Online Master's Degree Programs
The online master's degree programs offered at Missional University are designed to enable students to combine the skills and expertise needed to succeed in today's world with training to serve in the mission to which God has called them. Students learn their purpose, expand their passion, and become equipped to join in the mission of God in this world.
Our global, international, faculty practitioners have not the only background of education and experience in their fields, but also continually update their academic instruction to reflect the best online instruction practices today. Together with our worldwide missional partners, fresh real-world experience is brought to the online classrooms.
Our eight-week online course format has been proved to be the most effective in delivering distance education. Students have the flexibility to work on their assignments anytime 24/7 while interacting with their faculty person and other students from across the world.
Students receive guidance from a student success specialist who helps plan an individualized pathway of required and elective courses that lead to graduation in a timely manner.
Explore the master degree programs in the list below. Select those that interest you and then contact our admission staff. We can help you plan how to blend a career with missional service.
MASTER DEGREE PROGRAMS EQUIP YOU TO LEAD IN THE MISSION OF GOD IN THE WORLD
Intercultural Education @ Missional University
The Missional College makes intercultural training available to average, everyday Christian believers across North America and beyond. We believe that EVERY BELIEVER IS A MISSIONARY where they are - in their neighborhood, at work, and in their community. The Missional College provides training at multiple educational levels to equip believers to serve interculturally in their communities in a variety of ways.
Students who desire to learn how to serve among the diverse ethnic, immigrant and international groups in their communities in culturally-appropriate ways. The Missional College offers cutting-edge training that is biblically-based, interculturally-focused, and missionally-driven in the evangelical Christian tradition. We provide training in a wide breadth of disciplines from diaspora studies to intercultural research to cultural studies to the study of global religion.
Master of Intercultural Studies (MIS)
African Studies in Global Cultures
Anthropology of Religion
Folk Studies in Global Cultures
Immigration Legal Services
Migration Studies
Migration Studies in Global Cultures
Mission Studies
Mission Studies in Global Cultures
Missional Evangelism
Reconciliation Studies in Global Cultures
TESOL/TEFL & Linguistics
TESOL in Global Cultures
Master of Religion (MRel)
Buddhist Studies
Hindu Studies
Islamic Studies
Judaic Studies
New Religious Movements
World Religion in Global Cultures
Missional Ministry @ Missional University
Our missional mandate has not changed, we bear the image of God and are his agents of reconciliation. The God of mission has not changed, he has on his heart the renewal of all things. In this time of disorienting and sometimes destabilizing transition, as the body of Christ, we require ways of thinking and acting that deeply connect us to our identity as residents of this earth who are citizens of heaven.
It is a great joy and deep passion of the School of Missional Practice to provide learning environs that function as transformational journeys for the people of God towards the missional thinking and practices that reflect our true identity. In every academic term of learning, we invite our students into a community of practice that is as ancient as our parents in the original garden and as contemporary as the globalized diversity in our chatrooms.
Master of Missional Ministry (MMMin)
Church Planting Consultation
Church Planting in Global Cultures
Church Planting Leadership
Discipleship in Global Cultures
Millennial Leadership
Missional Congregational Leadership
Missional Communities
Missional Communities in Global Cultures
Multihousing Leadership
Non-Profit Leadership
Spiritual Direction
Transformational Discipleship
Urban Mission in Global Cultures
Urban Mission Leadership
Urban Youth Leadership
Master of International Business Mission (MIBM)
International Business Mission
International Business in Global Cultures
International Marketplace Leadership
Master of International Sports Mission (MISM)
International Sports Management
Community Development @ Missional University
If you feel a sense of responsibility to reach out to the masses within your local community and abroad outside the walls of the church in your spiritually unique way, then the School of Community Ministry is what you are looking for. Our focus is to assist you in becoming dually effective in providing services and advocating for the social and emotional well-being of others, while also sharing the gospel through your faith and relationship with God. Social services and evangelism are interrelated. One’s physical, spiritual, moral, and other interrelational entities are all linked together. The social and spiritual well-being of an individual is a vital aspect of fulfilling the great commission. The opportunity to meet social needs opens up doors to share your faith and the love of God with others.
Master of Community Ministry (MCM)
Community Health Leadership
Community Health in Global Cultures
Community Services in Global Cultures
Community Transformation
Correctional Leadership
Creative Arts Therapy
Criminal Investigation & Behavioral Profiling
Development in Global Cultures
Faith Community Nursing
Faith Community Nursing in Global Cultures
Faith Community Services
Family Studies in Global Cultures
Financial Fraud Investigation
International Development
International Justice in Global Cultures
Military Advocacy Leadership
Pastoral Care & Chaplaincy
Pastoral Care in Global Cultures
Public Safety & Security
Rehabilitation Counseling
Social Justice in Global Cultures
Social Work
Urban Development
Contextual Communication @ Missional University
TThe School of Creative Expression enables Christian believers to communicate a gospel witness in various forms, media, and styles to bring glory to God through service in the mission of God. The programs in the School of Creative Expression equip missional leaders in foundational courses in a theology of beauty, storytelling, or media and communication and then adds practical courses in communication, media arts, music arts, theatre arts, information technology management and worship studies. Whether you need to learn how to use social media, multimedia, visual communications, graphic design, digital journalism or information technologies – Missional University will give you the tools to serve in faith-based and secular organizations as a Christian witness. Through music arts, you can be equipped in songwriting, ethnomusicology, and in leading worship. Through digital arts, you can be equipped in studio art, graphic design, 2D animation, 3D animation, animation visual effects, publication and print media. Creativity in the arts is extended through storytelling, theatre arts, and film studies and production.
