Master of Theology (ThM)

Deeper preparation than a standard MDiv for pastors, missionaries, and leaders in all areas of vocational Christian ministry.
ThM 2021–2022 Information
Total Hours 120 Degree Time Limit 8 Years
Real-Time Requirements 16 courses Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) 15 hours / year

Biblical Studies 21 Theological Studies 24

BE5101 Bible Study Methods and Hermeneutics 3 ST5101 Theological Method and Bibliology 3
BE5102 Old Testament History I 3 ST5102 Trinitarianism 3
BE5103 OT History II & Poetry 2 ST5103 Angelology, Anthropology, and Hamartiology 3
BE5104 OT Prophets 3 ST5104 Soteriology 3
BE5105 The Gospels 2 ST5105 Sanctification and Ecclesiology 3
BE5106 Acts & Pauline Epistles 3 ST5106 Eschatology 3
BE5107 Hebrews, General Epistles, & Revelation 3 HT5101 The Church to the Modern Era 3
NT5110 New Testament Introduction 2 Church in the Modern Era: Europe and
HT5102 3
America

Languages 27 Ministry & Communication 21

NT5101 Elements of Greek 3 BC5101 Pastoral Counseling and Ethics 3
NT5102 Elements of Greek 3 EML5101 Designing and Leading Effective Ministries 3
NT5103 Intermediate Greek 3 PM5101 Christian Life and Witness 3
NT5104 Introduction to New Testament Exegesis 3 PM5103 Expository Preaching I 3
NT5105 Exegesis of Romans 3 PM5104 Expository Preaching II 3
OT5101 Elements of Hebrew I 3 PM5110 Capstone Preaching 1
OT5102 Elements of Hebrew II 3 MIM5101 Missiological and Intercultural Foundations 3
OT5103 Hebrew Exegesis and OT Introduction I 3 RS5102 Senior Research Seminar 2
OT5104 Hebrew Exegesis and OT Introduction II 3

ThM Internship Options

Option 1: Internship and Electives 27 Option 2: Ministry Residency 27
INT5130 Ministry Formation Internship 3 EML5801 Ministry Residency I (6 hours) 6
or
Electives (Open) 15 EML5802 Ministry Residency II (6 hours) 6
Electives (Ministry and Communication) 9 Open Electives 15
 ThM 4-year Plan (2021-22)
Degree Plan: ____________________________________________

Fall Spring Summer

Year Miss. and Intercultural
NT5101 Elements of Greek 3 NT5102 Elements of Greek 3 MIM5101 3
1 Foundations
BE5101 Bible Study Methods 3 ST5102 Trinitarianism 3 NT5110 New Testament Intro 2
ST5101 Theological Method 3 BE5102 OT History I 3
Designing and Leading
EML5101 3 PM5101 Christian Life & Witness 3
Effective Ministries
SF5100-1 Spiritual Formation SF5100-2 Spiritual Formation

Total 12 Total 12 Total 5

Year NT5103 Intermediate Greek 3 NT5104 New Testament Exegesis 3 BE5105 The Gospels 2
2 HT5101 Church History I 3 HT5102 Church History II 3 ST5104 Soteriology 3
BE5103 OT History II & Poetry 2 Elective 3
ST5103 Humanity & Sin 3 PM5103 Expository Preaching I 3
Pastoral Counseling and
BC5101 3 SF5100-4 Spiritual Formation
Ethics
SF5100-3 Spiritual Formation

Total 14 Total 12 Total 5

Year OT5101 Elements of Hebrew I 3 OT5102 Elements of Hebrew II 3 INT5130 Internship 3
3 Elective (Min. & Comm.) 3 BE5107 Gen. Epistles & Rev. 3 BE5104 OT Prophets 3
NT5105 Exegesis of Romans 3 Elective (Min. & Comm.) 3
Elective 3 PM5104 Expository Preaching II 3

Total 12 Total 12 Total 6

Year OT5103 Hebrew Exegesis I 3 OT5104 Hebrew Exegesis II 3 BE5106 Acts & Pauline Epistles 3
4 ST5105 Sanctification & Eccl. 3 ST5106 Eschatology 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 RS5102 Senior Seminar OR Thesis 2
Elective 3 PM5110 Capstone Preaching 1
Internship (cont.) Elective (Min. & Comm.) 3
Internship (cont.)

