Master of Arts in Youth Ministry
[Applications are received for fall 2024 intake until August 31, 2024]
The M. A. in Youth Ministry degree requires the completion of 44 credits. The course selection includes courses in Bible, theology, youth specific, spirituality, leadership, and organizational subjects. Students will learn skills and acquire knowledge that serve to develop their research, communication, theological understanding, management, and ministerial capabilities that are essential in today’s youth ministry.
The complete course list can be found in this program outline.
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‣ a learning roundtable within diverse SPC’s academic community.
‣ a forum for a reflective and critical thinking of one’s theology and youth ministry.
‣ an opportunity to engage with a process of spiritual formation.
‣ a curriculum that is focused on relative topics of study in the field of contemporary youth ministry as well as Bible and theology.
‣ an opportunity to tailor the program to fit student’s learning objectives.
‣ a part-time study program with flexible in person and online (synchronous/asynchronous) learning. A student can complete the degree within three years or take up to six years to complete it.
‣ a distant learning opportunity via internet for those who cannot attend classes in person.
‣ an opportunity to study in person or online.
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‣ vocational and volunteer youth workers in church, community, and camp settings.
‣ learners holding the undergraduate or graduate degree from another field.
‣ students who wish to complete their unfinished master’s degree (certain restrictions apply).
‣ individuals who would need to fulfil the educational requirements for credentialing within the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (ROMER). (Certain restrictions may imply.)
‣ undergraduate graduates seeking for master’s degree to be equipped to teach in domestic and/or international training institutions or churches in the area of youth ministry.
‣ students from all church denominations.
‣ students who are planning to earn determinate ministerial (doctorate) degree in the future.
‣ international students who qualify for graduate level work.
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Course offerings for 2023-2025: PDF
Example of Study Calendar:First Year – 15 credits:
YMIN 512 – Challenges in Youth Ministry (Fall)
BIBE 501 – Contemporary Approaches to Biblical Texts (Fall)
THEO 505 – Preaching in Post-Christian Culture (Spring)
THEO 610 – Constructive Theology I (Spring)
YMIN 513 – Contemporary Communication (Summer)
Second Year – 18 credits:
YMIN 514 – Adolescent Faith Formation and Development (Fall)
YMIN 511 – Strategy and Leadership Principles for Transformative Youth Ministry (Fall)
THEO 502 – Pentecostal Pastoral Theology (Fall)
YMSL 601 – Spiritual Formation for Leadership (Spring)
YMIN 515 – Youth Ministry Administration (Spring)
THEO 620 – Constructive Theology II (Spring)
Elective Non-Thesis option: BIBE Elective (during the year 1 or 2)
Third Year – 11 credits:
THEO 701 – Thesis Writing Seminar
THEO 702 – Thesis
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Students may study on campus or opt to participate in the live class via video conference.
A student enrolls in the class like everyone else, engages with the learning material and assignments as others in the class, but is present in the class sessions via video conference.
An online student misses very little of the dynamics of the classroom experience.
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Cost: $333 per credit or $999 per 3-credit course
Estimated tuition: $14,652 (44 credits) not including books and other school-related costs.
For more information, visit our admission information.