Evening Degrees

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

Graduate as a mature adult ready to witness for Christ with wisdom and wonder for the rest of your life.

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 Arts in Theological Studies 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.

Objectives

  • Students will demonstrate the six habits of mind and heart in collegiate-level studies: observing accurately, understanding clearly, evaluating fairly, feeling in accord with the truth, applying wisely, and expressing winsomely.
  • Students will demonstrate basic proficiency in original language exegesis and evaluate and synthesize biblical truth in light of the unfolding story line of Scripture.
  • Students will understand and affirm historic Christian theology and gladly embrace the truth that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.
  • Students will provide evidence of maturing in Christian discipleship and preparation to serve Christ effectively in every sphere of life.
Year 1Credits
Fall
Biblical Theology 1: Old Testament Law and Former Prophets4
Biblical Theology 2: Old Testament Latter Prophets and Writings4
Beginning Greek 14
Elective Weekend Seminar3
Spring
Biblical Theology 3: New Testament4
Historical Theology4
Beginning Greek 24
Elective Weekend Seminar3
Summer Electives3/6
Year 2Credits
Fall
Principles of Biblical Interpretation4
Systematic Theology 14
Intermediate Greek4
Elective Weekend Seminar3
Spring
Systematic Theology 24
Systematic Theology 34
Greek Exegesis4
Elective Weekend Seminar3
Year 1
Year 1Credits
Fall
Biblical Theology 1: Old Testament Law and Former Prophets4
Biblical Theology 2: Old Testament Latter Prophets and Writings4
Beginning Greek 14
Elective Weekend Seminar3
Spring
Biblical Theology 3: New Testament4
Historical Theology4
Beginning Greek 24
Elective Weekend Seminar3
Summer Electives3/6
Year 2
Year 2Credits
Fall
Principles of Biblical Interpretation4
Systematic Theology 14
Intermediate Greek4
Elective Weekend Seminar3
Spring
Systematic Theology 24
Systematic Theology 34
Greek Exegesis4
Elective Weekend Seminar3

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.

Objectives

  • Students will demonstrate the six habits of mind and heart in graduate-level studies: observing accurately, understanding clearly, evaluating fairly, feeling in accord with the truth, applying wisely, and expressing winsomely.
  • Students will evaluate and synthesize biblical truth in light of the unfolding storyline of Scripture.
  • Students will understand, affirm, and articulate historic Christian theology and gladly embrace the truth that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.
  • Students will provide evidence of mature Christian discipleship and be prepared to serve Christ effectively in every sphere of life.
Courses (21 Credits Needed)Credits
Systematic Theology 1: God, Scripture, and Man3
Systematic Theology 2: Christ, the Spirit, and Salvation3
Systematic Theology 3: The Church and Last Things3
Biblical Theology 1: Old Testament Law and Former Prophets3
Biblical Theology 2: Old Testament Latter Prophets and Writings3
Biblical Theology 3: New Testament3
Historical Theology3
Principles of Biblical Interpretation3
Beginning Greek 13
Beginning Greek 23
Intermediate Greek3
Greek Exegesis3
Foundations of Christian Hedonism3
Foundations of Discipleship3
Foundations of Church Leadership3
Foundations of Christian Leadership3
Year 1
Courses (21 Credits Needed)Credits
Systematic Theology 1: God, Scripture, and Man3
Systematic Theology 2: Christ, the Spirit, and Salvation3
Systematic Theology 3: The Church and Last Things3
Biblical Theology 1: Old Testament Law and Former Prophets3
Biblical Theology 2: Old Testament Latter Prophets and Writings3
Biblical Theology 3: New Testament3
Historical Theology3
Principles of Biblical Interpretation3
Beginning Greek 13
Beginning Greek 23
Intermediate Greek3
Greek Exegesis3
Foundations of Christian Hedonism3
Foundations of Discipleship3
Foundations of Church Leadership3
Foundations of Christian Leadership3

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.

Objectives

  • Students will demonstrate the six habits of mind and heart in graduate-level studies: observing accurately, understanding clearly, evaluating fairly, feeling in accord with the truth, applying wisely, and expressing winsomely.
  • Students will demonstrate proficiency in original language exegesis and evaluate and synthesize biblical truth in light of the unfolding story line of Scripture.
  • Students will understand, affirm, and articulate historic Christian theology and gladly embrace the truth that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.
  • Students will provide evidence of mature Christian discipleship and be prepared to serve Christ effectively in every sphere of life.
Year 1Credits
Fall
Biblical Theology 1: Old Testament Law and Former Prophets3
Biblical Theology 2: Old Testament Latter Prophets and Writings3
Beginning Greek 13
Elective Weekend Seminar - Optional3
Spring
Biblical Theology 3: New Testament3
Historical Theology3
Beginning Greek 23
Elective Weekend Seminar - Optional3
Summer Electives (Optional)6
Year 2Credits
Fall
Principles of Biblical Interpretation3
Systematic Theology 13
Intermediate Greek3
Elective Weekend Seminar - Optional3
Spring
Systematic Theology 23
Systematic Theology 33
Greek Exegesis3
Elective Weekend Seminar - Optional3
Year 1
Year 1Credits
Fall
Biblical Theology 1: Old Testament Law and Former Prophets3
Biblical Theology 2: Old Testament Latter Prophets and Writings3
Beginning Greek 13
Elective Weekend Seminar - Optional3
Spring
Biblical Theology 3: New Testament3
Historical Theology3
Beginning Greek 23
Elective Weekend Seminar - Optional3
Summer Electives (Optional)6
Year 2
Year 2Credits
Fall
Principles of Biblical Interpretation3
Systematic Theology 13
Intermediate Greek3
Elective Weekend Seminar - Optional3
Spring
Systematic Theology 23
Systematic Theology 33
Greek Exegesis3
Elective Weekend Seminar - Optional3

Other Locations

Hawaii Extension Site

Kailua Hawaii

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.

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Debt Freedom

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 undergraduate evening program students so that they may launch without debt into life and ministry upon graduation.