Graduate Admissions
Rochester College offers a two year Masters of Religious Education degree that is designed to provide advanced preparation for men and women for full time ministry in church and para-church service, preparation for a life of scholarship and teaching, and personal spiritual enrichment.
We believe that ministry in the church should be characterized by careful, honest, and rigorous engagement of the church’s Scriptures, her history, her theology, and the vast variety of cultures in which she finds her service.
In light of this conviction, the Masters of Religious Education intends to guide students in the pursuit and development of critical skills in research, written and oral communication, with focused work on the primary sources of the church's life and ministry.
The Masters Program consists of 36 hours of graduate course work built around five foundational classes:
- Introduction to Graduate Studies
- Advanced Exegesis and Hermeneutics
- Old Testament Theology
- New Testament Theology
- Introduction to Systematic Theology
Students then select one of two tracks currently offered:Ministry or New Testament.
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This degree is for leaders of all kind: staff ministers of all stripes, elders and other lay leaders, persons anticipating a career shift involving ministry.
For more information, you can contact Dr. Mark Love, Director of the Resource Center for Missional Leadership at Rochester College.
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