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Certificate in Global Christian Worship
24 units
The Certificate in Global Christian Worship provides
individuals in mission and ministry with missiological training for making Jesus
Christ known among the nations through a people’s music system. It may also
serve as post-degree training to supplement and enhance the student’s training
for mission and ministry.
Description
- A six-course (24 units) certificate program designed
to equip and empower missionaries and ministers to effectively employ
cultural music in making Jesus Christ known and worshiped.
- Serves not only as an introductory set of courses but
also allows students and the mission/ministry professional to do additional
work to enhance their area of service.
- The Certificate in Global Christian Worship is a
stand-alone certificate that fosters the development of a full-complement of
ministry skills. It is designed to equip leaders to do holistic mission
that draws on communication modes within a given society. Thus, it provides
professional certification of training geared towards cross-cultural
ministry and/or consultancy.
The Certificate in Global Christian Worship requires the
successful completion of 24-quarter units and an integrative essay. Since
certificate courses may be applied to master's level degree programs, students
can utilize their time as certificate students to explore the possibility of a
School of Intercultural Studies master’s degree.
Curriculum
The Certificate in Global Christian
Worship requires the completion of six master’s-level courses (24 units) and an
integrative essay written at the conclusion of the coursework. Of the 24
units, 16 must consist of the below courses:
Global Christian Worship Focus (16 units)
ME 510 Ethnomusicology I:
Christian Communication through Music (4 units)
Choose any 3 classes or equivalent of 12 units from the below (12 units):
- ME 513 Perspectives in
Global Christian Worship (4 units)
- ME 515 Communicating Christ
through Narrative & Song (4 units)
- ME 518 Exegeting a Musical
Culture (4 units)
- ME 519 Ethnomusicology II:
Theory and Analysis (4 units)
- ME530 Theology in Song (4
units)
- MT520 Biblical Foundation
of Mission (4 units)
Electives (8 units)
The
electives can consist of School of Intercultural Studies, Brehm Center, School
of Theology, or School of Psychology courses. Recommended School of
Intercultural elective courses include:
- MB500 Culture and
Transformation (4 units)
- MB520 Anthropology (4
units)
- MB529 Intercultural
Attachment: Building Relationships Across Cultures (4 units)
- ME 506 Communicating the
Gospel Cross-Culturally (4 units)
- ME 514 Leading Worship in
Multi-Ethnic Ministries (4 units)
- Under Development: MEXXX
Gospel Music in the Global Church (4 units)
- MP536 Spiritual Journey of
U2 (4 units)
- Any School of Intercultural
Studies ME course (4 units)
Integrative Essay
The
integrative essay consists of a one-paragraph summary for each of the courses
the student completed during the certificate program and a 1,500-word essay
reflecting on the program and its value/relevance to the student’s life and/or
ministry.
Learning Outcomes
- Graduates will participate in the mission of God and
the ministries of the global Church from an evangelical missiological
perspective.
- Graduates will demonstrate critical thinking and
integration skills in order to foster individual and social transformation.
- Graduates will demonstrate sensitivity to cultural and
ethnic diversity for building relationships and for communicating the Gospel
in context.
- Graduates will have skills and knowledge and networks
of relationships to pursue vocations that engage the mission of God
globally.
- Graduates will value the importance of spiritual
formation in both its personal and communal dimensions.
Recipients of Fuller’s Certificate in Global Christian Worship are equipped for enhanced
ministries as missionaries, church leaders, incarnational disciples in their
communities and abroad, and professionals in the marketplace. They are also well
prepared to support others in ministry, both theologically and practically.
Notes:
- For specific
curriculum information, including information on transfer credit, please contact
the SIS Academic Advising or click
HERE to view Fuller's
Online Catalog.
- This program is available for U.S. citizens and permanent
residents only due to the limited availability of courses for each academic
year.
Admissions Information
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- Official transcript showing a bachelor's degree earned from an accredited
institution of higher learning, with a cumulative undergraduate grade point
average of 2.7 or above
- Evidence of personal maturity as communicated through a pastoral reference
and the applicant's religious autobiography
- Fuller's application form, with application fee attached
Note:
Applicants whose native language is not English or whose medium of instruction for all secondary
and post-secondary education is not English must either submit a test score of the
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) taken within the past two years or the
International English Language Testing System (IELTS), Academic Format, taken within the
past two years. Please click here for minimum required scores.
If you would like to apply online to this program, click
here.
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