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Explore your God-given calling while elevating your ministry at North Greenville University.

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Biblically faithful & personally flexible. That’s your education—elevated.

Months to Complete

75 credit program tailored to speed through or go slower if life gets too hectic—that’s convenient.

Start Dates

Your schedule might not align with ours. That’s why we offer five separate start dates each year. Your studies on your time, at NGU.

God’s Glory. Your Calling.

You shouldn’t have to choose between academic growth and practical ministry. That’s why our Master of Divinity program integrates an in-class curriculum with real-world impact. Explore classical theological and biblical frameworks in Old Testament, New Testament, and biblical interpretation. Engage applied disciplines such as evangelism, missions, discipleship, and spiritual formation.

Prepare for meaningful ministry and increase your impact as a Christian leader who makes a difference. Pastor, church planter, missionary, missions director, parachurch minister, and more. Elevate your calling, at NGU.

Study Ministry from a Biblical Perspective

Biblical Interpretation
Spiritual Formation
Personal Evangelism
New Testament Research and Application
Old Testament Research and Application
Christian Theology

Choose three of the following:

Introduction to Biblical Preaching
Leadership Development in the Local Congregation
Pastoral Ministry in the Local Congregation
Pastoral Theology
Basic Pastoral Counseling
Minister as Pastoral Care Leader
Pre-Marital and Marriage Counseling

Choose three of the following:

Church Growth and Renewal
Church Revitalization
Christian Education in the Local Congregation
Practicum in the Southern Baptist Convention
Contemporary Issues in Church Growth
Spiritual Gifts

Choose four of the following:

Theology of the Christian Life
Angelology and Spiritual Warfare
Psalms and Christian Spirituality
Contemporary Evangelical Spirituality
Devotional Classics of the Christian Faith
Prayer and Spiritual Awakening
Discipleship

Choose four of the following:

Contemporary Issues in Evangelism
Evangelism and Chuch Planting
Effective Evangelism in the Local Congregation
Introduction to Christian Missions
Christian Faith and World Religions
Practicum in North American Missions
Practicum in International Missions
Foundations of a Christian Worldview

*You will also complete two elective courses of your choosing and a research thesis capstone after completing all of your core requirements.

Ministry Beside Experienced & Faithful Disciplers

Walter E. Johnson, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Christian Studies

Jeff Rankin, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, College of Christian Studies

Matthew Wireman
Associate Dean, The School of Ministry

Mike Landrum, M.Div.
Director, Youth Ministry

Gerald Roe, D.Miss.
Professor, Intercultural Studies

Thomas Willoughby, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Christian Studies

Donny R. Mathis II, Ph.D.
Professor, Christian Studies

Joshua J. Styles, J.D.
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice and Christian Studies

Curtis K. Horn Jr., Ph.D.
Professor, Christian Studies

Frankie J. Melton, Jr., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Christian Studies

Stephen G. Crouse, Ph.D.
Professor, Spiritual Formation and Ministry

Bill W. Murray, Ph.D.
Professor, Christian Studies

Dallas Vandiver
Assistant Professor

Stories that Started Here

Gretchen Durrell ’12

NGU has always been close to my heart because it’s a family legacy.

Jason Young DMin ’00 & ’20

The degree was affordable and delivered in a format that worked well for me.

Micheal Pardue, MCM ’10

I currently serve as President of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.

More Successes

North Greenville University (NGU) admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.