Academic Programs - Dallas Theological Seminary

Education hours, and two hours are in a ministry
leadership course (SL165 Christian Education
Internship). No thesis is required.
All students in the M.A. in Christian Education
degree program are required to take CE101
Educational Process of the Church, CE102
History and Philosophy of Christian Education,
CE103 Teaching Process, CE104 Audiovisual
Presentations, and SL165 Christian Education
Internship. In addition, each student must
select 12 hours in one of the following 10
ministry concentrations: (1) Church Educational
Leadership, (2) Children’s Ministry,
(3) Youth Ministry, (4) Parachurch Ministry,
(5) Adult Ministry, (6) Family Life Ministry,
(7) Educational Administration, (8) Christian
School Administration, (9) College Teaching,
or (10) Women’s Ministry. Details on each
ministry concentration, to be selected in
consultation with the department, are
outlined on the following pages. Substitutions
outside the concentration may be
approved by a departmental adviser.
International students whose concentration
requires CE715 The Role of the Associate
in Ministry may, with adviser approval,
substitute WM405 Christian Education in
Intercultural Contexts. Those on staff with
Young Life may transfer a maximum of 12
hours toward a parachurch youth ministries
concentration. Consult the Registrar’s Office
for further information.
(Students completing the M.A. in Christian
Education are eligible to apply for admission
to the Ed.D. or Ph.D. in Higher Education
program at the University of North Texas.
For more information see the Special
Programs section of this catalog or contact
the Christian Education Office.)
M.A. students interested in pursuing the Doctor
of Ministry degree in Christian Eduction
will need to take additional master’s-level
courses to attain M.Div. equivalence.
SPIRITUAL FORMATION
Because Dallas Seminary values character
and spiritual maturity, M.A./CE students are
required to register for and participate in
Spiritual Formation groups each of their
first four semesters of study. Extension students
must contact the Spiritual Formation
director regarding fulfillment of their
Spiritual Formation requirements.
In the Spiritual Formation curriculum small
groups of six to eight students focus on
identity, community, integrity, and ministry.
The groups also provide an atmosphere for
prayer, fellowship, career assessment, and
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the integration of learning with ministry.
Additionally the groups act as the smallgroup
component of all required internships.
As courses should be taken consecutively,
students are encouraged to arrange their
schedules so that they may stay in the same
group each semester. Spiritual Formation is
a noncredit, transcripted experience. The
prerequisite for all required internships is
SF101 Spiritual Formation I (Identity).
Additional Spiritual Formation courses
focusing on leadership may be taken
as electives.
Church Educational Leadership
Students completing this ministry concentration
should be able to design, direct,
supervise, and evaluate the overall
educational ministry of a local church.
CE410 Children’s Ministry in the Church (3)
OR
CE415 Church Ministries with Youth (3)
CE425 Church Ministries with Adults (3)
CE505 The Christian Home (3)
OR
CE515 Family Life Education (3)
CE715 The Role of the Associate in Ministry (3)
Church Educational Leadership
Concentration—Houston Extension
The Church Educational Leadership concentration
is the only CE concentration available
in Houston. Other concentrations will be
supported as resources and enrollment
allow. Students in the Houston Church
Educational Leadership concentration
may take CE105 Teaching Process and
Audiovisual Presentations in place of CE103
Teaching Process and CE104 Audiovisual Presentations.
The concentration also includes
the following courses in addition to the core
Christian Education courses in the M.A./CE.
CE401 Age-level Ministries (3)
(contact the department for more information)
CE505 The Christian Home (3)
CE715 The Role of the Associate in Ministry (3)
CE elective * (3)
*
Electives in the Houston concentration will be selected
with input from students in the program.
Children’s Ministry
Students completing this ministry concentration
should be able to organize and supervise
a local church or parachurch ministry
to children, including the recruitment and
retention of adult staff.
CE405 Early Childhood Education (3)
CE410 Children’s Ministry in the Church (3)
CE505 The Christian Home (3)
OR
CE515 Family Life Education (3)
CE715 The Role of the Associate in Ministry (3)
M.A. in Christian Education (M.A./CE)
M.A. IN CHRISTIAN EDUCATION (M.A./CE)
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