The MA in Missional Leadership equips Christians for leadership roles within the church, with particular reference to understanding and engaging with the challenges of leadership in a post-Christian, postmodern cultural setting.
This is a practical, supported distance-learning theology course, in which the academic context of the course is reflected on within the students’ own ministry setting.
Missional church requires missional leadership. The course is comprised of six modules, studied over two years, establishing a theoretical base, acquisition of key skills, as well as a critical engagement of missional leadership. You will be supplied with comprehensive Learning Packs for each topic on the course. Your work with these packs will be supported by regular engagement with a Regional Study Network (RSN) – local study groups comprised of fellow students, who meet to review, discuss and enhance their learning guided by a tutor.
The course is assessed by six essays (4,000 words), each accompanied by reflective exercises based on a student journal (1,000 words), a dissertation proposal (1,000-1,500 words) and a final dissertation of 12,000 – 14,000 words on a subject of your own choice related to the themes of the course.
* Validated by York St John University.
For the academic year 2010/11 there are seven RSNs located at Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, London (Battersea), Reading and Sheffield. Each RSN will meet for two full days per term.
All MA students come together for an annual summer school, held over an extended weekend in July. Three topics, one from each module, are covered at the Summer School as well as induction sessions (for first year students) and research skills sessions (for second year students).
Click here to download more information about this course (PDF).
MA in Missional Leadership
The MA in Missional Leadership equips Christians for leadership roles within the church, with particular reference to understanding and engaging with the challenges of leadership in a post-Christian, postmodern cultural setting.
This is a practical, supported distance-learning theology course, in which the academic context of the course is reflected on within the students’ own ministry setting.
Missional church requires missional leadership. The course is comprised of six modules, studied over two years, establishing a theoretical base, acquisition of key skills, as well as a critical engagement of missional leadership. You will be supplied with comprehensive Learning Packs for each topic on the course. Your work with these packs will be supported by regular engagement with a Regional Study Network (RSN) – local study groups comprised of fellow students, who meet to review, discuss and enhance their learning guided by a tutor.
The course is assessed by six essays (4,000 words), each accompanied by reflective exercises based on a student journal (1,000 words), a dissertation proposal (1,000-1,500 words) and a final dissertation of 12,000 – 14,000 words on a subject of your own choice related to the themes of the course.
* Validated by York St John University.
For the academic year 2010/11 there are seven RSNs located at Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, London (Battersea), Reading and Sheffield. Each RSN will meet for two full days per term.
All MA students come together for an annual summer school, held over an extended weekend in July. Three topics, one from each module, are covered at the Summer School as well as induction sessions (for first year students) and research skills sessions (for second year students).
Click here to download more information about this course (PDF).
Course Modules
406.1 Missional Leadership (Theory) More details.
406.2 Leadership Formation (Formation) More details.
406.3 Leadership Skills (Skills) More details.
406.4 Gospel and Culture: God and World (Theory) More details.
406.5 Forming Missional Communities (Formation) More details.
406.6 Engaging the Local (Skills) More details.
How to apply (MA)