The Master of Divinity/Master of Arts in Practical Theology

The Master of Divinity/Master of Arts in Practical Theology (MDiv/MAPT Dual) offers students a robust opportunity to explore the depth and breadth of theological education. Through the combined curriculum, students engage theological questions and prepare for ministry in the Church and the world. Students also delve more deeply into a particular area of focus. By pursuing the degrees concurrently, students reduce by one year the overall amount of time required to graduate with both degrees.

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Commitments of the MDiv/MAPT

• INTEGRATE theory and practice through interdisciplinary methods.

• SPECIALIZE in educational ministries, pastoral care/pastoral theology, and worship, music, and the arts.

• CONNECT rigorous theological studies with practice.

• HONOR creativity with theological metaphors, arts, and aesthetics.

• DISCERN vocations of ministry and service.

• DIVERSIFY and expand studies with space for electives.

• FIND MENTORSHIP through required and elective internships.

• GROUND your studies in spiritual practices and communal support.

• PARTNER certification programs with your studies.

• DEVELOP skills and capacities related to intercultural intelligence.

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Who Applies for the MDiv/MAPT?

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MDiv/MAPT Curriculum Highlights

Beyond our core courses in biblical studies, theology, ethics, Christian history, world Christianities, worship, preaching, educational ministries, pastoral care, and church leadership, MDiv/MAPT students engage in a range of experiences that focus on intersectionality, community building, and the practice of ministry. Additionally, students select an area of concentration within practical theology.

• Colloquy: cohort groups that meet one hour weekly during fall and spring terms to engage modules about matters related to flourishing in seminary and ministry, e.g., theological reflection and critical thinking, spiritual formation, Scripture reading, administrative skills, financial health and money management, creating and nurturing partnerships in communities, mindfulness, mental health, and conflict transformation.

• Intercultural Intelligence: seeks to develop the dialogical and leadership skills and capacities needed to co-create understanding between people of different religious identities, social locations, cultures, and religious traditions.

• Contextual Immersions: in which students take part in academic and experiential explorations of a significantly different cultural and church context. Locations include Cuba, South Korea, India, Kenya, and the US-Mexico Borderlands.

• Supervised Ministry: where students engage in an action-reflection model of ministry and gain experience in both a congregational setting and an additional setting (e.g., a hospital, non-profit, medical, carceral, academic, or additional congregational setting).

• Concentration: students choose one of the following: Educational Ministries, which focuses on the teaching, learning, and spiritual formation of people and communities through liberative forms of education; Pastoral Care / Pastoral Theology, which integrates therapeutic practices of care with attention to intercultural, global structures that affect and inform suffering and healing; or Worship, Preaching, and the Arts, which focuses on how arts and aesthetics support transformational practices of worship and preaching

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Think the MDiv/MAPT could be for you?

Get in touch with our Enrollment Management and Vocational Outreach Team for more information. You can reach us at admissions@ctsnet.edu.