian School Administrator - Church Education Administrator - Curriculum Director - Instructional Supervisor - Sunday School Administrator The armed service has various chaplain positions that go unfilled every year, and the demand for Christians with passion for ministry and compelled by duty to their country is higher than ever. Military chaplains are commissioned military officers, serving in Active Duty or the Reserves. |
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