Master of Divinity Year 1

The Master of Divinity is the foundational four-year program for those called to vocational ministry as pastors, missionaries, or other full-time Christian workers at the elder level. The program emphasizes intense, whole-Bible exegesis in the original languages and pastoral apprenticeship in the context of the local church.

STANDARD FEATURES

• A built-in financial grant to support the global cross-cultural ministry experience requirement

• Customized Logos Bible Software package designed to complement the program’s focus on Greek and Hebrew Exegesis

CONCENTRATION 1

CHURCH PLANTING & REVITALIZATION

This concentration provides biblical foundations and practical training for those sensing God’s call to be pastors of new churches or churches needing revitalization.

CONCENTRATION 2

WORSHIP

This concentration equips men who are gifted in leading God’s people through corporate worship.

Pastoral Apprenticeship

Seminarians are assigned to a pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church or at one of its several local church plants and serve alongside the pastor in the style of the historic master-apprentice pursuit of tradecraft, or like medical residents making rounds with a supervising physician. Service to the pastor and the congregation are at the center of this apprenticeship, but deep mentor relationships inevitably emerge as a fruit of such close-up collaboration. The apprenticeship coordinator identifies giftings and skills in the seminarian to pair apprentices with a pastor who can help grow and utilize these giftings and skills.