Through an advanced academic program prioritizing biblical authority and local church discipleship, The Master’s Seminary trains men for pastoral ministry—to preach the Word of God, reach the world for Christ, and teach others to do the same.
Since 1986, The Master’s Seminary has graduated more than 1800 men, serving as pastors, missionaries, and teachers in 41 countries around the world—on every continent except Antarctica. What started in 1986 with 95 students has grown, by God’s grace, to a school currently training more than 600 men.
The seminary offers five degree programs: Master of Arts in Biblical Ministry (MMB), Master of Divinity (MDiv), Master of Theology (ThM) Doctor of Ministry (DMin), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Additionally, students who do not have a baccalaureate degree can receive a Bachelor of Theology (BTh) by completing the MDiv curriculum. In an effort to serve Spanish-speaking students, the seminary offers the MMB entirely in Spanish, while also providing bilingual learning opportunities in the MDiv and DMin programs.
The Master of Divinity program requires 98 semester credit hours. Each of these credits represents 45 hours of study per semester (15 hours in class and 30 hours of outside study). Accordingly, the MDiv program can be broken down into the following categories:
Bible: 990 hours of study
Biblical Languages: 1035 hours of study
Theology: 945 hours of study
Pastoral Ministry: 990 hours of study
Electives: 450 hours of study
This MDiv encompasses a total of 4410 hours of careful study and ministry preparation.
As a seminary in Los Angeles, TMS enjoys a number of unique advantages. First and foremost, our partnership with Grace Community Church provides students with the opportunity not only to learn about ministry in the classroom, but to see it lived out in the local church. Second, Los Angeles provides a multi-cultural context that enables students to train effectively for a wide array of future ministry opportunities, whether national or international in scope. The seminary’s partnership with both Grace Advance and The Master’s Academy International provides TMS graduates with unparalleled opportunities for ministry across the nation and around the globe.
For students unable to relocate to Los Angeles, TMS also offers training at seven distance locations—from Washington DC to Anchorage, Alaska. As part of their curriculum, students at these distance locations participate in live classes (taught from the Los Angeles campus) using two-way-live video technology.
In 2 Timothy 2:2, the Apostle Paul told Timothy, “Entrust these things to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” For the seminary, those words are more than a motto. They are a mandate. By God’s grace, TMS will continue to fulfill that sacred mission for many years to come.