Steve Prost: A Military Chaplain Undertakes a PhD at TEDS
Jan 31, 2025
90 hours
On Campus, Online
Gain pastoral leadership skills through the Master of Divinity (MDiv) program at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS). Our MDiv degree program has the rigorous academic courses and spiritual support you need for your calling in Christian ministry or academia. Join a diverse student body and learn within the context of a broadly evangelical ethos.
With our flexible course options, you can attend classes on-campus, online, or a combination of the two. Whatever you choose, our world-class faculty will help you become skilled in biblical interpretation, theology, pastoral care, leadership, preaching, and spiritual formation. Our in-person and online MDiv degree will prepare and equip you to share the good news of the gospel and minister in the Kingdom.
“I believe Trinity prepared me to better define the parameters of orthodoxy and to engage in healthier dialogue with those who believe differently than myself. This has meant that as I do ministry in Chicago, I have been able to stand in truth while working across denominational lines. I also believe that my Trinity education has made me a better student of God’s word and a better pastor of the souls entrusted to my care.”
Get the theological training you need to become well-equipped for your calling. Study the Scripture, theology, worldview and culture, and ministry practices. The curriculum culminates in a capstone seminar that addresses relevant topics in theology and ministry.
Introduction to Theological Education | 2hrs |
God’s Word | 36hrs |
God’s People | 22hrs. |
God’s World | 12hrs. |
Electives | 4hrs. |
Tracks | 14hrs. |
Church and Parachurch Ministry | |
Academic Ministry | |
Mission and Cultural Engagement | |
Total | 90hrs. |
MDiv students get the amazing Logos software at a significantly reduced price. Focus on your calling while engaging with some of the greatest authors and bible study tools at your fingertips. It is an instrumental tool while studying here TEDS and a tremendous resource after graduation.
We offer multiple ways for you to take MDiv courses at Trinity: in-person courses, synchronous online courses, and asynchronous online courses. Whether you meet in-person or remotely, you’ll interact closely with your professors through our real-time coursework. A majority of online classes are offered synchronously, which provides opportunities for you to interact directly with you professors. This flexibility allows you to get the full TEDS experience either in-person or remotely.
Faculty interaction is built into the MDiv program. You’ll join a Formation Group in which a professor leads students in an informal weekly meeting so you can glean wisdom and grow together. About Student Life
Our Placement Office works with churches and ministries from many denominations and have strong ties to Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) churches. See TEDS Job Board
Study with people from all over the world. At TEDS, you are encouraged and challenged by the faith of believers of different backgrounds, ethnicities, and nationalities. The MDiv program provides the opportunity to learn from different theological perspectives while staying rooted in the authority of Scripture. Take courses with professors who fulfill the classic adage: “in the essentials unity, in the non-essentials liberty, and in all things charity.”
An MDiv from TEDS prepares you for your ministry calling. Learn the knowledge and skills you need to shepherd people in traditional church environments, academic spheres, parachuch organizations, and more.
In addition to the requirements for general admission, you’ll need the following:
Combining unrivaled academic rigor with a wholehearted commitment to gospel fidelity and an abundance of flexible options, TEDS offers a theological education that equips you to serve Christ with wisdom and grace, in truth and love.
TEDS is committed to offering an affordable and accessible world-class seminary education which is why we offer scholarships, grants, rebates, and other aid options to help pay for the cost of schooling.
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Comprehensive Fee | $225/semester | $ |
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“The world needs right-minded and right-hearted pastor-theologians and I can’t imagine doing anything more important than training students to teach doctrine in ways that make disciples, form citizens of the gospel, and build up local churches. Nor is there anywhere better to do it than TEDS—a veritable microcosm of global evangelicalism.”
Experience a classroom setting like none other. At TEDS, you will study under leading theologians, experts, and renowned authors in their respective fields. Our faculty is among the most widely published in evangelical academia and has deeply influenced the leaders shaping the present and future of evangelical Christianity across the globe. Through their lectures and mentorship, you will grow in your faith and practice.
Research Professor of Systematic Theology
Professor of Philosophy of Religion and Intercultural Studies
Assistant Professor of Biblical and Systematic Theology
Associate Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages
Combining unrivaled academic rigor with a wholehearted commitment to gospel fidelity and an abundance of flexible options, TEDS offers a theological education that equips you to serve Christ with wisdom and grace, in truth and love.
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