Bachelor of Arts in Missional Leadership—Interdisciplinary

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Learn to Execute Christian Leadership Skills in a Variety of Ministry Environments and Contexts

This new program will equip you for missional leadership and ministry through core classes and cross-discipline training. Your core training will prepare you to lead in a variety of culturally and economically diverse ministry environments. In addition, the program includes 16 credits of electives from Moody’s undergraduate Bible, theology, and ministry courses. Integrate knowledge and skills from other disciplines like urban ministries, evangelism, and discipleship into your study of missional leadership, tailoring the degree to match your own special ministry vision.

This program also includes a field internship where you will apply what you’ve been taught in class while obtaining valuable, real-world experience. We’ve designed this program to effectively prepare you to lead in any ministry setting.

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Here’s How We’ll Prepare You for Ministry

With a BA in Missional Leadership - Interdisciplinary, you will be able to:
Develop skills to lead effective teams and disciple your employees, volunteers, and people in your community.
Equip others to make disciples across various social-cultural, racial, and class boundaries.
Gain knowledge to engage matters related to race and poverty through a Christian worldview.
Integrate theological leadership in racially, culturally, and economically complex environments.
Discover principles for effective, long-term leadership in a variety of ministry settings, such as church planting, missions, social work, urban ministry and community development, evangelism and discipleship, and children’s and youth ministry.
Integrate knowledge and skills from another discipline into the practice of missional leadership.

This degree is accredited by the following institutions, giving you further confidence in a Moody education.

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Your Career Paths and Ministry Opportunities

When you graduate with a BA in Missional Leadership—Interdisciplinary, you’ll have the practical skills necessary for a wide variety of jobs such as:

  • Executive pastor
  • Church planter
  • Pastor of Missions, Outreach, or Discipleship
  • Urban Ministries or Parachurch leader
  • Community development worker
  • Business manager

Life at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago

Here on our Chicago campus, you’ll live in an uplifting, faithful community alongside your classmates, faculty, and mentors. You’ll also:

  • Deepen your biblical knowledge in every class.
  • Serve in real-life ministry and gain practical experience.
  • Build lifelong relationships with other students through student groups, extracurricular activities, and numerous other opportunities.
  • Grow spiritually as you pursue God’s calling on your life.

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