Master of Arts: Worship and Business Management
WBM General Description
The Master of Arts in Worship and Business degree program offers practical training needed for growing and developing as a practitioner of worship and business management. Robust theological, worship, and business training provide a platform for students to engage in an equipping process whereby skills needed for congregational shepherding and healthy business management are discovered, combined, nurtured and enriched.
This type of degree is called “a collaborative discipline degree” in that two areas of study [disciplines] are combined into one unique experience for the purpose of uniquely equipping the student as a professional practitioner – in two strategic but related areas.
These two disciplines combine for the purpose of uniquely equipping students for a specific job or task in either the church, para-church or business communities. The experience in worship and business management also serves as a tool for training and equipping of worship leaders and business professionals as practitioners in two strategic areas.
This degree features a complete and balanced educational experience in worship, including: worship in the old and new testament; history, theology and practical application of worship; spiritual formation; and contemporary issues in worship.
The WBM degree features a complete and equally balanced educational experience in business management, including courses in: marketing, accounting and finance for managers; organizational behavior and leadership; strategy for servant leaders; and internet technology strategy for business.
Considered a “market driven worship degree,” the program is designed to respond to the two strategic needs in the local church: 1) Equip part-time, bi-vocational worship pastors in areas of worship theology and principles for business management; and, 2) Equip full-time vocational pastors already schooled in music in areas needed for part-time lay and/or full-time vocation in the business community.
WBM Student Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the Master of Arts in Worship and Business Management program should be able to:
- Formulate a Biblical and Theological philosophy of worship;
- Evaluate ministry needs in a worship ministry;
- Assess the strengths and weaknesses of a balanced worship ministry;
- Synthesize and apply the functional areas of business to meet organizational goals;
- Analyze and evaluate organizational related artifacts to make appropriate
management decisions.
Curriculum Requirements
Core Courses
| MWL 5000 | Worship Ministry Dynamics and Relationships | 3 |
| MWL 5010 | Worship in the Old and New Testaments | 3 |
| MWL 5020 | History of Worship in the Christian Church | 3 |
| MWL 5030 | Theology of Christian Worship | 3 |
| MWL 5201 | Spiritual Formation of the Worship Leader | 3 |
| MWL 6080 | Church Leadership and Contemporary Issues in Worship | 3 |
| BUS 5900 | Foundations for Graduate Business Studies | 1 |
| BUS 6000 | Introduction to Graduate Business Studies | 2 |
| MKT 5093 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| BUS 5013 | Organizational Behavior and Leadership | 3 |
| ITI 5700 | IT Strategy in Business | 3 |
| BUS 6200 | Leadership and Strategic Planning for Servant Leaders | 3 |
| BUS 6015 | Accounting and Finance for Managers | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 36