Ministry, Leadership and Culture

Overview

The Ministry, Leadership and Culture program of Fresno Pacific University is conducted primarily in an online classroom, includes instruction from strategic, global ministry leaders and is grounded in engagement with our changing culture. The program requires students to serve in their local church for 10 hours per week, attend a weekly 90-minute synchronous discussion via video conference, attend four one-week retreats in North America, and create their own cross-cultural experience before graduation. Each student will be assigned a coach or spiritual director to help him or her develop into a highly equipped ministry leader.

Highlights

• Purposeful community of learners and leaders

• Experienced faculty who take great interest in student academic success

• Ministry coaches assigned to each student

• Fully accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

• Cross cultural experience

• Four 1-week residencies with cohort

• Live session with cohort weekly

• Fully online

Career opportunities

With a Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture, you will be able to integrate theory and practice. As the Christian church looks to creatively navigate current culture, this degree will help graduates prepare to lead the church into the future with a distinct ability to understand sub-cultures, theology and leadership practice. Graduates will also learn to cultivate the important practice of caring for their own souls throughout the course of their future ministry.