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Master of Divinity (MDiv)

Deepen your Biblical knowledge.

Our Master of Divinity is a 72-hour practical ministry degree for leaders who serve in a church or church-related setting. We focus on developing “servant leaders” – folks empowered by the Holy Spirit as they humbly follow Christ to serve and equip others.

For detailed program objectives and a complete list of course requirements, view this document.

Some of the courses you'll take...

CM 536
Contextualizing Ministry
Because every ministry context is unique, students will be introduced to the tools needed to identify and interact with the many shaping factors (historical, cultural, generational, gender, ethnicity, race, etc.) of the ministry context in which they find themselves.
CM 615
Cultivating Healthy Leadership
Through the lenses of Scripture, church history, and theory and practice in secular and religious contexts, students will explore the healthiest forms of leadership that lead to healthier church communities.
CM 693
Leading Change in Ministry
Realizing that change is a necessary and normal part of ministry, students will be equipped to identify needed changes in their ministry context, understand the forces that drive ore resist the changes, and devise effective strategies for creating change.
PR 415
Advanced Preaching
This course is designed to sharpen the student’s ability to develop and deliver a sermon. Attention will be given to evaluating personal style.

Student Testimonies

Hear from students who've earned a...
  • — Olivia Hayse,MDiv, Class of 2022
  • The scholarship here is excellent. The help that you can get if you go and ask for it, you will get more than what you could ever need. It's like a family, it's a holistic approach, they're not going to just let you walk away—they're going to challenge you.
    — Tim Earle,MDiv, Class of 2014
  • My experience studying philosophy and theology at LCU exceeded my highest expectations. Opportunities to learn under exceptional teacher-scholars gave me an intellectual foundation comparable to those of [my] Marquette colleagues who studied at larger, better known institutions.
    — Joseph K. Gordon,MDiv, Class of 2011, PhD Candidate at Marquette University
  • Specializing in the Old Testament opened my eyes to the grand narrative of the Bible, and how God has constantly been pursuing the restoration of his people. Now, I am able to more fully understand the passion with which God has sought after humanity, and the great lengths to which he would go to reconcile us to himself.
    — Matt Termeer,MDiv, Class of 2014
  • The years I spent [at] Lincoln allowed me both the freedom and the direction to explore the Christian theological and philosophical tradition and to find in it a vision of life and thought worth making my own. In my subsequent years of graduate study, I have found my formation to have been as or more rigorous than that of peers from some of the most elite American universities. The combination of outstanding faculty and a culture of collegiality between students and professors make the life of learning at LCU both rich and rare.
    — Ryan T. Hemmer,MDiv, Class of 2012, PhD student in Systematic Theology and Ethics at Marquette University
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