Master of Divinity

Master’s Degree Programs

Redemption Seminary’s degree programs are tailored to your ministry interests. The MABS is composed of 12 mentored courses that provide a well-rounded graduate-level theological degree. The MDiv consists of an additional 12 courses that expand your studies in the biblical languages and advanced study of practical ministry. Both programs include electives and feature application exercises in each course to help you apply the theology that you are learning to your ministry context. The capstone course for each program takes a ministry effort that you are currently working on and empowers you to advance it.

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Master of Divinity (MDiv)

Building on the foundational core of the 36-credit MABS program, the MDiv degree is a comprehensive, 72-credit master’s program focused on strengthening leaders for biblical ministry. It includes studying the biblical languages and practical ministry areas, including teaching, preaching, pastoral care, counseling, leadership, and administration. The program concludes with a capstone project that empowers you to apply your education in biblical studies to a ministry project with real-world impact, built for your calling and context.

Program Summary

  • 72 credits

  • Flexible pacing, for example:

    • Moderate pace: 4 years (6 courses per year)

    • Accelerated pace: 2 years (12 courses per year)

    • Extended pace: 6 years (4 courses per year), or longer

  • Key benefits

    • Personal spiritual development

    • Understanding the content and theology of the Bible

    • Understanding church history and how to apply theology in context

    • Ability to use the biblical languages to interpret the Bible

    • Stronger knowledge and skills for practical, biblical ministry

Program Learning Outcomes

These mission connections provide the groundwork for the program outcomes that address the content of the field of study, students’ relationships with the Lord, others, and their calling, and students’ self-awareness and orientation toward these relationships.

By completing the Master of Divinity, students will:

  • Analyze key concepts and events in the field of biblical studies. (Cognitive Focus -

    Knowledge)

  • Adapt principles learned in biblical studies to their ministry context. (Behavioral Focus -

    Skills and Habits in Horizontal Relationships)

  • Evaluate and continue to develop their spiritual relationship with Jesus. (Behavioral

    Focus - Skills and Habits in Vertical Relationships)

  • Integrate self-awareness of their dispositions and affections in their relationships with

    the Lord, others, and their calling. (Affective Focus - Attitudes and Values)

  • Use biblical Greek and Hebrew to accurately interpret Scripture in its original languages.

  • Apply advanced knowledge and practical skills in ministry.

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MABS and MDiv Program Requirements

Master of Arts in Biblical Studies (MABS)
36 Credits Total

Master of Divinity (MDiv)
72 Credits Total
Shared Core Courses

24 Credits Required

24 Credits Required
• SF511: Spiritual Formation for Ministry Leaders
• OT551: Old Testament Theology
• NT501 or NT551: New Testament Understanding/Theology
• BI621: Biblical Interpretation
• TH712: Theology of God and Creation
• TH713: Theology of God and Redemption
• CH515: Church History
• ED621: Discipleship

Note:
Completing the MABS automatically satisfies these 24 credits of core courses required for the MDiv.
Biblical Languages

Not required, but may be taken as electives

9 Credits Required

Choose 3 courses in Greek or Hebrew (or a mix of both)
Advanced Practical Ministry

Not required, but may be taken as electives

9 Credits Required

Choose 3 courses from Teaching/Preaching, Leadership and Administration, or Care and Counseling

Note:
For each of these topics, there is an introductory course as well as an available practicum course for those already serving in the specific ministry discipline.
Electives

6 Credits Required

Choose 2 courses from any category.

24 Credits Required

Choose 8 courses from any category.

Note:
The 6 credits from the MABS version of RS753/RS754 can count toward this elective total (allowing for 6 other elective courses).

🎯 Capstone Project

Must be taken as the final courses after all other requirements are met.

6 Credits Required

RS753 & RS754: Applied Biblical Studies I and II (MABS Version)

6 Credits Required

RS753 & RS754: Applied Biblical Studies I and II (MDiv Version)

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How Credits Roll Over from the MABS to the MDiv (if completing the MABS first)

Phase 1: Master of Arts in Biblical Studies (MABS)

36 Credits • 12 Courses

Students in the MABS program typically complete:

  • 24 credits of core courses

  • 6 credits of electives

  • 6 credits for the MABS Capstone (RS753/RS754)

This completes the 36-credit MABS degree.

Phase 2: Master of Divinity (MDiv)

72 Credits • 24 Courses

Students who continue from the MABS into the MDiv retain all 36 credits earned in the MABS program. To complete the MDiv, students complete an additional 36 credits, including:

  • 9 credits in Biblical Languages

  • 9 credits in Advanced Practical Ministry

  • 12 credits of electives

  • 6 credits for MDiv Capstone courses

The 6 credits previously earned through the MABS Capstone (RS753/RS754) are reclassified as elective credits within the MDiv program, bringing the student’s completed coursework total to 66 credits.

To complete the MDiv and reach the full 72 credits, students finish with the MDiv Capstone courses (RS753/RS754, 6 credits).

This MDiv-specific capstone serves as the final requirement for the degree and is separate from the capstone completed during the MABS program.

List of Recorded Professors for Courses

Recorded lecture material is provided by professors who recorded their courses with Logos Mobile Education. See the Course Catalog for full details on each course’s contents (including recorded lectures). The recorded lecturers are not part of the Redemption Seminary Faculty. See Redemption Seminary’s Faculty Page for more information about the mentors who will guide and grade your work.

  • Dr. Justin Irving — SF511 Spiritual Formation for Ministry Leaders

  • Dr. Bruce Waltke — OT551Old Testament Theology

  • Dr. Lynn Cohick — NT501 Understanding the New Testament

  • Dr. Douglas Moo — NT551 New Testament Theology

  • Dr. Michael Heiser and Dr. Kevin VanHoozer — BI621 Biblical Interpretation

  • Dr. Peter Leithart, Dr. Ronn Johnson, Dr. Carl Sanders, Dr. Joseph Pipa, Dr. Mark Futato, Dr. John Collins, Dr. Tremper Longman, and Dr. John Walton — TH712 Theology of God and the Creation

  • Dr. Ronn Johnson, Dr. Carl Sanders, Dr. D. A. Carson, Dr. Michael Bird — TH713 Theology of God and Redemption

  • Dr. Freddy Cardoza and Dr. Daniel Doriani — ED621 Discipleship

  • Dr. Frank James — CH515 Church History

  • Dr. Richard Newton — RS753 and RS754 Applied Biblical Studies I and II (Strategic Planning and Capstone Project)

  • Dr. John Schwandt — GK501, GK502, and GK601 Beginning Greek I and II, Biblical Greek Exegesis

  • Dr. Mark Futato — HB501, HB502, and HB601 Beginning Hebrew I and II, Biblical Hebrew Exegesis

  • Dr. John Frame and Dr. John Fuder — MI731 and MI732 Theology in Culture and Context I and II

  • Dr. Ian Jones — CM601 and CM602 Care and Counseling Ministry

  • Dr. Kent Edwards — PT601 and PT602 Teaching the Bible

  • Dr. Mark McCloskey — LD601 and LD602 Leadership and Administration for Ministry

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