Earn Your MACF and MBA or MNA
Completing a dual-master’s degree in Christian formation (MACF) and business administration (MBA) or nonprofit administration (MNA) will allow you to deepen your biblical and theological foundation while gaining the skills you need for management. No matter your role, understanding organizational behavior, budgeting, financial decision making, and strategic management will help you confidently and sustainably grow your ministry and lead your congregation, clients, or colleagues. You’ll be fully equipped to pursue career advancement or seek a new ministry position. With a firm grounding in Christian teaching, discipleship, and spirituality, you’ll be ready to answer God’s call to serve the world in new ways.
Field Education
As a companion to your academic work at the Seminary, you’ll complete seven credits of Field Education. This will include both cultural competency and theological reflection experiences, as well as supervised practical training in an internship.
Vocational Development
From the moment you enter Seminary, you will be immersed in a community that places vocational development front and center alongside academic preparation. Identity and spiritual formation coursework, psychological testing, and specific attention paid to sustainable ministry and self-care habits are all crucial elements of your development as a minister. North Park Theological Seminary will also walk alongside you as you complete your education and move into ministry and the credential process of the Evangelical Covenant Church.
Course Areas
These 69-hour dual-master’s degrees degrees include courses in the Bible, history, theology, spiritual formation, and ministry, as well as leadership, strategic decision making, finances, and nonprofit fundraising, depending on your chosen business or nonprofit degree.
Faculty Spotlight:
Dr. Mary Chase-Ziolek
As a faculty member in both the School of Nursing and the Theological Seminary, Dr. Mary Chase-Ziolek integrates her faith in her work and helps students draw connections between faith and health.
Study On Campus or Virtually
A MACF plus an MBA/MNA can be completed in four years of part-time study and internships. Distance students join their classmates on campus twice a year for in-person intensive classes and participate in classes virtually across fall and spring semesters.
MACF Dual Degree Course Sequence