Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation and Discipleship - Chicago
Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation and Discipleship
The Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation and Discipleship (M.A.S.F.D.) program is designed for the university graduate or the Bible college graduate. Over one hundred years ago, D. L. Moody urged the church to return to the training of soul physicians. These are men and women who have learned to lean upon the Holy Spirit in both diagnosing the condition of the soul and in aiding others to experience the blessing that can be found in the Lord Jesus Christ. True ministry flows from the inner man (John 7:3-39) and genuine growth involves a strengthening of our spirits (Luke 1:80; Ephesians 3:16).
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The Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation and Discipleship (M.A.S.F.D.) program is designed for the university graduate or the Bible college graduate. Over one hundred years ago, D. L. Moody urged the church to return to the training of soul physicians. These are men and women who have learned to lean upon the Holy Spirit in both diagnosing the condition of the soul and in aiding others to experience the blessing that can be found in the Lord Jesus Christ. True ministry flows from the inner man (John 7:3-39) and genuine growth involves a strengthening of our spirits (Luke 1:80; Ephesians 3:16).
This program is designed to allow God to do a work in students that He may freely work through them. It is aimed at equipping students to meet the spiritual needs of others and to shepherd, exhort and guide God's people. Training people to be soul physicians involves obeying Paul's instruction to Timothy to first pay close attention to yourself and your teaching, which results not only in one's sanctification and becoming a living epistle but also an overflowing to others in fulfilling the Great Commission. It may be a pathway to vocational employment as a minister of discipleship, small groups or other aspects of the educational ministries of the church throughout the world.
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