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2020 - 2021 Graduate Bulletin 
    
2020 - 2021 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Master of Arts in Youth & Family Ministry


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Total Requirement for Degree - (58 credit hours)

Focusing on ministries with children, adolescents, and families, for staff positions in congregations, outdoor ministries, and other church agencies.  A full-time student may complete the degree within two years; however, many persons prefer part-time study while fully employed. Summer courses and evening classes help facilitate part-time study.

DEGREE OUTCOMES

For the sake of the mission of the church, graduates of the Master of Arts in Youth and Family Ministry degree program at Trinity Lutheran Seminary should be able to:

  1. Use appropriately the resources of scripture and the church’s historical and theological tradition
  2. Read and interpret critically contexts of mission and ministry
  3. Articulate a vision for youth and family ministry appropriate to the mission of the church
  4. Provide capable leadership for the church’s youth and family ministry
  5. Demonstrate a healthy and resilient faith

 

History-Theology-Society Elective Courses - (3 credit hours)


Choose one HTS course from the World Religions/Interreligious (WR/IR), Church in the World electives listed in the course descriptions.

Elective Courses - (10 credit hours)


Choose 10 credit hours of course work in the Biblical Literature (BL), History Theology Society (HTS), Language Acquisition (LA), or Ministry (MN) divisions.

* Non-Lutherans should substitute an alternative course appropriate to their denominational background.

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