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M.A. in Justice and Mission

Endorsements

God’s heart for the poor, the marginalized, and the oppressed cannot be denied. His cry for justice rings out loud and clear throughout the Scriptures. If you share God’s heart for those who suffer, the Master of Arts in Justice and Mission at Denver Seminary will help prepare you to engage their needs with hope and the redemptive power of the gospel.

       Dr. Wess Stafford, President and CEO
     Compassion International

 

Justice and Mission are hot topics for 21st Century Christians.  But, the values are as old as the Bible and deeply rooted in the life and history of Denver Seminary. If God has given you a heart for the marginalized, hurting, poor and lost then this is the degree for you. Learn what the Bible teaches and then how to do what the Bible commands.

      Leith Anderson
     President, National Association of Evangelicals, Washington, DC
     Pastor, Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie, MN

 

An introduction to the Justice and Mission degree with Denver Seminary President Dr. Mark Young:

 

 

poverty, injustice, disease, oppression, slavery, religious persecution, hunger, human trafficking . . .
For some, these issues call for change.

Is God Calling You to Make a Difference?

We are constantly confronted with the growing human needs of the world. Poverty, injustice, disease, oppression and slavery, religious persecution, and many other issues are headline news on a daily basis. The world is crying out for solutions to these problems. Christians in particular want to make a positive difference in people’s lives and are becoming aware of the clear biblical mandate to care for widows, orphans, foreigners, poor, and the forgotten who live in our midst and around the world.

The result of this awareness led us to develop the *NEW Master of Arts (M.A.) in Justice and Mission - we saw the need and desire of Christians for deeper biblical and theological foundations for justice issues and decided it was time to respond to those very needs.

What is a M.A. degree in Justice and Mission?

This program is designed to equip students to serve God through engagement in mission, which meets the needs of the whole person – spiritual, physical, and social. You will be provided training in theological foundations for transformational ministry, as well as practical tools for effective social action.

Why Mission (vs Missions)?

What is the difference between Mission and Missions (with an s)?

Missions describes an activity, the sending of individuals from one part of the world to another part of the word. But Mission describes God's redemptive movement and as a result the church's redemptive movement into the world. It can be in a local, multicultural, or an intracultural global setting.

 

How the Justice and Mission degree is a part of our legacy and past
With Denver Seminary Chancellor, author and pastor Gordon MacDonald

 

What will you get out of this degree?

  • The opportunity to be involved in ministries of relief, development, and compassion, while being ready and able to speak the gospel where that is possible and appropriate.
  • Exposure to a wide variety of justice and compassion related ministries, in order to help them clarify future ministry involvements.
  • Training to lead ministries related to relief, development, rescue and many other justice issues.

What are the core components of this degree?

There are four components to the program:

1. Biblical and theological foundations that include:

2. Supervised Field-based learning experience (8 credit hours)
3. Exposure to a variety of justice related ministries
4. Training and Mentoring (a requirement for ALL Denver Seminary students)

What classes will you take?

Besides the M.A. core classes, there will be 26 hours of required classes and 4 hours of electives in Justice and Mission.

Required Courses  (24 total credits):

Course # Class  Sem. Hrs
IM 501  Introduction to Ministry in Intercultural Contexts 2
IM 520  Mission Paradigm for Reading Scripture 2
JM 501  Knowing Justice: Theological Foundations 3
JM 502  Doing Justice: Practical Foundations 3
    JM 601        Uncovering Injustice: Empirical Realities 3
JM 602  Overcoming Injustice: Effective Strategies 3
JM 795  Supervised Field-based Learning Experience 8

 

Elective Courses in Justice and Mission  (choose 4 credits from the following):

  • JM 610 - Advocacy for Social Justice (2 hours)
  • JM 620 - Health and Justice (2 hours)
  • JM 630 - Education and Justice (2 hours)
  • JM 640 - Urban Development and Justice (2 hours)
  • JM 650 - World Poverty and Transformational Development (2 hours)

One of the following courses may be included in the justice and mission electives:

  • IM 530 - Anthropology for Christian Witness (2 hours)
  • IM 581 - Islam in the Twenty-first Century (2 hours)
  • IM 611 - Globalization in Theological Education: Urban or Native American Context (2 hours)
  • IM 621 - Communicating and Leading in Intercultural Contexts (3 hours)
  • LD 620 - Christian Community Development (2 hours)
  • LD 631 - Handling Conflict and Change in Intercultural Contexts (2 hours)
  • OT 647 - Old Testament Social Ethics (2 hours)

Find Out More

Have questions? There are a couple of ways for you to contact us:

BY EMAIL:

BY PHONE: 303-762-6937 OR 1-800-922-3040

Apply NOW!

 

*The Justice and Mission program begins Fall 2012