Coming This Fall 2026
Master of Arts in Christian Counseling (MACC)
Credit Hours
Years
This program is designed for Pastors, working professionals, missionaries, and lay leaders seeking to enter into Christian counseling ministry in and through the church.
Required Courses
Foundational Core
Bible Exposition
Systematic Theology
Ministry Skills
Counseling Courses
Field Practicum (4 Credits)
Ministry Concentration Overview
In addition to 6 credit hours of ministry core, MM and MDiv students have the option to customize 8 credit hours with either one of the ministry concentrations listed below. MA(BS) students will take 6 credit hours of any ministry skills courses in addition to the required ministry courses. While the core courses lay the foundation for a multifaceted ministry, the concentration courses address the students’ need for ministry skills unique to the students’ concentration.
Biblical Counseling
Master of Arts in Christian Counseling (MACC) Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the MACC Program, you will be able to:
- Exegete and apply Scripture using inductive methods and principles of literal grammatical-historical hermeneutics.
- Demonstrate effective counseling skills in a local church or para-church ministry setting where there is no licensure requirement typically associated with clinical mental health programs.
- Demonstrate an awareness of major counseling theories and provide a biblical evaluation as to their utility in counseling ministry.
- Articulate a synthesis of every major category of systematic theology and trace its development throughout church history with special emphasis on grace principles.
GRACE IN ACTION
From transforming inner-city communities in Houston, Texas, to planting churches in the mountains of Nepal, Grace School of Theology students and alumni are creating ripples of grace in over forty nations, teaching and living out the love of Christ, a love that cannot be earned and cannot be lost.
Stephanie Sayson
Master of Ministry (MM)
Empowered by Grace to Make Disciples of Jesus
Erwin Amador
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
Leaders are Learners
Roland Wade Peete
Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies (BABS)
Being Prepared to Fulfill God’s Calling in the Ministry
