Master of Divinity with Concentrations in Evangelism, Missions, or Islamic Studies

The Southwestern M.Div. prepares students for the broadest range of Christian ministries. Students receive training in classical theological disciplines such as Old Testament, New Testament, church history and historical theology, systematic theology, ethics, and philosophy, as well as applied disciplines such as pastoral ministry, preaching, evangelism, and missions. In addition, students may use elective hours to pursue concentrations in any school at Southwestern in accordance with their ministry goals and academic interests. The M.Div. is the only approved first master's degree for a student preparing for a pastoral or preaching ministry, as well as any other ministry largely comprised of biblical teaching.

Prerequisite

The student must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

Course Title	Course Number	Hours
Biblical Studies
Biblical Hermeneutics	BIBST 3203	3
Basic Old Testament I	OLDTS 3313	3
Basic Old Testament II	OLDTS 3323	3
Basic New Testament I	NEWTS 3313	3
Basic New Testament II	NEWTS 3323	3
Biblical Greek I	GREEK 3313	3
Biblical Greek II	GREEK 3323	3
Biblical Hebrew I	HEBRW 4313	3
Biblical Hebrew II	HEBRW 4323	3
Theological Studies
Church History I	CHAHT 3103	3
Church History II	CHAHT 3113	3
Baptist Heritage	BPTST 3203	3
Systematic Theology I	SYSTH 3003	3
Systematic Theology II	SYSTH 3013	3
Ethics and Philosophical Studies
Basic Christian Ethics or	ETHIC 4313 or	3
The Bible & Moral Issues or	ETHIC 4323 or
Development of Christian Character and Decision Making	ETHIC 4333
The Christian Home	ETHIC 4303	3
Philosophy of Religion or	PHILO 4313 or	3
Christian Apologetics	PHILO 4373
Evangelism and Missions Studies
Contemporary Evangelism	EVANG 3303	3
Personal Evangelism Practicum¹	EVANG 3000	0
Introduction to Missiology	MISSN 3363	3
Missions Practicum¹	MISSN 3100	0
Preaching and Pastoral Studies
Foundations for Christian Ministry I²	PASMN 3313	3
Christian Ministry Practicum¹	PASMN 3000	0
Introduction to Expository Preaching³	PRCHG 3313	3
Advanced Expository Preaching^4,5	PRCHG 3323	3
Preaching Practicum¹	PRCHG 3000	0
Additional Requirements
Spiritual Formation I	SPFEV 3101	1
Spiritual Formation II	SPFEV 3111	1
Applied Ministry I - Mentoring	APLEV 4031	1
Applied Ministry II - Disciple-making in the Local Church	APLEV 4041	1
The Ministry of Education	EDMIN 3003	3
School of Evangelism and Mission Concentrations⁷
Concentration/Electives⁶		18
	Total	91

¹Students will be enrolled in these practicums automatically when registering for the parent course above them in the degree plan.

²Female students should substitute WOMST 4003 Women's Ministries in the Local Church.

³Female students take WOMST 4043 Expository communication of Biblical Truth.

⁴Female students take a free elective in lieu of Advanced Expository Preaching.

⁵Students preparing for a ministry which includes preaching must complete PRCHG 3323. Those who believe their ministry will not include preaching should submit a course substitution form to the Master's Program Office at Fleming 209 to request to bypass this course and substitute an elective course.

⁶Students seeking a concentration take specific courses in lieu of elective hours.

Concentrations in Evangelism, Missions, and Islamic Studies

Students obtain concentrations by completing the following requirements to fulfill a portion of the "Concentration/Electives" section of the M.Div. Upon completion of a concentration, students will receive a certificate for their work.

Evangelism

Course Title	Course Number	Hours
Choose 5 Evangelism Electives	EVANG Elective	3
	EVANG Elective	3
	EVANG Elective	3
	EVANG Elective	3
	EVANG Elective	3
	Total	15

Missions

Course Title	Course Number	Hours
Missionary Anthropology	MISSN 4373	3
Introduction to Church Planting (International or North American)	MISSN 4493 or 4503	3
Globalization and Missions Strategies or	MISSN 3373	3
Church Planting in the Urban Context	or MISSN 5453
Missions Elective	MISSN Elective	3
Praxis or Practicum in Missions	MISSN 5523 or equivalent	3
	Total	15

Islamic Studies

Course Title	Course Number	Hours
Any three Islamic Studies Electives	ISLST	9
Missionary Anthropology Islamic Worldview	ISLST 4373	3
Praxis or Practicum in Islamic Studies	ISLST 5483, or equivalent	3
	Total	15

Additional Resources

The following links provide downloadable degree plans for the M.Div. with concentrations in Evangelism, Missions, or Islamic Studies.

Students interested in more information regarding this program should contact the Master's Office for the Fish School of Evangelism and Missions at 817-923-1921 extension 6424 or in Fleming 209.