Overview

The specialized training in this degree program increases your ministry potential to reach more children and families with life-changing ministry and biblical solutions that address contemporary needs.

Our emphasis on qualitative research provides opportunities to learn from formal research projects, including interviews with children, parents, and leaders in the field. Select student projects and presentations on key issues in Children’s Ministry are published in a bi-annual journal made available to Children’s Ministry leaders worldwide. Plus, students can earn their M.A. in Children’s Ministry completely online from Dallas Baptist University.

Mission Statement

The mission of Dallas Baptist University is to provide Christ-centered quality higher education in the arts, sciences, and professional studies at both the undergraduate and graduate levels to traditional age and adult students in order to produce servant leaders who have the ability to integrate faith and learning through their respective callings.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Ministry Research and Writing Across Media
Spiritual Life
Ministry Mentorship
Applied Hermeneutics
Christian History and Heritage
Systematic Theology

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00

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English

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Dallas, United States

Disciplines

Theology and Religious Studies Christian Studies Early Childhood Education View 389 other Masters in Theology and Religious Studies in United States

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General requirements

Evidence that the student is a Christian and is compatible with DBU's mission by proven conduct in accordance with Christian standards set forth in the Bible, announced intent, and by church involvement.
Church Membership Requirement (for admission into the Master’s Ministry Degrees, Advanced Ministry Certificate Programs, EDD in Educational Leadership—all concentrations, and PHD in Leadership Studies’ Ministry Concentration): Within the last 12 months, the applicant must have been an active member of a Christian church that holds Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and who holds solely the Old Testament and the New Testament as sacred Scripture.

Tuition Fees

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49716 USD / full

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49716 USD / full

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49716 USD / full

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Funding

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