MWI offers ministry training in an intentionally social environment while connecting students with other women pursuing ministry training, missional engagement, godly households and gospel-centered fellowship.
MWI offers the opportunity for on-campus students to reserve free childcare during MWI courses through Kids for the Church.
Learn more about Kids for the Church here. Childcare – Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (mbts.edu)
MWI‘s residential certificate program offers classes on campus during the week with additional options for credit through chapel and conference classes.
Classes are open to all Kansas City-area women who seek ministry training, spiritual encouragement, and biblical fellowship.
Realizing that some face obstacles to participating in person, MWI’s online program extends core and elective courses to women outside the Kansas City area who desire to grow and nurture a basic understanding of scripture, theology, and the pursuit of holiness, along with practical ministry application.
Courses:
Baptist Heritage & Beliefs (WC 38)
Mondays 6:30-8pm
Hermeneutics 1 (WC 37)
Thursdays 6:30-8pm
Courses:
Wives in Ministry (WC 10)
Mondays 6:30-8pm
Hermeneutics 2 (WC 47)
Thursday 6:30-8pm
Deadline: Enroll for Term 1 by January 18!
Courses:
Old Testament 1 (WC 30)
New testament 1 (WC 32)
Courses:
Old Testament 2 (WC 31)
New Testament 2(WC 33)
On-campus and online courses with MWI are not equivalent to college level courses and may not be used to substitute undergraduate, master’s, or doctoral degree requirements.
MBTS student/wife or employee/wife: $10
Non-MBTS student/wife or employee/wife: $20
Six-week required courses include:
Six-week elective courses include:
Term 1
Old Testament 1 (WC 30)
FTC conference (WC 11)
Elective
Term 2
Old Testament 2 (WC 31)
Elective
Term 3
New Testament 1 (WC 32)
Elective
Term 4
New Testament 2 (WC 33)
Elective
Term 1
Discipleship 1 (WC 35)
Theology 1 (WC 39)
FTC conference
Term 2
Discipleship 2 (WC 36)
Theology 2 (WC 40)
Term 3
Hermeneutics 1 (WC 37)
Evangelism and Missions (WC 34)
Term 4
Hermeneutics 2 (WC 47)
Elective
Term 1
Discipleship 1 (WC 35)
Hermeneutics 1 (WC 37)
Term 2
Discipleship 2 (WC 36)
Hermeneutics 2 (WC 47)
Term 3
Theology 1 (WC 39)
Elective
Term 4
Theology 2 (WC 40)
Evangelism & Missions (WC 34)
Term 1
Old Testament 1 (WC 30)
Elective
Term 2
Old Testament 2 (WC 31)
Elective
Term 3
New Testament 1 (WC 32)
Elective
Term 4
New Testament 2 (WC 33)
Elective
Midwestern Women’s Institute (MWI) provides a course of study for any woman, regardless of marital or occupational status, who wants to
enable and enhance spiritual and practical skills necessary for effective service.
Two levels of study are available.
Certificate of Ministry Studies: 10 credits
Granted to the student who completes all 10 credits of core (required) courses.
Advanced Certificate of Ministry Studies: 15 credits
Granted to the student who completes all 10 credits of required courses and 5 credits of elective courses.
Completion of an MWI Certificate of Ministry Studies satisfies the requirements for a non-head of household/spouse with the International Missions Board (IMB).
Courses with MWI are not equivalent to college-level courses and may not be used to substitute undergraduate, master’s, or doctoral degree
Students completing the MWI program will be able to:
Location:
MWI Courses are offered on the MBTS campus in Kansas City and online.
Duration:
Residential students attend classes in the evenings. Residential and online students complete the requirements in two to three years.
Distinctive Resources:
MWI students have access to community life that provides informal educational experiences, religious fellowship, and opportunity for reflection upon the meaning of faith in its relation to preparation for ministry.
