Master of Missional Leadership

This is a course of the Australian College of Theology.

The Master of Missional Leadership course is aimed at:

• broadening and deepen Missional Leadership ministry concepts and practice; and/or
• providing opportunities for continuing professional and vocational development in missional leadership after the completion of a first degree.

It is a course of study for ministry practitioners who already have some professional experience or for initial professional development. The course is an introduction to action learning principles applied in the context of the practitioner.

16 x 12cp units,
at Level 8 and above,
including at least 60cps at Level 9

24cps from OT and NT units

• OT001-812 Old Testament Foundations
• OT002-812 Old Testament Prophets and Writings
• NT001-812 Jesus and the Gospels
• NT002-812 The Early New Testament Church

12cps in CH / TH units at Level 8 or above

• CH001-812 Christianity in History to 1550
• CH002-812 Christianity in History from 1550
• PE001-812 Christian Ethics
• PE014-812 Biblical Theology of Work
• TH101-812 The Knowledge and Doctrine of God*
• TH102-812 Creation and the fall, the Person and Work of Christ*
• TH003-812 The Doctrines of Grace and Eschatology*
• TH004-812 Church, Sacraments and Ministry*

12cps units at Level 8 from any of the above OT / NT / TH / CH

NB. No more than 60cp from Level 7 for the total degree.

48cps in Core Missional Leadership units

• PC071-812 Missional Leadership in the 21^st Century
• EM023-912 Missional Spirituality
• EM044-812 Missional Hermeneutics
• EM045-812 Cultural Exegesis

AS001-912 Research Methods

24cps Level 9 Project in EM (EM200-924)

36cps level 8 elective units from the fields of EM/PC/DM/PE

24cps level 8 elective units from any unit field.  

Please note that some units are offered in alternate years – check timetables or consult with Registrar

• Completed 3-year bachelor degree or equivalent

• IELTS 7.0 overall with a minimum of 7.0 in reading and writing, and 6.5 in listening and speaking OR 10 years in Australia with English being the language primarily spoken both at home and work

Graduates of a BMin or BTh or equivalent are eligible to receive advanced standing for up to 60 cps of Level 7 units in the course based on units completed in their previous degree, with the remainder of the course to be completed at Level 8-9. Candidature periods will be reduced according to the volume of advanced standing granted.

Graduates of an AQF level 8 or 9 award (Grad Cert or Grad Dip) in Ministry or Theology are eligible to receive advanced standing for up to 96cps of level 7 & Level 8 units. Nb. A maximum of 96cp total.