Total 12 Total 12 Total 6

 ThM 5-year Plan (Internship + Electives, 2021-22)
Degree Plan: ___________________________________________________________

Fall Spring Summer

Year NT5101 Elements of Greek 3 NT5102 Elements of Greek 3 NT5110 New Testament Intro 2
1 BE5101 Bible Study Methods 3 ST5101 Theological Method 3 BE5103 OT History II & Poetry 2
PM5101 Christian Life & Witness 3 BE5102 OT History I 3
SF5100-1 Spiritual Formation SF5100-2 Spiritual Formation

Total 10 Total 9 Total 4

Year NT5103 Intermediate Greek 3 NT5104 New Testament Exegesis 3 NT5105 Exegesis of Romans 3
2 Miss. and Intercultural Designing and Leading Pastoral Counseling and
MIM5101 3 EML5101 3 BC5101 3
Foundations Effective Ministries Ethics
BE5104 OT Prophets 3 ST5102 Trinitarianism 3
SF5100-3 Spiritual Formation SF5100-4 Spiritual Formation

Total 9 Total 9 Total 6

Year HT5101 Church History I 3 OT5102 Elements of Hebrew II 3 ST5104 Soteriology 3
3 OT5101 Elements of Hebrew I 3 HT5102 Church History II 3 BE5106 Acts & Pauline Epistles 3
BE5105 The Gospels 2 Elective 3
ST5103 Humanity & Sin 3 PM5103 Expository Preaching I 3

Total 11 Total 12 Total 6

Year OT5103 Hebrew Exegesis I 3 OT5104 Hebrew Exegesis II 3 INT5130 Internship 3
4 PM5104 Expository Preaching II 3 BE5107 Gen. Epistles & Revelation 3 Elective 3
Elective (Min. & Comm.) 3 Elective 3

Total 9 Total 9 Total 6

Year ST5105 Sanctification & Eccl. 3 ST5106 Eschatology 3
5 PM5110 Capstone Preaching 1 RS5102 Senior Seminar OR Thesis 2
Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective (Min. & Comm.) 3 Elective (Min. & Comm.) 3
Internship (cont.) Internship (cont.)

Total 10 Total 11 Total

 ThM 5-year Plan (Ministry Residency, 2021-22)
Degree Plan: ________________________________________________________

Fall Spring Summer

Year NT5101 Elements of Greek 3 NT5102 Elements of Greek 3 NT5110 New Testament Intro 2
1 BE5101 Bible Study Methods 3 ST5101 Theological Method 3 BE5103 OT History II & Poetry 2
PM5101 Christian Life & Witness 3 BE5102 OT History I 3
SF5100-1 Spiritual Formation SF5100-2 Spiritual Formation

Total 9 Total 9 Total 4

Year NT5103 Intermediate Greek 3 NT5104 New Testament Exegesis 3 NT5105 Exegesis of Romans 3
2 Miss. and Intercultural Pastoral Counseling and
MIM5101 3 BE5104 OT Prophets 3 BC5101 3
Foundations Ethics
Design and Lead Effective
EML5101 3 ST5102 Trinitarianism 3
Ministries
SF5100-3 Spiritual Formation SF5100-4 Spiritual Formation

Total 9 Total 9 Total 6

Year HT5101 Church History I 3 OT5102 Elements of Hebrew II 3 HT5102 Church History II 3
3 OT5101 Elements of Hebrew I 3 PM5103 Expository Preaching I 3 BE5106 Acts & Pauline Epistles 3
BE5105 The Gospels 2 Elective 3
ST5103 Humanity & Sin 3
Total 11 Total 9 Total 6
Year OT5103 Hebrew Exegesis I 3 OT5104 Hebrew Exegesis II 3 ST5104 Soteriology 3
4 PM5104 Expository Preaching II 3 BE5107 Gen. Epistles & Revelation 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3

Total 9 Total 9 Total 6

Year EML5801 Ministry Residency I 6 EML5802 Ministry Residency II 6 Residency Ends
5 PM5110 Capstone Preaching 1 ST5106 Eschatology 3 RS5102 Senior Seminar Paper 2
ST5105 Sanctification & Eccl. 3 Elective 3

