M.A. in Leadership Curriculum

Curriculum

Requirements for the Leadership program leading to a Master of Arts degree consist of successfully completing of 36 credit hours.

Code Title Credit

MAL Foundation Courses (12 Credits)

 
LEAD 557 Foundation of Leadership 
LEAD 559 Organizational and Change Management
BITH/TSR Select an approved 4-credit BITH course (BITH 565, BITH 566, or BITH 576) 4

Core Courses (10 Credits)

 
MML 512 Leadership and Spiritual Formation 4
MML 503 Understanding Culture (Cultural Engagement)  2
MML 513 Theological Foundation of the missio Dei  4

Integration Courses (4 Credits)

 
LEAD 662 Leading Teams (Leading Multicultural Teams) 2
LEAD 652 Strategic Management 2

Electives Courses (10 Credits)

Students can select from the following list
 
LEAD 694  Leading Non-Profit Organizations 
LEAD 692 Financial & Legal Foundation of Organizations
LEAD 694  Leadership & Character 
LEAD 692  Entrepreneurial Marketing 

Concentrations

Each student participating in a concentration will be required to take the core classes indicated by the course schedule for the M.A. in Leadership, but will also take 10 credits of classes specific to their concentration, listed below.

Code Title Credit

Managing Non-Profits Concentration

*students must also select 2 credits of electives from the list at the bottom of the page

 
LEAD 621 Introduction to Non-Profits
LEAD 643 Theology of Work: Equipping God’s People to Flourish in their Calling
HDI 686 Fundraising in Nonprofit Organizations and Congregations 2
LEAD 615 Entrepreneurial Marketing 2

Each student participating in a concentration will be required to take the core classes indicated by the course schedule for the M.A. in Leadership, but will also take 10 credits of classes specific to their concentration, listed below.

Code Title Credit

Sports Leadership Concentration

*students must also select 2 credits of electives from the list at the bottom of the page

 
PSY 531 Psychology of Sports Performance and Coaching 2
LEAD 623 Leading and Managing a Sports Organization  2
LEAD 625 Sports Ethics and Ministry 2

HDI 686/

LEAD 696

Fundraising in Nonprofit Organizations and Congregations or Internship 2/2

Each student participating in a concentration will be required to take the core classes indicated by the course schedule for the M.A. in Leadership, but will also take 10 credits of classes specific to their concentration, listed below.

Global Entrepreneurship Concentration

 
LEAD 627 Global Entrepreneurship: Launching a Missional Enterprise 2
LEAD 635 Managing for High Impact: Purpose, Planning, Operations and Execution 4
LEAD 643 Theology of Work: Equipping God’s People to Flourish in their Calling 2

LEAD 696/

LEAD 615

Internship or Entrepreneurial Marketing 2/2

Each student participating in a concentration will be required to take the core classes indicated by the course schedule for the M.A. in Leadership, but will also take 10 credits of classes specific to their concentration, listed below.

Executive Ministry Concentration

 
EVAN 526 Gospel: Theological Perspectives on Evangelism & Renewal 4
EVAN 542 Church: Movements and Models 4
EVAN 545 Culture: Emerging and Global (*substitutes for LEAD 503 in course catalog) 4

Electives Courses 

Students in the Managing Non-Profits and Sport Leadership concentrations can select from the following list
 
LEAD 561 Communication for Leadership 2
LEAD 611 Foundations of Organizational Structure: Finance, Operations, Governance, and Legal
LEAD 615  Entrepreneurial Marketing
LEAD 621 Introduction to Non-Profits 
LEAD 623 Leading and Managing a Sports Organization 2
LEAD 625 Sports Ethics and Ministry 2
LEAD 627 Global Entrepreneurship: Launching a Missional Enterprise 2
LEAD 641 Biblical & Theological Foundations of Leadership 2
LEAD 643 Theology of Work: Equipping God’s People to Flourish in their Calling 2
LEAD 645 Mental Health and the Leader 2
LEAD 647 The Best and Worst of Christian History: Key Insights for Today’s Leaders 2
LEAD 692 Special Topics in Leadership 2
LEAD 695 Independent Study 1-4
LEAD 696 Internship 2-4
PSY 531 Psychology of Sport Performance and Coaching 2
HDI 686 Fundraising in Nonprofit Organizations and Congregations 2