Master of Divinity (MDiv)

Discern God’s will and claim your unique call

Become a servant leader who ministers through radical theological imagination

Master of Divinity students take an active part in exploring and defining their strengths, background, gifts for ministry, and vocational calling. Garrett’s integrative curriculum prepares students for a wide variety of congregational and non-congregational ministry settings.

Degree Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to
demonstrate a general knowledge of:

Scripture
History and doctrine
Practices of the Christian traditions
Interpret Scripture and tradition critically and constructively in the varying contexts of contemporary life
Demonstrate a growing depth of understanding and practice in personal and corporate spiritual discipline(s)
Promote prophetic inquiry and witness for the sake of justice
Engage in critically informed analyses of gender, race, culture, social and economic structures that shape human beings
Articulate critical and multi-faceted expressions of the gospel and invites others to receive it
Demonstrate the capacity to nurture further Christian formation through the practices of ministry (e.g., prayer, liturgy, preaching, pastoral care, and teaching)

Concentrations

Concentrations are not required. Declaring a concentration allows you to customize your education for your ministry context. Current concentrations include:

African American Church Leadership (interdisciplinary)
Christian Education
Church History
Congregational Leadership
Ecological Regeneration
Ethics
Evangelism
LGBTQ Studies (in partnership with Chicago Theological Seminary)
Pastoral Care and Counseling
Pastoral Leadership
Peace Studies (in partnership with Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary)
Spiritual Formation
Theology
Worship