The MA and BA in Christian Ministry are designed for those who want to serve in ministry leadership roles, such as:

• Church staff members

• Ministry directors or coordinators

• Non-profit ministry leaders

• Church planters or missionaries

• Lay leaders who want deeper theological training

The degree combines seminary coursework with local church mentorship, allowing students to learn while actively serving in ministry.

Students complete coursework through a mix of:

• Equip courses hosted at Easthaven and taught in person

• Online courses through Southeastern Seminary

• Mentored ministry experience

This program may be a great fit if you:

• Feel called to deeper ministry leadership

• Want theological training while remaining in your current church or job

• Are already serving in ministry and want formal preparation

• Desire mentorship alongside academic study

• Want a flexible seminary pathway connected to the local church

Students in the program will:

1. Apply and enroll as a student at Southeastern Seminary.

2. Participate in Equip courses hosted through Easthaven.

3. Complete additional coursework online through Southeastern Seminary.

The program allows students to remain rooted in their local church while receiving accredited seminary training.

All courses, including Equip, cost the normal rate of tuition:

• Seminary - Southern Baptist rate: $322 per credit hour + student enrollment fee

• Seminary - Standard tuition rate: $430 per credit hour + student enrollment fee

• College - Southern Baptist rate: $417 per credit hour + student enrollment fee

• College - Standard tuition rate: $554 per credit hour + student enrollment fee

As indicated in the previous section, certain courses can be taken in a few different formats:

• ONL: Traditional online course

• HYBR: Hybrid courses that take the best of an online course and combine it with one weekend on-campus

• EQUIP: Mentored internships and practicums

• LIVE: Live sections that meet synchronously online at certain predetermined timeslots

• IO: Interactive online classes are online classes with a weekly virtual meeting

Unlike campus-based courses, Equip courses require just one student to participate. The more students you have following the sequence, the more opportunities you have to develop an on-site cohort. If you have 15 or more students, then we can work to create separate sections of all courses, allowing you more opportunities for designated faculty engagement.

Each partner can choose how to leverage their student cohort. Because all of your students will be taking the same courses, we encourage our partners to walk alongside their students by providing on-site cohort discussion over the lectures and reading and operating as a study and encouragement group.

Very! These sequences are designed to work within the context of the church or organization. Feel free to work with our office to determine what works best for you.

Yes! Almost all Equip courses are offered at the undergraduate level. Additionally, we can work with you to find the best courses that match the course sequence. You can review the course catalogue to identify which courses apply towards the student’s respective degree.

Yes. Equip Instructors will receive $500 for their first student in a practicum course, and $150 for each additional student with a maximum payment of $3,000. The Equip office will send these out after the end of each semester. Please note, Equip Mentors will not receive payment for supervising students in Mentored Internship courses.

Absolutely! We encourage pastors to identify opportunities that allow their people to be exposed to courses regardless of their desire to earn academic credit.