Graduate professional degree
MATE · 48 graduate credits · Online
A two-year online professional master’s degree forming spiritually mature, biblically grounded, and missionally effective leaders for evangelistic ministry in churches, communities, cultures, and nations.
Degree
Master of Applied Theology and Evangelism
Format
Fully online
Duration
2 years full-time
Credits
48 graduate credits · 16 classes
Program vision
The Master of Applied Theology and Evangelism integrates rigorous theological scholarship with practical evangelistic engagement. Students prepare to proclaim the Gospel faithfully across churches, communities, cultures, institutions, and nations.
Built on biblical and theological foundations, the program develops expertise in evangelism, applied theology, mission strategy, church planting, cultural engagement, apologetics, leadership development, discipleship systems, public theology, and global missions.
Curriculum
The MATE consists of a 27-credit foundational core and a 21-credit applied theology and evangelism concentration.
BS 521
Old Testament Survey I
BS 522
Old Testament Survey II
BS 531
New Testament Survey I
BS 532
New Testament Survey II
BS 540
Introduction to Hermeneutics
TH 601
Theology I
TH 602
Theology II
MN 610
Biblical Spirituality
TH 603 or TH 604
Survey of Historical Theology or Baptist History and Identity
TH 650
Christian Ethics and Public Theology
MS 701
Foundations of Missiology
EV 702
Theology of Evangelism
EV 703
Personal and Relational Evangelism
EV 704
Public, Urban, and Digital Evangelism
EV 705
Evangelistic Leadership Practicum
EV 706
Evangelism Capstone Seminar
Graduate capabilities
Graduates apply biblical wisdom, theological clarity, missional strategy, and leadership skill to Gospel-centered ministry.
Concentration formation
An advanced study of Great Commission theology, Kingdom proclamation, conversion and regeneration, Gospel theology, salvation and mission, and evangelism in church history. Includes a major research paper.
Develop conversational evangelism, testimony development, apologetic engagement, interpersonal communication, spiritual mentoring, and follow-up discipleship through a supervised evangelism portfolio.
Design strategic evangelism campaigns through public engagement, digital platforms, community ministries, urban mission strategies, media-based apologetics, and cross-cultural communication.
Explore mission theology and history, global Christianity, cultural anthropology, contextualization, and mission strategy through a cross-cultural ministry research project.
Develop theological responses to culture, politics, economics, human dignity, social justice, and public witness.
Applied ministry
EV 705 provides supervised ministry formation in an approved field setting, connecting classroom learning to faithful local and global engagement.
Local churches, church plants, university ministries, urban missions, international ministries, evangelistic organizations, and community outreach centers.
120 ministry hours, weekly reflection reports, faculty mentoring sessions, ministry evaluation, and a strategic ministry project.
Develop Gospel presentation, public speaking, storytelling, community analysis, outreach development, worldview analysis, team building, volunteer mobilization, and ministry administration.
Research and integration
Throughout the program, students develop a portfolio demonstrating the integration of scholarship, mission strategy, and ministry leadership.
Capstone
EV 706 Evangelism Capstone Seminar integrates theology, evangelism, mission, and leadership in a culminating ministry project.
A 12,000–15,000 word thesis in evangelistic theology, missiology, church growth, church planting, urban missions, or global evangelization.
A comprehensive ministry initiative with an evangelism strategy, community analysis, leadership framework, implementation plan, assessment metrics, and a 7,500–10,000 word report.
Multiplication movements, missional ecclesiology, and leadership development.
Community transformation, city mission strategy, and public theology.
Cross-cultural ministry, international church leadership, and mission partnerships.
Online ministry, digital discipleship, and social media engagement.
Christian worldview, comparative religions, and intellectual evangelism.
Prepare to proclaim Christ, engage culture with theological wisdom, disciple believers toward maturity, and lead Gospel-centered ministry in local and global settings.
Begin your applicationFully online · 48 graduate credits · 2 years