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Develop the skills you need to integrate a whole-health approach to patient care and learn strategic intervention methods that will equip you to effectively serve patients.

Our instructors have real-world experience in behavioral health careers and will use their knowledge to prepare you to make a difference in the world. You’ll learn about

• Theories of health and unhealthy human development
• Etiology and impact of addictions
• Methodology for crisis intervention
• Diversity concepts

With this degree, you will develop a Christian worldview that promotes ethical patient care and behavioral health practices and integrates your heart for service with the scientific understanding of human behavior to advance your vocational calling.

Potential job titles and projected growth between 2018 – 2028:

• Mental Health Counselors – 22%, faster than average growth
• Social Workers – 12%, average growth
• Behavioral Disorder Counselors – 22%, much faster than average growth

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You shouldn’t have to choose between professional development and the reality of your day-to-day responsibilities. With our flexible online program, you will be challenged to further develop your business management skills while pursuing your vocational calling.

Refine your leadership abilities through comprehensive instruction in organization design and management, business law, accounting principles, and human resource management.

Potential job titles and projected job growth between 2018 – 2028 include:

• Marketing Manager – 8%, faster than average
• Business Analyst – 14%, much faster than average
• Sales Manager – 5%, faster than average

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Our General Studies bachelor’s degree program is designed for hardworking adults like you who desire a foundational education upon which to launch your career trajectory.

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If you feel called to ministry, our online Church Ministries program will equip you to build and lead the local church.

Gain a broad understanding of foundational concepts in English, natural science, behavioral and social sciences, humanities, Bible, and elective classes.

Get the degree you need online for the career you want. Practical. Affordable. Achievable.

Certificate program beginning Fall 2020

Enhance your knowledge of analytics and use that knowledge to help guide business strategy and growth. Discover how computational, statistical, and information technology tools are used to give insight into trends and relevant business information. Big data often presents big problems for businesses. Use your skills in data analytics to overcome challenges and anticipate future business needs.

If you are in a helping field, or feel called to a career in mental health, counseling, or psychology, this certificate will enhance your skills.

This certificate program provides the foundation in leadership principles and musical practices needed to reach the church community at large. The theological depth of this program will enable students to lead in ministry and produce appropriate service design at the highest level.

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Develop your personal leadership philosophy that integrates biblical values and ethics while gaining the skills you need to effectively lead your organization.

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Take your leadership abilities to the next level as you gain skills in administrative-level oversight in K-12 schools.

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This online, 30-credit program is designed to advance your skills in the latest techniques in classroom instruction and curriculum design.

Learning from seasoned professors who have years of real-world experience, you’ll enhance your abilities and develop strategies and concepts necessary for maximum impact as an educator. Learn the latest techniques in classroom instruction and curriculum design that will empower you to embrace your calling as a leader.

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Inspire a passion for reading in the next generation of students as you build your leadership in literacy skills.

Literacy is one of the basic human needs for success and a bright future. Our Master’s program will empower you as a literacy leader and equip you with strategies to lead students to ongoing success in all fields of study.

Combine your passion for helping others with the training and hands-on experience you need to become a professional counselor.

Our comprehensive program combines practical and theoretical training led by experienced instructors. You will be prepared to work in a variety of mental health settings, including community mental health, private practice, medical facilities, substance abuse programs, correctional facilities and more.

Serve students with an integrated and faith-based approach to counseling services.

Our rigorous master’s degree program will ensure that you receive the training needed to impact the lives of students and their families in a school setting.

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Our rigorous program will advance your leadership capabilities and position you for greater success in the classroom or in top supervisory roles in K-12 education.

You will be challenged to expand your knowledge of curriculum and design, educational funding, resource management, and effective learning techniques. Delivered through a cohort model, our program allows you to collaborate with and learn from peers in education. Highlighted throughout is the use of technology as an instructional tool.

Enhance your master’s degree and teaching or student services certificate with this certification to help connect students to resources and services they need to succeed.

Discover how to beat the competition and produce your best work by gaining key leadership skills in organizational improvement.

Our Lean Six Sigma certification provides comprehensive training in identifying and addressing organizational problems. Learn how to recognize causes, collect appropriate data, and develop a plan that accomplishes your organizational goals.

TERMS:  Spring, Fall
FORMAT:  Residential, Hybrid & Online
COST PER CREDIT:  $565
SCHOOL:  AGTS

Offered as a residential, hybrid, or online program, the Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree at AGTS is a leading edge program designed to enable:

• A deep grasp of God’s mission in the world and its development throughout history to the present
• Skills for interpreting the Scriptures
• Appreciation for and experience of the empowering of God’s Spirit in transformation and ministry
• Rigorous reflection on Christian truths
• Holistic leadership for engaging contemporary challenges
• Effective evangelism, disciple-making, and meeting of community needs
• Practical competencies needed for ministry in a pluralistic society

The M.Div. prepares students for pastoral and other vocational ministries in the church, teaching ministries in local Districts and churches, and for advanced graduate programs in Bible and Theology (e.g., Ph.D., and ministry (e.g., D.Min.)

