Midwestern Training Network

With the Church, For the Church

About

The Midwestern Training Network is a group of individuals and churches that are partnering with Midwestern to develop staff, interns, and themselves for a lifetime of ministry.

Biblical

Partner with Midwestern to pursue our trusted Master of Theological Studies.

Practical

Choose one of three concentrations: Church Planting, Preaching & Pastoral Ministry, and Leadership. These have been developed by proven ministry leaders to combine academic study and real ministry experience.

Flexible

Begin the program at any time you choose, since the program has six entry points throughout the year.

Accessible

Core classes can be taken fully online, on-campus, or in our innovative hybrid format. The remaining ministry practicums can be completed in any ministry setting.

Overview

Theology for the Church

The program is simple: students take eleven core classes and four field practicums applying to their area of emphasis with the help of a field supervisor.

Available: Residential & Online

45

Credit Hours

11

Core Classes

4

Field Practicums

2

Years to Complete

Year One

Fall Term

  1. Introduction to Hermeneutics(O/C)
  2. Old Testament 1 (O)
  3. New Testament 1 (O)

Year One

Spring Term

  1. Old Testament 2 (O)
  2. Ethics (O/C)
  3. Church Planting Leadership (P)

Year One

Summer Term

  1. New Testament 2 (O)
  2. Apologetics (O/C)
  3. Church Planting Logistics: Financial & Legal (P)

Year Two

Fall Term

  1. Theology 1 (O/C)
  2. History of Christianity 2 (O)
  3. Community Research and Exegesis (P)

Year Two

Spring Term

  1. Theology 2 (O)
  2. Outreach Strategy and Methods (P)
  3. Missiology (O)

Graduation

Upgrade your Education

100% of credits earned in the Midwestern Training Network are fully transferrable to continue a Master of Divinity (+41), or to even begin one of our many doctoral programs with minimal additional classes needed.

MDiv: Only 41 additional credit hours!
Doctorate: Minimal additional classes needed!

Frequently Asked Questions

The Midwestern Training Network combines rigorous theological education with practical ministry experience, offering a truly innovative and immersive educational experience. This combination coupled with our practicums, innovative delivery models, and flexible programming make the Midwestern Training Network unlike anything else in the world.

Costing only $310/hour, Midwestern’s Training Network is one of the most affordable accredited degrees in North America. Midwestern Seminary and College is also one of the few evangelical institutions in North America that participates in Federal Student Loan programs. The school also offers a few other select scholarships.

Yes! Midwestern Seminary is one of the few evangelical institutions in North America that participates in Federal Student Loan programs. We also have a few other select scholarships available.

Yes. Though many students will choose to take classes at our main campus or through conferences, students enrolled in our MTS program can take up to 100% of their degree online.

Midwestern Seminary offers six unique entry points throughout the year making it easy to begin the program anywhere, anytime. With Midwestern’s convenient class schedule, you are never more than eight weeks away from being able to start your MTS.

We encourage churches looking to develop your staff or interns and individuals preparing for a lifetime of ministry alike to consider the Midwestern Training Network. If you are a church, we desire to help you train leaders for the church. If you are an individual, it is our desire to help you be trained for ministry, both theologically and practically. We would love to help you get connected to a church that is part of the Training Network or talk with your church about how they can become part of the Training Network.

The Midwestern Training Network is a resource for your church to help you keep, recruit, and train leaders and pastors by offering them a unique opportunity of theological and practical training while serving in your church. Whether your church has one student or twenty students, we have designed the network to help you train leaders for the church.The uniqueness to the program is that it allows you as the church to use strategic practicums in which you get to choose the ministry setting, the style, and the reading list, enabling you to invest your own DNA into the student. You also lead cohort discussions and lectures over the classes the student is taking, enabling you to further invest through interactive classroom style training. Finally, you have the chance to offer a fully accredited masters degree in partnership with your churches training of leaders for the church.