Total 10 Total 9 Total 5

Start Complete 1st Finish Halfway Registration: Spring/Winter: October 1 – Nov 1

Seminary Semester 30 Hours Through Graduation Summer: March 1 – April 1
Fall: June 1 –July 1

Scholarships: Spring 2022 Sep 1 – Oct 1

2022-2023: April 1 – May 1
Register for core Create degree plan with Identify "Real-Time" Select ThM Confirm degree plan with Teach Truth.
courses: BE5101, Academic Advisor. courses and electives. concentration. Academic Advisor. Love Well.
ST5101, SF5100, and Start Spiritual Formation Develop an Internship Apply for Graduation.
start Greek or Hebrew. (Sf). plan. Meet with Career Services.
Take Seminary
Readiness course.
 ThM 6-year Plan (2021-22)
Degree Plan: ____________________________________________

Fall Spring Summer

Year NT5101 Elements of Greek 3 NT5102 Elements of Greek 3 BE5102 OT History I 3
1 Design and Lead Effective
BE5101 Bible Study Methods 3 ST5101 Theological Method 3 EML5101 3
Ministries
(on-campus; 4 consecutive
SF5100-1 SF5100-2 Spiritual Formation
semesters)

Total 6 Total 6 Total 6

Year NT5103 Intermediate Greek 3 NT5104 New Testament Exegesis 3 NT5105 Exegesis of Romans 3
2 PM5101 Christian Life & Witness 3 ST5102 Trinitarianism 3 BE5103 OT History II & Poetry 2
NT5110 New Testament Intro 2 SF5100-4 Spiritual Formation
(Online/Distance; 2
SF5110
semesters)

Total 8 Total 6 Total 5

Year OT5101 Elements of Hebrew I 3 OT5102 Elements of Hebrew II 3 ST5104 Soteriology 3
3 Miss. and Intercultural
BE5105 The Gospels 2 PM5103 Expository Preaching I 3 MIM5101 3
Found.
ST5103 Humanity & Sin 3 Elective 3

Total 8 Total 9 Total 6

Year OT5103 Hebrew Exegesis I 3 OT5104 Hebrew Exegesis II 3 Elective (Min. & Comm.) 3
4 Pastoral Counseling and
BE5104 OT Prophets 3 PM5104 Expository Preaching II 3 BC5101 3
Ethics
Elective 3 Elective 3

Total 9 Total 9 Total 6

Year HT5101 Church History I 3 HT5102 Church History II 3 INT5130 Internship 3
5 ST5105 Sanctification & Eccl. 3 Elective (Min. & Comm.) 3 Elective 3
Elective 3

Total 9 Total 6 Total 6

Year BE5106 Acts & Pauline Epistles 3 RS5102 Senior Seminar OR Thesis 2
6 PM5110 Capstone Preaching 1 ST5106 Eschatology 3
Elective (Min. & Comm.) 3 BE5107 Gen. Epistles & Revelation 3

Total 7 Total 8
 ThM 3-year Plan (Accelerated, 2021-22)
Degree Plan: _______________________________________________

Fall Spring Summer

Year Sem. on Ed. Process and Pastoral Counseling and
AS5101 Sem. on Practical Theology 3 AS5102 3 BC5101 3
1 World Missions Ethics
AS5103 Sem. on OT Books 3 AS5104 Sem. on NT Books 3 NT5110 New Testament Intro 2
ST5101 Theological Method 3 NT5102 Elements of Greek 3
NT5101 Elements of Greek 3 PM5103 Expository Preaching I 3
HT5101 Church History I 3 HT5102 Church History II 3
SF5100-1 Spiritual Formation SF5100-2 Spiritual Formation

Total 15 Total 15 Total 5

Year Sem. on God, Creation, Sem. on Salvation,
AS5105 3 AS5106 3 INT5130 Internship 3
2 Humanity, and Sin Sanctification, Church
NT5103 Intermediate Greek 3 NT5104 New Testament Exegesis 3 ST5106 Eschatology 3
PM5104 Expository Preaching II 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective (Min. & Comm.) 3
SF5100-3 Spiritual Formation SF5100-4 Spiritual Formation

