Gain the knowledge and skills to revolutionize the marriages in your church and community
Gary T Smalley School of Marriage and Family Ministry isn't just a degree
Each course is designed with professional best practices in mind, keeping you up to speed and ready for the next chapter of your marriage and family ministry career.
You’ll be learning from the top ministries in marriage and family, and we are here to support your education every step of the way.
Complete your first coaching experience early on in the program, helping you apply what you’ve learned by using it to aid real couples and families.
Affordably earn your masters degree in marriage and family ministry
Gary T Smalley School of Marriage and Family is an evangelical Christian institution of higher learning with the purpose of offering exceptional programs of study where academic excellence is a priority and a biblically based perspective is designed. Gary T Smalley School of Marriage and Family is committed to creating an educational environment where students can thrive spiritually, intellectually, and professionally so they can serve God through the church in marriage and family ministry.
Pursuing a Master of Arts Marriage and Family Ministry allows you to acquire the expertise necessary to be successful in helping couples navigate the often turbulent waters of marriage. Each course in our certificate program is aligned with the highest standards in marriage and family education.
Upon completion of our masters program in marriage and family ministry you will be able to:
We know that trying to fit education into your busy schedule can feel overwhelming. That's why our masters program can be completed at your own pace, is 100% online, and utilizes the latest in technology so you can pursue your masters degree on a schedule that fits your needs. And it can all be done right from the comfort of your own home!
You don't have to wait to begin your journey! Our masters program is open enrollment so you can start any time you want. Check out the course titles offered in the masters program.
What you get with the Gary T Smalley Masters in Marriage and Family Ministry are the proven, established techniques used by Smalley for more than 50 years combined with the most current successful strategies developed from the top minds in marriage and family.
An overview of the Smalley method for helping couples and families and the key strategies used for more than 50 years in ministry.
An introduction to how God works in the lives of individuals through the spiritual disciplines of prayer, journaling, and worship. Special focus will be given to applying these disciplines to the life of the marriage and family minister.
Learn the comprehensive basic helping skills needed to succeed at coaching in a church environment from a biblical world-view.
Examine the needs and issues of children and adolescents through counseling theories and practices for working with children and adolescents and their families. Developmental and crisis interventions will be addressed.
This course considers the dynamics of the marriage relationship from an emotion-focused perspective. The specific elements highlighted are the theory, emotions, and framework of Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy. Special attention is also made of the Smalley intensive method knowledge and skills.
In this course students will gain knowledge and experience in what it takes to be a speaker and preacher on marriage and family topics. Attention will also be made in understanding group dynamics and strategies for small groups through a church perspective.
A focused time on developing a healthy identity in marriage and family ministry and as an individual in the context of your own life circumstances.
This is a three month coaching experience that builds on MMFM 612, 613, and 614 emphasizing practical training in coaching techniques, case management, and marriage ministry through supervised practice in a variety of ministry settings. Students participate in online meetings, teaching, and oversight training groups.
Students will be exposed to premiere marriage education programs and their techniques in helping couples. Each program will be critically evaluated for its effectiveness and research outcomes related to success in keeping couples together.
Based on over 50 years of marriage ministry, this course presents a clinically proven strategy for churches to implement an effective marriage ministry model. Students will learn how to implement the strategy through a local church or multi-site campus across denominational styles.
Students learn the latest techniques, theory, and general information that is vital to marriage and family ministry. This course explores the integration of theology and psychology, and the importance of the spiritual disciplines in psychotherapy, helping marriage and family coaches to integrate the biblical principles of forgiveness, redemption, restitution and prayer into their coaching techniques.
This course will focus on helping students learn how to respond effectively to people who are mentally ill in a grace-filled manner. An education about mental illness from biblical and scientific perspectives will help the student minister to those with mental illness (as defined in the DSM-5 manual).
This course integrates the latest research from a Christian worldview on the treatment techniques used to help couples ahcieve health in their sexual intimacy. Approaches to evaluation and treatment are covered.
This is a three month coaching experience that builds on MMFM 618, 619, 620, 621, and 622 emphasizing practical training in coaching techniques, case management, and the marriage ministry model through supervised practice in a variety of ministry settings. Students participate in online meetings, teaching, and oversight training groups.
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$275 PER CREDIT HOUR
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TOTAL COST: $9,900
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TOTAL COST: $10,320
What you can achieve with a masters degree from Gary T Smalley School of Marriage and Family Ministry
You get to experience an entire degree plan specifically designed to help you become an excellent marriage and family coach through the church. Every course builds on the others so your "tool belt" will contain a variety of proven techniques to help you be the best coach possible. But possibly most important, our masters program gives you the opportunity to grow spiritually, mentally, and emotionally...because you can't take people farther than you have gone yourself.
There is a serious deficit of highly trained and educated marriage and family ministers in the church today. There's over 300,000 churches in the United States alone who need someone trained to make a positive impact on marriages and families. You can be at the forefront of a needed culture shift in church staffing for marriage and family leaders.
With a masters degree from us, you will be fully equipped to make a life-changing impact on marriages and families that will trickle down for generations to come! You get a chance to be a part of a marriage and family revolution specifically designed and implemented for the church.
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