Master of Communication (MCom)
Cybersecurity Management
Digital Journalism in Global Cultures
Ethnoart in Global Cultures
Ethnocinema in Global Cultures
Ethnocommunication in Global Cultures
Ethnodoxology in Global Cultures
Ethnomedia in Global Cultures
Ethnomusic in Global Cultures
Ethnotheatre in Global Cultures
Global Worship Arts
Information Technology Management
Creation Care @ Missional University
The faculty of the School of Ecological Mission are committed to the concept that God is at work not only in the lives and affairs of people across the globe but he is also at work in environments and how peoples are impacted by their natural, social and built environments. Just as sin has corrupted the image of God within persons (Romans 1:18-32), so too sin corrupts social and environmental relationships. In fact, the Apostle Paul writes that "We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time" (Romans 8:22-24). Thus God is about his mission of reconciling people and the entire earth unto himself. Faculty with expertise in a wide range of disciplines work together to equip missional Christians to participate in the mission of God through global health, environmental mission, humanitarian aid, geospatial studies and sustainable communities.
Master of Ecological Mission (MEM)
Demography & Geospatial Studies
Demography in Global Cultures
Ecology & Biodiversity
Geospatial Studies & GeoMission Intelligence
Geospatial Studies in Global Cultures
Sustainable Communities
Sustainable Environments
Master of Global Health (MGH)
Global Health Mission
Epidemiology
Epidemiology in Global Cultures
Faith Medical Mission in Global Cultures
Infectious Disease
Theology & Mission @ Missional University
At Missional University we believe that a Biblical theology of mission is more than a core course. It is foundational to the University’s purpose and curriculum. Compelled by that foundation, the School of Theological Studies is committed to sound teaching in Scripture and doctrine, always in light of God’s missional purpose. As a student in the School of Theological Studies, you will learn how to read the entire Bible missionally - from the heart of a missional God who invites us to participate in his redemptive mission and who sends us as a source of blessing to all peoples of the world. Furthermore, as a student, you will be taught, challenged, and equipped with a missional view of Scripture, history, theology, and ethics, all with a view of deepening your character and growing your mission.
Master of Theological Studies (MTS)
Biblical Studies
Contextual Theology
Contextual Theology in Global Cultures
Cultural Theology in Global Cultures
Early Christian Mission
Ecomissiology in Global Cultures
Ecotheology & Mission
Missional Theology
Missional Theology in Global Cultures
Moral Formation
Public Theology
Social Theology in Global Cultures
Master of Divinity (MDiv)
Biblical Studies
Contextual Theology
Early Christian Mission
Ecotheology & Mission
Missional Theology
Moral Formation
Public Theology
Master of Divinity in Chaplaincy (MDiv / Chaplaincy)
Correctional Chaplaincy
Crisis & Disaster Relief Chaplaincy
Healthcare Chaplaincy
Marketplace Chaplaincy
Military Chaplaincy
Pastoral Care
Master of Divinity (Dual Degree) (MDiv)
Master of Intercultural Studies / MDiv
Master of Religion / MDiv
Master of Missional Ministry / MDiv
Master of International Business Mission / MDiv
Master of International Sports Mission / MDiv
Master of Community Ministry / MDiv
Master of Communication / MDiv
Master of Ecological Mission / MDiv
Master of Global Health / MDiv
Master of Theological Studies / MDiv
Master of Theology (ThM)
Missional Hermeneutics
Missional Theology
Contextual Theology
Cultural Theology
Social Theology
Experiential Learning @ Missional University
Simply put, experiential learning is the process of learning through experience, and is more specifically defined as "learning through reflection on doing.” Experience how to navigate cultures, live missionally, transform communities, create creatively, care for creation and join the mission of God. We provide hands-on learning experiences in 50+ subject areas related to university degree programs through introductory, developmental and demonstration experiential learning. With an international reach in 43+ countries and a growing network of partners, students work with mission entities, nonprofits & NGOs, schools, churches, and church groups worldwide. Expand your experiences worldwide -- our global faculty, staff, and students are from 20+ time zones, across 6 continents, from Washington State, USA to Wellington, New Zealand.
The School of Experiential Learning supports the degree programs in all of the other schools and colleges at Missional University.
Introductory Experiential Learning
Observerships: Shadowing
Practicums: Applying
Introductory Studies: Orienting
Development Experiential Learning
Field Instruction: Integrating
Internship: Practicing
Mentorship: Developing
Demonstration Experiential Learning
Portfolio: Creating
Capstone: Synthesizing
Project: Documenting
Research: Assessing
Thesis: Producing