Total 12 Total 12 Total 6

Year OT5101 Elements of Hebrew I 3 OT5102 Elements of Hebrew II 3 OT5103 Hebrew Exegesis I 3
3 NT5105 Exegesis of Romans 3 RS5102 Senior Seminar Paper 2 OT5104 Hebrew Exegesis II 3
PM5110 Capstone Preaching 1 Elective (Min. & Comm.) 1
Elective (Min. & Comm.) 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Internship (cont.)
Total 13 Total 12 Total 6
Year
4

Total Total Total

Start Complete 1st Finish Halfway Registration: Spring/Winter: October 1 – Nov 1

Seminary Semester 30 Hours Through Graduation Summer: March 1 – April 1
Fall: June 1 –July 1

Scholarships: Spring 2022 Sep 1 – Oct 1

2022-2023: April 1 – May 1
Register for core Create degree plan with Identify "Real-Time" Select ThM Confirm degree plan with Teach Truth.
courses: BE5101, Academic Advisor. courses and electives. concentration. Academic Advisor. Love Well.
ST5101, SF5100, and Start Spiritual Formation Develop an Internship Apply for Graduation.
start Greek or Hebrew. (Sf). plan. Meet with Career Services.
Take Seminary
Readiness course.
 ThM 4-year Plan (Accelerated, 2021-22)
Degree Plan: ________________________________________________

Fall Spring Summer

Year AS5101 Sem. on Practical Theology 3 AS5102
Sem. on Ed. Process and
3 BC5101
Pastoral Counseling and
3
1 World Missions Ethics
ST5101 Theological Method 3 PM5103 Expository Preaching I 3 NT5110 New Testament Intro 2
NT5101 Elements of Greek 3 NT5102 Elements of Greek 3
HT5101 Church History I 3 HT5102 Church History II 3
SF5100-1 Spiritual Formation SF5100-2 Spiritual Formation

Total 12 Total 12 Total 5

Year AS5103 Sem. on OT Books 3 AS5104 Sem. on NT Books 3 NT5105 Exegesis of Romans 3
2 NT5103 Intermediate Greek 3 NT5104 New Testament Exegesis 3
PM5104 Expository Preaching II 3 Elective (Min. & Comm.) 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
SF5100-3 Spiritual Formation SF5100-4 Spiritual Formation

Total 12 Total 12 Total 3

Year AS5105
Sem. on God, Creation,
3 AS5106
Sem. on Salvation,
3 INT5130 Internship 3
3 Humanity, and Sin Sanctification, Church
OT5101 Elements of Hebrew I 3 OT5102 Elements of Hebrew II 3 Elective 3
Elective (Min. & Comm.) 3 Elective 3

Total 9 Total 9 Total 6

Year OT5103 Hebrew Exegesis I 3 OT5104 Hebrew Exegesis II 3
4 PM5110 Capstone Preaching 1 RS5102 Senior Seminar Paper 2
Elective (Min. & Comm.) 2 ST5106 Eschatology 3
Elective 3 Internship (cont.)
Internship (cont.)

Total 9 Total 8 Total

 Degree Plan: ________________________________________
____________________________________________
Fall Spring Summer
Year
__

Total Total Total

Year
__

Total Total Total

Year
__

Total Total Total

Year
__

Total Total Total

Start Complete 1st Finish Halfway Registration: Spring/Winter: October 1 – Nov 1

Seminary Semester 30 Hours Through Graduation Summer: March 1 – April 1
Fall: June 1 – July 1

Scholarships: Spring 2022 Sep 1 – Oct 1

2022-2023: April 1 – Mary 1
Register for core Create degree plan with Identify "Real-Time" Create internship plan Take helpful electives. Teach Truth.
courses: BE5101, Academic Advisor. courses (i.e. 48 credit (requires SF). Apply for graduation. Love Well.
ST5101, PM5101, and Start Spiritual Formation hours total) and Select ThM Meet with Career
start Greek or Hebrew. (SF5100 or SF5110). possible concentration. concentration. Services.
Take Seminary
Readiness Course.