Overview of Curriculum:

• Mission of God & World Christianity – 12 credits
• Bible & Theology – 27 credits
• Practical Theology – 24 credits
• Electives – 9 credits
• Field Education & Research Project – 3 credits
• Theological Research & Writing – 3 credits
• Total – 78 credits

The Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies (MAIS) is a 48-credit degree serving those preparing for multi-cultural ministry in a domestic or foreign context. Students take an intercultural practicum under the guidance of an experienced mentor. The MAIS allows for up to nine credits of approved courses to be taken by prior approval from a foreign school and integrated into the program at AGTS. Concentration options include:

• Intercultural Studies
• Global Missions
• Member Care
• Islamic Studies 

Degree Program Overview

The Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies (MAIS) is a 48-credit degree designed to form leaders with a thorough understanding of God’s mission for the Church and the interpersonal and intercultural communication skills essential for productive ministry in cross-cultural settings. The program helps students integrate anthropology, psychology, sociology and theology to inform the task of world evangelization and the planting and nurturing of the Church. It also trains missionaries and other cross-cultural workers for roles in theological education and the development of leaders.

The Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MATS) is designed to serve as an intermediate degree for further graduate programs in biblical and theological studies. It is also designed to provide advanced biblical and theological training for ministers who want to enhance their ministry in specialized areas such as teaching and church-related writing. The program is based on an important set of core courses, but allows the student the flexibility of up to 18 credits to provide the best preparation for the student’s future goals.

Program Overview

A student who holds the Master of Divinity degree, or first graduate theological degree providing equivalent theological background (including the requisite biblical languages), may apply for admission to the degree of Master of Theology (Th.M.). The program requires 32 credits.

The Th.M. program is designed for the student to advance his or her knowledge of a major field of theological research, particularly through the acquisition of, and practice in, the methods and tools of theological research. The student will advance his or her preparation for pastoral ministry, teaching ministry, or for more advanced graduate study. The following three concentrations are offered: Old Testament Interpretation and Biblical Theology, New Testament Interpretation and Biblical Theology, and Biblical Exegesis and Systematic Theology.

The Th.M. program emphasizes the integration of, and reciprocal influence of, hermeneutics, exegesis, biblical theology and systematic theology. Th.M. students study in the modular courses of the Ph.D. in Biblical Interpretation and Theology.

Degree Components and Requirements

Program Schedule

The AGTS Doctor of Applied Intercultural Studies (DAIS) recognizes the priority of the Holy Spirit’s person and power in accomplishing the mission of God (Missio Dei) and creates an environment in which students can experience the kind of learning that connects them more deeply to the Spirit’s work in mission and allows them to focus their program on specific application of their learning in the field. The DAIS (formerly known as the Doctor of Missiology program) has risen to serve these intercultural ministry and missions leaders by:

• Enhancing missionary practice and resources
• Preparing participants to teach missiology at any level
• Building foundations for training missionaries overseas
• Equipping leaders for compassion ministries

Degree Program Overview

The AGTS Doctor of Applied Intercultural Studies consists of 48 credits earned in 10 modules, an area studies research tutorial, and a professional project, and is built around several components.

• Pentecostal perspective: Distinctive emphasis on Spirit-empowered mission in a global context.
• Lifestyle fit: Relocating to Springfield is not necessary; the DAIS requires only five visits to AGTS over the course of the program.
• Cohort experience: Learning and growth occur through the bonds formed with other career missionaries and intercultural servants in a diverse small group setting.
• Modular convenience: Courses are taught in two, one-week blocks scheduled back-to-back allowing two classes on one airfare.
• Contextualized study: Area studies, special study with an approved educational provider and/or tutelage offer field-based training.

Delivery format

A modular format requires five trips to AGTS over three years (all in July and December). Two courses are taken during each two-week session. Participants earn 48 credits in:

• Five Core courses
• Three Track courses (Missiological Studies or Relief and Development)
• Three Elective courses
• Project

A modular format requires five trips to AGTS over three years (all in July and December). Two courses are taken during each two-week session.

The AGTS Doctor of Philosophy in Intercultural Studies (Ph.D./ICS) facilitates the development and academic certification of vocations in missiological and intercultural teaching and scholarship by:

• Providing an environment and essential tools that enable research and theological reflection:
• Creating a unique learning experience customized to each student’s call, gifts and academic interest;
• Equipping missiologists for research, teaching and missional praxis in an increasingly complex multicultural
  world; and
• Giving credible voice to scholar practitioner missionaries and national leaders before the academy and the church.
  The Intercultural Doctoral Studies programs are uniquely Pentecostal focused on developing scholar practitioners with a rich Pentecostal missiological heritage including likely the best Pentecostal Missions library in the world with access to the archives of the Flower Heritage Center.

Degree Program Overview

The Ph.D./ICS consists of 60 credits earned in 10 modules, one area studies research tutorial, three dissertation research courses, and a research dissertation, and is built around several components. A modular format requires five trips to AGTS over three years (all in July and December). Two classes are taken during each two-to three-week session.

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