In our rapidly changing world, great challenges and opportunities present themselves to Christian leaders serving in Australia or overseas. The rapidly declining Christian influence in the West (alongside the generally rapid growth of Christianity in the non-Western world), the unprecedented migration of peoples around the world (that is changing the ethnic, cultural and religious landscapes of our cities) and the impact of technologies and globalization, raise new questions for how God’s people should live with integrity and with biblical and contextual faithfulness.
The Master of Missional Leadership (MML) has been designed to address these challenges and opportunities with missional intention. It is for those who are at different ages and stages in their missional leadership journey whether local-global (e.g. pastors or mission agency leaders) or full-time paid ministry or in marketplace ministry. Taught by highly-experienced and globally- engaged thinkers and practitioners, it offers courses and supervision that are aimed at missional impact.
Key Features
Interdenominational. Students come from a variety of ministerial and denominational contexts making for a rich learning and collaborative experience.
Flexible Study Options. Intensive formats with full-time and part-time options available.
Engaging Course work and Directed-study options designed to help you reflect on your unique area of ministry.
The opportunity to work on a major project that will contribute to missional impact in your own area of ministry.
Our Units
CORE
Missional Hermeneutics
Cultural Exegesis
Missional Spirituality
Missional Leadership
ELECTIVES
Global Migration, Diaspora and the Mission of God
Partnership in Ministry for Local and Global Contexts
Ministering in Culturally Diverse Teams
Global Theologies and World Christianity
Other MST subjects can also be taken as part of the MML. For example:
Contextualization of Theology and Ministry Practice
Transformational Development
Deliverance and Spiritual Warfare
Making Disciples Across Cultures
Living Faiths
The Master of Missional Leadership requires the satisfactory completion of 15 units plus a research project totalling 192 credit points. The research project is an in depth research essay of 7,000+ words focused in the area of the student’s major. Full-time students will normally take a study load of 3-4 units per semester, and part-time students 1-2 units per semester.
Biblical & Theological Foundation
Complete two units of Old Testament Introduction and two units of New Testament Introduction:
Complete one unit one of: Christianity in History (CH), or Theology (TH).
Complete one unit in one of: Biblical Studies (BB), Christianity in History (CH), New Testament (NT), Old Testament (OT), Theology (TH).
Primary Course Discipline (Missional Leadership)
Complete the following four units:
Complete three units in primary course discipline, which includes:
Research Project
Complete a research project within a field of your choice, at one of the following scopes:
Electives
Complete the remainder of your course with units of your choice:
Language Qualifications for NESB
If you are 25 years or older and an Australian Citizen you may be eligible for Austudy for your course.
To find out if you are eligible please visit the Austudy website.
If you are 18–24 years old, an Australian Citizen and planning to study full-time, you may be eligible for Youth Allowance for your course.
To find out if you are eligible please visit:
This will help us direct you to the relevant application information.
Click the link below to see ACT Master of Missional Leadership course page.
Melbourne School of Theology is an Affiliated College of the Australian College of Theology, CRICOS:02650E
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri People as the traditional custodians of God’s land on which MST stands, and pay our respects to their elders past and present, and extend our support for the emerging leaders of the future.
Melbourne School of Theology is a non-denominational Bible college, based in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Since 1920, MST has been passionate about training those with a heart for ministry and mission with a solid Biblical grounding in God’s Word.
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