Specialization in Worship Arts
The Worship Arts specialization prepares students to integrate a holistic theology of worship with effective ministry practice, and develop a participatory worship culture for the students' ministry context. The Worship Arts specialization may be taken with the Master of Arts in Ministry or the Master of Divinity degree program.
Students must take the (2) required Worship Arts specialization courses, and then may take any (2) of the listed electives to fulfill the 12-hour specialization.
In addition to the program learning outcomes, students with a specialization in Worship Arts should, with graduate-level competency, be able to:
- Integrate a holistic theology of worship with effective ministry practice.
- Develop a participatory worship culture for the students' ministry context
Specializations
Specialization in Worship Arts (15 credits)
Must take
CHST-621 and
WSHP-621, and then may take any two of the electives listed.
Required
Worship Arts Courses
Must take at least 3 hours.
Worship Arts Electives
May take up to 6 hours.
| THEO-520 | Christmas: the Mystery of the Incarnation | 3 |
| THEO-525 | Theology of Prayer | 3 |
| THEO-530 | Easter: The Resurrection of the Crucified | 3 |
| THEO-545 | Holiness and Christian Ethics | 3 |
| THEO-546 | Popular Culture and Christian Imagination | 3 |
| THEO-610 | Lyrical Theology of Charles Wesley | 3 |
| CHST-525 | Spiritual Traditions | 3 |
Worship Arts Electives
Must take 6 hours.
| BIBL-610 | Torah Engagement: The Formation of Worship | 3 |
| CHST-525 | Spiritual Traditions | 3 |
| SPIR-530 | Spiritual Practices | 3 |
| THEO-520 | Christmas: the Mystery of the Incarnation | 3 |
| THEO-525 | Theology of Prayer | 3 |
| THEO-530 | Easter: The Resurrection of the Crucified | 3 |
| THEO-545 | Holiness and Christian Ethics | 3 |
| THEO-546 | Popular Culture and Christian Imagination | 3 |
| THEO-610 | Lyrical Theology of Charles Wesley | 3 |
| WSHP-520 | Space and Time in Worship | 3 |
| WSHP-540 | Music and Arts in Worship | 3 |
| WSHP-560 | Media and Technology in Worship | 3 |
| WSHP-580 | Emerging Trends in Worship | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 75 |
