ENCOURAGEMENT TO CONSIDER TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR A QUALIFIED PASTOR OR CHRISTIAN WORKER
If a pastor or staff member from your church or ministry organization is considering continuing ministry education through Master's International University of Divinity, I strongly encourage you to carefully and prayerfully read this letter.
As I am sure you will agree, the call of God to serve in Christian ministry is the most noble of all callings and one of the most demanding in terms of education. The call to Christian service is a call to the perpetual study of the Word of God and related subjects.
Our University specializes in ministry education for individuals serving in ministry. Our online education programs do not take pastors or other Christian workers out of ministry in order to train them for a more effective ministry, instead, we take our programs to those serving in ministry through the best practices of online adult education.
Therefore, the degree program that your pastor or Christian worker is considering is an investment that will result in a more effective and rewarding ministry to your entire church and ministry organization, and investment is the right term.
Our degree programs are designed to interface with real life, and as such, require that our students merge academic studies with practical results. To do this, they make a significant investment in study, prayer, and daily application of the knowledge they are gaining. In other words, what is learned through each course is poured right back into their ministry every day!
Your pastor or Christian worker understands this and accepts the serious responsibility referred to by the Apostle Paul in his challenge to Timothy. "Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth"
(II Timothy 2:15 NASV).
However, for many faithful pastors and Christian workers, the only thing hindering that willingness is the hard reality of the cost of tuition, and even though the tuition at Master's is very reasonable, for many, it may still be outside of a balanced budget.
This is where you can help. Why not make an investment in your pastor's or Christian worker’s continuing ministry education? More and more churches and ministry organizations are coming to realize the importance of helping their key personnel in this vital area.
Many of our students (most are pastors or individuals serving in other forms of Christian ministry) are completing powerfully effective degree programs because of the thoughtfulness of the Governing Board.
Actually, we know that most Christian organizations want to help in this way. The difficulty is in getting the pastor or Christian worker to present the idea to their leadership. This is because pastors and most other Christian workers are accustomed to giving, and as a result asking is not easy.
Therefore, we are taking that first step for them. We are asking you to prayerfully review the program that your pastor or Christian worker is considering, and take the lead in making that all-important investment of tuition assistance.
For more information, you may contact us directly by calling 1-800-933-1445 or 1-812-471-0611 or directly online. When you call or fill out the online contact form, ask to speak with an Admissions Advisor. You will be glad that you did, and your entire ministry will be blessed!
Sincerely in the Service of the Master.
Dennis D. Frey, M.Div., Th.D., President
Master's International University of Divinity
the.mdivs.edu
