Ravenburn

We offer a Master of Arts in Church Ministry and in Applied Church Ministry, and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Church Ministry. 

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Master of Arts Degree ("MA")

 

We have two types of MA programs. The first is our MA in Church Ministry. This is a local degree, so students must live at our branch at Cedar Rapids, IA, to study under the tutelage of our MA director, John Janke, and his associates in the greater CR area.

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It's a 3-year degree, comprising 12 quarters and 2 summer sessions. Students will be expected to participate not only in the material germane to John's program but also in general-learning reading, in order to develop the habit of intentional, aggressive reading in areas not usually associated with ministry.

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BASIC OVERVIEW OF MA IN CHURCH MINISTRY

(CLASSROOM MODE)

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Overview of the Degree

 

This is a "classroom mode" degree, which simply means the material is disseminated via the classroom. The classes meet in an offline space regularly throughout the week, and you have to be there to attend the class, etc.

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Here is a list of the classes this degree offers. This is a rotating list, and all the classes are here.

(click here to see list)

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Full-time students must take the following every quarter:

• the Graduate General-Learning Unit, .5 credits (online, land, or hybrid) ($50)

• the Graduate Program-Specific Unit, 2 credits (online, land, or hybrid) ($470)

• the Graduate Practicum, 2.5 credits (land only) ($105)

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They must take the following every summer except for the 3rd year:

• the Summer GLU, .5 credits (online) ($50)

• the Christian Classics Reading, .5 credits (online) ($30)

• the Graduate Practicum, 1 credit (land only) ($45)

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The cost of tuition and fees for a complete year (not including books):

• the 4 quarters, $2,500

• the 4 quarterly accreditation fees ($25/qtr), $100

• the 1 summers session, $​125​

      YEARLY TOTAL: $2,725

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The cost for the 3 years required for this MA programs (only tuition & fees):

• the first 2 years (each year with 4 quarters and 1 summer session): $5,450

• the 3rd year (4 quarters): $2,600 

      GRAND TOTAL: $​8,050

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Projected Living Expenses

 

These estimates are on the low end. Students will be strongly encouraged to curtail their entertainment expenses and to eat frugally (we will provide optional instruction on shopping and food preparation):

• $200/mth for housing (when possible, students will be paired up)​

• $225/mth for food

• $125/mth for gas

      TOTAL: $550 ($6,600/yr)

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BASIC OVERVIEW OF MA IN APPLIED CHURCH MINISTRY

(MENTORSHIP MODE)

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Overview of the Degree

 

This is a "mentorship mode" degree, which means that it is overseen by two mentors, a sponsoring school (in this case, RBHC), and our accreditation agency, the Open Latch Education Foundation.

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In short, RHBC is in a position to help a pair of mentors who have MA degrees plus at least 5 years of professional experience set up their own mentorship MA program at their own local or place of ministry. This program can be customized so that the mentor group can specially customize a program for even just one student from their network. 

 

The credit spread for an MA degree is between 40 to 70 credits past the BA. Mentors must build a program from the following types of credits:

• Reading credits (required for all MA plans)

• Writing credits (required for all MA plans)

• Project credits (required for all MA plans)

• Contact credits (required for all MA plans)

• Training credits (required for some MA plans)

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If you feel that you are interested in developing an MA mentorship program, please contact our current director. (click to go to faculty page)