The MA in Global Leadership degree-offered primarily online-is designed for those who are already in some form of pastoral, parachurch, nonprofit or mission ministry who desire to strengthen their leadership. MAGL can serve as a prerequisite for the Doctor of Missiology degree.  The 18 course curriculum includes a 9-course cohort sequence which covers character development, biblical theology of mission, contemporary culture, missional church, leadership training and organizational dynamics; and 9 electives which provide the opportunity to further enhance biblical, theological and cultural understandings.   

The MAGL comes alongside in-service Christian leaders from around the globe with transformational graduate level education. Students, who learn together (online and face-to-face) as a cohort, or community of learning, and under the tutelage of seasoned faculty and support staff; learn from, sharpen, and strengthen one another. It is our prayer that, as a result of completing this course of study, students will be better equipped to participate in the mission of God in the world as Christian leaders committed to lifelong learning and biblically-informed communities of practice.  

Flexible plans of study allow you to complete the MAGL according to your needs. You can:  

• Combine online and face-to-face courses    
• Remain in your context by studying primarily online  
• Earn 36 units through the cohort sequence of 9 leadership courses taken one course per quarter   
• Two, two-week sessions at a Fuller campus (first session in Colorado Springs, second in Pasadena) when you take 2 courses during each session (total of 16 units)  
• 20 online units  
• Earn 36 units through 9 electives which can be online or on any Fuller campus   
• From any Fuller school or transferred from accredited graduate schools  
• In any subject suitable to your learning plan  
• Can be completed at the same time as the cohort sequence  
• Students following this plan can complete the MAGL in just over two years.    
• Since this degree requires people to remain in ministry while they study, we suggest only one course per quarter. At that rate of study, students can complete the program in 4.5 years.   
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Candidates for the MAGL Students in this program have a minimum of 4 years of leadership experience and a current ministry role in the church, parachurch, mission or the marketplace.  Locations The complete MA in Global Leadership degree can be earned online except for one two-week visit in Colorado Springs and one in Pasadena.  Elective courses can be taken online or at any Fuller Campus.Online Options Students take 14 of the 18 courses online.  Ministries This degree equips students to strengthen their leadership in the church, parachurch, mission or in the marketplace. Further Studies The MAGL may serve students as a prerequisite to the Doctor of Missiology program.

Paths to Completion There are flexible options for completing this degree: The 9 course cohort sequence must be taken one course per quarter with the same cohort.  It includes 5 online courses and 4 seminar courses taken during two, two-week campus visits.  The 9 electives can be taken online or at any Fuller campus and can be taken at the same time as the cohort sequence or subsequently.  Duration of Study The MA in Global Leadership degree can be completed in just over two years of part-time study.  Many pursue the elective part of the program subsequent to the cohort sequence and thereby extend their study over a longer period of time.