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Online MA in Religion – Pastoral Ministries

Liberty University’s Religion – Pastoral Ministries (Online) degree is designed to prepare students entering ministry with an in-depth but practical education in theology, biblical studies, and ministry practice.

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Duration

2.5 years

Starting Date

January

Tuition Fee

$565 per credit

Location

Online

About the program

While completing Liberty University’s Religion – Pastoral Ministries (Online) degree, one of Liberty’s most popular online ministry degrees, you will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in a program that provides flexibility to tailor the degree plan to your passions and needs. Students who complete an online ministry degree program like our online master’s degree in religion can effectively pursue ministry in churches, parachurch organizations, and non-profit organizations while opening the door to further study at the graduate and doctoral levels.

The pastoral ministries area of study for the Master of Arts in Religion is designed to give pastors and church leaders additional training in providing pastoral care to meet the spiritual needs of their congregation and community. Students who are called to a hands-on ministry role and feel unequipped to meet people’s spiritual and relational needs will find the tools for effective, personal ministry leadership in the pastoral ministries area of study.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the online seminary’s Master of Arts in Religion will be prepared to tackle challenges in active, full-time ministry with churches and parachurch organizations while being well situated to continue an online pastoral care or Christian ministries degree at the graduate or doctoral level.

Since most doctoral-level religion degrees require a Master of Divinity (M.Div.), students who want to pursue doctoral studies would be encouraged to pursue Liberty’s online M.Div. program and will receive the maximum possible transfer of their online master’s in religion credit. In the meantime, graduates of Liberty’s online ministry degrees may be qualified for college-level and K-12 religious studies teaching (non-licensure).

Associate pastor
Church education administrator
Lay ministry leader
Missionary
Teaching pastor
Religion adjunct teaching
K-12 religion teaching

Courses Included

Contemporary Evangelism
New Testament Orientation
Old Testament Orientation
Systematic Theology
Spiritual Factors of Growing Churches
Strategic Prayer & Spiritual Warfare
Preventing Ministry Failure

Minimum requirements

Regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 2.0 for admission in good standing. Applicants who have earned a master’s degree or at least 12 graduate credits from an accredited institution may be assessed on the basis of the masters-level degree work.