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LEADERSHIP & FORMATION: SPIRITUAL FORMATION EMPHASIS
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The Master of Arts degree in Leadership & Formation with an emphasis in Spiritual Formation explores what it means to be shaped into the image of Christ鈥攏ot only for yourself but also for the sake of others.
- 36 semester credits for degree completion
- Fully online
- Access to expert caring faculty
- Federal Financial Aid and N麻豆原创鈥檚 zero-interest monthly payment plan are available to all who qualify
About Spiritual Formation
N麻豆原创鈥檚 36-credit Master of Arts in Leadership & Formation offers a specialization in Spiritual Formation. All our degree tracks are fully online and designed for busy adults. Our programs help you succeed by completing one course at a time in as little as 21 months鈥攁nd with your summers off, too!
At N麻豆原创, your Spiritual Formation courses are interwoven with a strong core in Bible, Church History, Philosophy and Theology, offering rich opportunities for you to journey through your program alongside colleagues with a shared heart for ministry while expanding your engagement with graduate students from other specializations, traditions and cultures. This combination of focus and breadth is one of many things that makes N麻豆原创’s program design unique.
Tuition Costs
$590 per credit, $150 per semester technology fee听
Program Outcomes
- Assess spiritual journeys of individuals and communities, for the purpose of creating a spiritual formation plan that will stimulate growth in acts of piety and mercy, i.e. inward and outword holiness
- Practice the role of being a spiritual director, by utilizing spiritual formation practices, to a local group in their ministry context听
- Understand and develope spiritual formation practices, under the supervision of a mentor, that foster personal and spiritual growth.
- Integrate the various ways spiritual formation may be part of the minstries of a local church in teaching, worship, preaching and mission听
Additional Information About the Master of Arts in Leadership Formation: Spiritual Formation Emphasis
Northwest Nazarene Divinity School
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This degree is proudly offered through Northwest Nazarene Divinity School, equipping students for ministry leadership with a strong foundation in faith, service and academic excellence.
Dual Accreditation
N麻豆原创鈥檚 Northwest Nazarene Divinity School is accredited by The Commission on Accrediting of The . The following degree programs are approved by The Commission on Accrediting: Master of Divinity; Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry; Master of Arts in Leadership & Formation with specializations in Missional Leadership; Spiritual Formation; Youth, Children & Family Ministry.
Since 1930, N麻豆原创 has been continuously accredited by the , the same respected accrediting body that validates other leading educational institutions across the Pacific Northwest.
Meet the Team
Tom谩s Alvarez, D.MIN.
Associate Professor of Theology; Special Assistant to the President
Audra Butkus
Program Coordinator Philosophy and Religion and Course of Study
Vicki Funk, BA
Program Coordinator, Christian Ministries Online (CMO) & Theology (GST)
Joe Gorman, D.MIN.
Professor of Practical Theology; Director of Undergraduate Online Education; Director of Course of Study
Marty Michelson, PH.D.
Professor of Biblical Studies & Pastoral Counseling
Brent Peterson, PH.D.
Dean, College of Theology & Christian Ministries; Professor of Theology
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