Well-educated people are people who have the habits of mind and heart to go on learning what they need to learn to live in a Christ-exalting way for the rest of their lives.
— John Piper
God is most glorified in you when you are most satisfied in him. Spend the next four years relishing this great truth as you mine the treasures of the Bible and consider the Great Books—works of history, literature, philosophy, and theology that have stood the test of time and resonated with human beings through the ages and around the world.
This is a program in which a conservative evangelical worldview is respected and a reformed, Calvinistic theological perspective is welcomed and encouraged. Here you will be challenged and pushed beyond your sense of your own abilities. In the process, you will cultivate habits of mind and heart as you are intentionally stress-tested to ensure that you graduate with a resilient faith that is ready to stand firm and contend for truth in the home, church, and world.
The Bachelor of Theology is designed to help working adults complete a once-started but unfinished undergraduate education by transferring as much previously earned academic credit as possible and then focusing the remaining degree work on biblical theology and Christian discipleship. The tuition rate for 2023–2024 is $235/credit.
| Year 1 | Credits |
| Fall | |
| Old Testament Introduction and Message | 3 |
| New Testament Introduction and Message | 3 |
| Research Writing | 2 |
| Beginning Greek 1 | 4 |
| Practical Theology 1 (Weekend Seminar) | 2 |
| Spring | |
| Biblical Theology | 3 |
| Principles of Biblical Interpretation | 3 |
| Communicating the Word of God | 2 |
| Beginning Greek 2 | 4 |
| Practical Theology 2 (Weekend Seminar) | 2 |
| Summer | |
| World Religions | 2 |
| Christian Worldview and Apologetics | 2 |
| Church History | 3 |
| Year 2 | Credits |
| Fall | |
| Systematic Theology 1 | 4 |
| Systematic Theology 2 | 4 |
| Intermediate Greek | 4 |
| Practical Theology 3 (Weekend Seminar) | 2 |
| Spring | |
| Systematic Theology 3 | 4 |
| Cross-Cultural Ministry | 2 |
| Biblical Ethics | 2 |
| Greek Exegesis | 4 |
| Practical Theology 4 (Weekend Seminar) | 2 |
| Year 1 | Credits |
| Fall | |
| Old Testament Introduction and Message | 3 |
| New Testament Introduction and Message | 3 |
| Research Writing | 2 |
| Beginning Greek 1 | 4 |
| Practical Theology 1 (Weekend Seminar) | 2 |
| Spring | |
| Biblical Theology | 3 |
| Principles of Biblical Interpretation | 3 |
| Communicating the Word of God | 2 |
| Beginning Greek 2 | 4 |
| Practical Theology 2 (Weekend Seminar) | 2 |
| Summer | |
| World Religions | 2 |
| Christian Worldview and Apologetics | 2 |
| Church History | 3 |
| Year 2 | Credits |
| Fall | |
| Systematic Theology 1 | 4 |
| Systematic Theology 2 | 4 |
| Intermediate Greek | 4 |
| Practical Theology 3 (Weekend Seminar) | 2 |
| Spring | |
| Systematic Theology 3 | 4 |
| Cross-Cultural Ministry | 2 |
| Biblical Ethics | 2 |
| Greek Exegesis | 4 |
| Practical Theology 4 (Weekend Seminar) | 2 |
The Graduate Certificate in Theological Studies equips working adults with a strong grasp of the Bible’s unfolding storyline and a robust foundation in God-centered reformed theology. The tuition rate for 2023–2024 is $375/credit.
| Credits | |
| Required Courses | |
| Systematic Theology 1: God, Scripture, and Man | 3 |
| Old Testament Theology | 3 |
| Systematic Theology 2: Christ, the Spirit, and Salvation | 3 |
| New Testament Theology | 3 |
| Elective Courses (12 Credits Needed) | |
| Systematic Theology 3: The Church and Last Things | 3 |
| Historical Theology | 3 |
| Studies in Biblical Theology | 3 |
| Issues in Biblical Ethics | 3 |
| Beginning Greek 1 | 3 |
| Beginning Greek 2 | 3 |
| Intermediate Greek | 3 |
| Foundations of Biblical Exegesis | 3 |
| Credits | |
| Required Courses | |
| Systematic Theology 1: God, Scripture, and Man | 3 |
| Old Testament Theology | 3 |
| Systematic Theology 2: Christ, the Spirit, and Salvation | 3 |
| New Testament Theology | 3 |
| Elective Courses (12 Credits Needed) | |
| Systematic Theology 3: The Church and Last Things | 3 |
| Historical Theology | 3 |
| Studies in Biblical Theology | 3 |
| Issues in Biblical Ethics | 3 |
| Beginning Greek 1 | 3 |
| Beginning Greek 2 | 3 |
| Intermediate Greek | 3 |
| Foundations of Biblical Exegesis | 3 |
The Master of Arts in Exegesis and Theology is a 42-credit, two year, one night a week graduate program for working adults, men and women, who are interested in gaining biblical Greek language skills and a better understanding of God-centered reformed theology. This program is not designed to build the foundations for pastoral ministry (i.e. preaching and counseling classes), but rather to encourage effective workplace ministry, flourishing family life, and more theologically minded pastors, ministry staffs, and missionaries. The tuition rate for 2023–2024 is $375/credit.
| Year 1 | Credits |
| Fall | |
| Beginning Greek 1 | 3 |
| Systematic Theology 1: God, Scripture, and Man | 3 |
| Old Testament Theology | 3 |
| Spring | |
| Beginning Greek 2 | 3 |
| Systematic Theology 2: Christ, the Spirit, and Salvation | 3 |
| New Testament Theology | 3 |
| Year 2 | Credits |
| Summer | |
| Foundations of Biblical Exegesis | 3 |
| Intermediate Greek | 3 |
| Fall | |
| Greek Exegesis: Narrative | 3 |
| Systematic Theology 3: The Church and Last Things | 3 |
| Historical Theology | 3 |
| Spring | |
| Greek Exegesis: Epistle | 3 |
| Studies in Biblical Theology | 3 |
| Issues in Biblical Ethics | 3 |
| Year 1 | Credits |
| Fall | |
| Beginning Greek 1 | 3 |
| Systematic Theology 1: God, Scripture, and Man | 3 |
| Old Testament Theology | 3 |
| Spring | |
| Beginning Greek 2 | 3 |
| Systematic Theology 2: Christ, the Spirit, and Salvation | 3 |
| New Testament Theology | 3 |
| Year 2 | Credits |
| Summer | |
| Foundations of Biblical Exegesis | 3 |
| Intermediate Greek | 3 |
| Fall | |
| Greek Exegesis: Narrative | 3 |
| Systematic Theology 3: The Church and Last Things | 3 |
| Historical Theology | 3 |
| Spring | |
| Greek Exegesis: Epistle | 3 |
| Studies in Biblical Theology | 3 |
| Issues in Biblical Ethics | 3 |
The Memphis additional location currently offers the Bachelor of Theology and Master of Arts in Exegesis and Theology programs and meets on the premises of Audubon Park Baptist Church.
Our Hawaii extension site provides us with the unique opportunity to train men and women in the Scriptures for the sake of God’s glory in the Hawaiian Islands, the Pacific Rim, and the world.
Students can leave here without a burden of student loan debt. Tuition is unusually affordable because generous disciples of Christ affirm the quality of this “Education in Serious Joy” by providing a $10,000 annual Serious Joy Scholarship to all students so that they may launch without debt into life and ministry upon graduation.