Transform Your Entire Ministry in 2 years | Graduate Studies

Build a strong ministry network, unlock new leadership skills, and engage with professors who are invested in your success. With a strong biblical foundation and practical application, the graduate degree program offers two primary types of learning experiences:

• 16 week online classes
• Each semester includes a week-long intensive featuring a structured format: one course (Monday–Tuesday), a Seminar Day (Wednesday), and a second course (Thursday–Friday), available in person on a CCCB campus or remotely.

Upgrade Your Ministry

Russell School of Ministry is dedicated to excellence in and out of the classroom. Classes are taught by professors who are both scholars with a high view of scripture and professional leaders in church and parachurch organizations. The program is accredited by the Association of Biblical Higher Education (www.abhe.org).

Unlock New Skills

Graduate classes are taught by professors with educational expertise and a passion for ministry. Practical assignments are emphasized in all classes. The assignments are designed to apply classroom knowledge to real-world application in your ministry context and leadership development.

Balance and Build

Graduate courses are designed for flexibility and minimal time away from your ministry. With only five days of on-campus time each semester, multiple locations to choose from, and additional options for missionaries and students outside the US, it has never been easier to continue your education while continuing to serve right where you are.

Afford Your Ambition

Central Bible University is committed to providing innovative ministry education in multiple locations for the Christian Church. By studying with the Russell School of Ministry within Central Bible University, there is no need to choose between cost and quality. With a low cost per credit hour and multiple payment options available, quality training remains accessible at an affordable cost.

Program Overview

• Cost: $8,550 per year
• Credits: 36
• Format: Full-time
• Time to Completion: 2 years

Potential Career Outcomes

• Leader in a church, community, or social service agency
• Executive, Manager, or Director in nonprofit and for-profit organizations
• Leader of a parachurch organization or missions agency
• Missionary serving in country

Program Information

• The MA in Ministry Leadership develops ministry leaders holistically through four course types: Leadership Core, focusing on what a leader should know; Leadership Character, shaping who a leader should be; Ministry Concentration, training what a leader should do; and Ministry Integration, bringing the experience together through a ministry project or thesis.
• Leadership Core: 12 hours
• Leadership Character: 6 hours
• Integration Courses: 6 hours
• Concentration Courses: 12 hours
• Available Concentrations: Preaching, Organizational Health, Co-Vocational, and Customized

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Biblical Integration: Students will demonstrate knowledge of biblical and theological foundations and apply scriptural guidance to modern ministry contexts.
2. Ministry Leadership: Students will apply advanced leadership skills in the context of ministry.
3. Character and Spiritual Formation: Students will participate in environments designed to challenge and enhance character development and spiritual formation.
4. Cultural and Social Understanding: The ability to recognize and appreciate one’s own cultural and social traditions as well as the ability to understand and appreciate cultural, religious, and political diversity within the human experience, both locally and globally
5. Ethical Integrity: Students will demonstrate ethical integrity in personal, research, academic, and ministry contexts

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