Areas of Study

Your specific interest is the place to start exploring what AMBS has to offer.

You may choose from a dozen areas of study as you consider what God may be calling you to do or what gifts you and others have discovered in you.

The list below is a way to start delving into AMBS programs of study. Each is linked with the one or two degree programs that will give a framework to your study.

Area of study	Corresponding degree programs
Pastoral Ministry	Master of Divinity
Pastoral Care & Counseling	Master of Social Work + MDiv Master of Divinity
Youth Ministry	Master of Divinity Master of Arts in Christian Formation
Worship	Master of Arts in Christian Formation
Mission & Evangelism	Master of Divinity: Mission and Evangelism concentration Master of Arts in Mission and Evangelism
Peace & Justice Studies	Master of Arts: Peace Studies Master of Divinity: Theological Studies concentration Master of Social Work + MAPS
Christian Spirituality	Master of Arts in Christian Formation
Teaching Ministry of the Church	Master of Arts in Christian Formation
Bivocational Ministry	Master of Social Work + MDiv or MAPS
Academic Studies	Master of Arts: Theological Studies Master of Divinity: Theological Studies concentration
General Theological Studies	Certificate in Theological Studies
Urban Ministry

For complete information about each degree program and AMBS areas of study, see also the AMBS Catalog.