Adventist University of Africa

There are any reasons to join the program. Some of them are:

• The MA in Pastoral Theology is offered at a Chartered University
• The program is taught by highly-qualified international faculty who are experts in their field of academics and practice
• Students benefit from a variety of the on-campus and e-library resources
• This program enables practicing pastors to pursue a higher degree in the context of a learning community
• This program raises the level and effectiveness of the ministers at a time of rapid membership growth in numbers and sophistication
• This program helps identify excellent pastoral practitioners who are also outstanding students who could be encouraged to consider further studies to become professors of pastoral theology.

In addition to the general requirements of the University for admission into Master’s programs, Master of Pastoral Theology applicants must:

• Have a first degree in Theology/Religion from a recognized university plus 28 credits of General Education courses, with a minimum of 2.5 grade point average (on a 4.0 point scale) or its equivalent.
• Have a minimum of 4-full years of experience. Applicants with less years of field or professional experience may be admitted if they have a minimum of 3.0 grade point average or equivalent and fulfill other admission requirements.
• Must request their former universities and employing organizations to send recommendations directly to the AUA Office of Admissions.

Application form can be filled out on our website (aua.ac.ke).

The MA in Pastoral Theology program is delivered on the chosen campuses of three African Divisions: ECD – AUA/University of Eastern Africa Baraton, SID - Solusi University/Helderberg College, WAD – Babcock University. The delivery mode of this program is not entirely traditional. Students take four intensive 9-week long yearly sessions, with three weeks devoted entirely to each 3-semester credit course, thus completing 36 semester credits. Throughout this educational experience students continue in their employment during the year, since no classes are offered between sessions.The List of Required Courses:

• GSEM 606 Project/Thesis/Dissertation Research and Writing
• CHMN 639 Church Growth and the Equipping Pastor
• CHMN 634 Youth Ministry
• CHMN 630 Church Leadership and Administration
• CHMN 667 Health Ministry
• NTST 660 Gospels
• NTST/OTST 646 Studies in Biblical Exegesis
• OTST 565/665 Pentateuch
• THST 610 Revelation, Inspiration, and Hermeneutics
• THST 660 Issues in Adventist Theology
• CHPH 643 Christian Professional Ethics
• MSSN 660 Topics in Mission

In addition to the above-mentioned coursework, students write a project for the course GSEM 695 Pastoral Theology Project (6 credits). This research work has a theoretical framework and a practical application. The project is designed to help pastors in training to use research methods to solve problems in a chosen area of pastoral ministry. The written report is around 60-80 pages in length.

Find a sample proposal for the program attached below:   

In order to graduate, a student is required to:

• Successfully complete a minimum of 42 credits
• Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (on the 4.0 scale)
• Successfully complete and submit the project.

For direct questions about Adventist University of Africa’s MA in Pastoral Theology program please contact the program director:Eriks Galenieks, PhD
MA in PT Program Director
Phone: +254-736-223-212
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