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REQUEST FOR TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR
A
QUALIFIED PASTOR OR CHRISTIAN WORKER
Master's International School of Divinity
520 Kimber Lane, Evansville, Indiana, 47715-2820
Dear Church Leader:
A Pastor or Christian Worker from
your organization is considering continuing ministry
education through Master's International School of
Divinity. This is highly commendable. 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 perpetual study of the Word of God and
related subjects.
Master's specializes in ministry
education for individuals already serving in
ministry. Our distance 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.
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, our students are required to
make a significant investment of study,
prayer and daily application of the knowledge
gained. In other words, what is learned through
each course is poured right back into the
ministry...every day!
Your Pastor or Christian Worker
understands this, is willing to do so, and accepts
the serious responsibility referred to by the
Apostle Paul in his challenge to Timothy. "Study to
show thyself approved unto God, a workman that
needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word
of Truth." II Timothy 2:15. Even so, 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 Church Board.
Actually, most churches want
to help in this way. The difficulty is in getting
the Pastor or Christian Worker to present the idea
to the leadership. This is because Pastor's and
most other Christian Workers are accustomed to
giving, and asking is not easy. So, we
are taking that first step for them. We are asking
you to prayerfully review the degree program that
your Pastor or Christian Worker is considering, and
then to take the lead in making that all important
investment of tuition assistance. If you will do
so, we will match your efforts.
Our own Christian
Workers
Tuition Assistance Option may provide the opportunity
for your Pastor or Christian Worker to complete a
program, of study that may otherwise not be possible
because of a financial barrier. Please consider
this wonderful option and make it a matter of
prayer. Your church will be blessed!
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
The applicant's church or ministry
organizations must either agree to pay the tuition for
a Pastor or Christian Worker or validate that the
Pastor or Christian Worker is endorsed by the church
or ministry organization. Awarding of the
Christian Workers Tuition Assistance Option requires
that the applicant's church ministry complete the
Ministry Letter of Approval
(PDF).
For more information, you may contact
us directly by calling 1-800-933-1445 or
1-812-471-0611. When you call, ask to speak with
the Admissions Counselor that has been working with
your Pastor or Christian Worker. You will be glad
that you did, and your entire congregation will be
blessed!
Thank you for considering this
important opportunity. |
