MASTER OF ARTS IN PASTORAL MINISTRY
Traditional/Ecumenical Ministry MAPM Track
* Indicates a course that must be completed before enrolling for Field Education.
** Indicates a course that may be completed during or after the Field Education experience.
CORE REQUIRED COURSES
Theological Writing & Research* | 4 credit hours
Formation for Ministry* | 4 credit hours
Biblical Hermeneutics * | 4 credit hours
Intro to HB (OT)* | 4 credit hours
Intro to NT* | 4 credit hours
Ethics: Church & Society* | 4 credit hours
Theology I** | 4 credit hours
or Theology II
Church History I* | 4 credit hours
or Church History II
Ministry in Global Context** | 4 credit hours
FIELD EDUCATION
Field Education I – Fall | 4 credit hours
Field Education II – Winter | 4 credit hours
Final Project | 4 credit hours
ELECTIVES
Elective | 4 credit hours
Elective| 4 credit hours
56 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS = 14 total classes
Two 10-hr Workshops (onsite or online) are required.
MAPM Year 1
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Fall Quarter
GEN 5000 - Orientation to Seminary (0)
GEN 5001 - Theological Writing and Research (4)
PM 5000 - Formation for Ministry Year (4)
BS 5000 - Biblical Hermeneutics (4)
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Winter Quarter
BS 5100 - Intro to the Hebrew Bible (OT) (4)
ETH 6000 - Ethics: Church and Society (4)
HIS 6100 - Church History I (4)
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Spring Quarter
BS 5200 - Intro to the New Testament (4)
Elective - (4)
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Summer Term
GEN 5001 - Theological Writing and Research (4) (if not taken during Fall Quarter)
MAPM Year 2
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Fall Quarter
FE 7001 - Field Education - I (4)
SYS 6000 - Theology I (4)
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Winter Quarter
FE 7002 - Field Education - II (4)
Elective (4)
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Spring Quarter
PM 6000 - Ministry in Global Context (4)
PM 7001 - Final Project (4)
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Summer Term
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Urban Transformation and Renewal MAPM Track
* Indicates a course that must be completed before enrolling for Field Education.
** Indicates a course that may be completed during or after the Field Education experience.
CORE REQUIRED COURSES
Theological Writing & Research* | 4 credit hours
Formation for Ministry* | 4 credit hours
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Intro to HB (OT)* | 4 credit hours
Intro to NT* | 4 credit hours
Ethics: Church & Society* | 4 credit hours
Theology I** | 4 credit hours
or Theology II
ELECTIVES
Masters Certificate I | 16 credit hours (4 classes)
Masters Certificate II | 16 credit hours (4 classes)
56 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS = 14 total classes
Two 10-hr Workshops (onsite or online) are required.
MAPM Year 1
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Fall Quarter
GEN 5000 - Orientation to Seminary (0)
GEN 5001 - Theological Writing and Research (4)
PM 5000 - Formation for Ministry Year 1 (4)
Elective (4)
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Winter Quarter
BS 5100 - Intro to the Hebrew Bible (OT) (4)
Elective (4)
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Spring Quarter
BS 5200 - Intro to the New Testament (4)
Elective - (4)
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Summer Term
GEN 5001 - Theological Writing and Research (4) (if not taken during Fall Quarter)
Elective (4)
MAPM Year 2
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Fall Quarter
SYS 6000 Theology I (4)
Elective (4)
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Winter Quarter
ETH 6000 Ethics: Church and Society (4)
Elective (4)
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Spring Quarter
Elective (4)
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Summer Term
Elective (4)
MAPM Pre-Doctoral Concentration
Students who are interested in entering the Doctor of Ministry program at ETS who have a master’s degree other than a Master of Divinity may complete an MAPM Pre-doctoral concentration designed to address prerequisites for entry into the D.Min. program. Students in this concentration must be admitted to the MAPM program. Each Pre-doctoral MAPM student will complete a specific plan of study approved by the directors of the D.Min. and MAPM programs and the Academic Dean. While “advanced standing” may be granted based on previous graduate study, this concentration will require that a minimum of 16 credits be taken at ETS.
Field Education for the MAPM Program
FE 7001, 7002 Field Education. Toward the middle of your program, you will engage in Field Education (FE). This is the seminary’s internship requirement that provides an opportunity for you to engage in experience-based learning in a supervised ministerial setting. A concurrent seminar will assist you with placement and offer guidelines for completing this ministry experience. For the Traditional Ecumenical MAPM Track this is a two-quarter sequence in the Fall and Winter quarters (followed by the Final Project in the Spring quarter). 8 quarter hrs.
All students must contact the Field Education director, Rev. Dr. Tony Curtis Henderson at (thenderson@etseminary.edu) by March 15 of the year you plan to begin Field Education in the Fall so that he can work with you in locating an acceptable field placement. A suitable church (or other ministry site), supervisor, and lay team must be found and trained, and preliminary planning meeting held – all of which may take months to prepare before your FE experience can begin.
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) or an Internship in Spiritual Direction are ways of fulfilling part of the Field Education requirement. These experiences still require your participation in the Field Education seminars. Please contact the Field Education Supervisor or your Academic Advisor for approval.