The Graduate School of Religion at Rochester College provides an excellent opportunity for men and women called to professional or lay ministry to pursue quality graduate education integrated with real life ministry that prepares students for a lifetime of faithful service and vibrant discipleship. The Master of Religious Education in Missional Leadership (MREML) is built upon a solid biblical, theological, and pastoral foundation, and is an ideal degree for anyone committed to leading within the church who is wrestling with the implications of a practical and living gospel and its relationship to and with dynamic cultures.
The MREML is a 36-hour, cohort-based, full-time integrated program combining 24 online hours with 12 intensive onsite hours. While the majority of the coursework will be completed online, students will be required to travel to the Rochester College campus or other designated sites two times per year to participate in one-week retreat seminars and intensives courses.
Degree Plan
Bible
REL 5303 Jesus and the Life of the Church
REL 5313 The New Testament and the Gentile Mission
REL 5163 Yahweh and Ancient Israel in Covenant Community
REL 5173 Prophetic Critique and Vision for Renewal
Integral Leadership
REL 5813 Leading the Missional Congregation
REL 5833 The Gospel and Cultures
REL 5853 Leading as Hospitality
REL 5803 The Word of God and Missional Leadership
Mission
REL 5823 Global Christianity
REL 5843 God, New Creation, and The Church
REL 5893 Missio Dei – The Christian Story of Mission
REL 5863 Salvation and Human Identity
Total: 36 credit hours