By graduation, the seminarian demonstrates a commitment to a growing spiritual transformation and maturity, moral character, personal disciplines, and vision for ministry necessary for building up a local church and the broader Body of Christ.

Corresponding Observable Measurements:

• Graduate has the ability to articulate personal faith in Jesus Christ and describe his journey towards maturity in Christ (MAML 1.1)
• Graduate has the ability to articulate a call to ministry (MAML 1.2)
• Graduate practices integrity in personal relationships, including reliability, trustworthiness, and ability to observe appropriate confidentiality (MAML 1.3)
• Graduate exhibits biblical virtues of character, such as those leadership characteristics listed in I Timothy 3:1-7 and I Peter 5:1-11, and other key characteristics including but not limited to truthfulness, courage, patience, compassion, perseverance, and sexual fidelity (MAML 1.4)
• Graduate understands, articulates, and practices selective spiritual disciplines that impact and enhance one’s faith and walk with God (MAML 1.5)
• Graduate can articulate principles of spiritual transformation from various faith traditions within Christianity and understand their values and limitations (MAML 1.6)
• Graduate exhibits spiritual gift(s) in a manner that is effective and appropriate (MAML 1.7)
• Graduate gives appropriate attention to personal, emotional, and physical wellness (MAML 1.8)
• Graduate has the ability to articulate verbally and in writing a personal philosophy of ministry (MAML 1.9)
• Graduate has developed an expectation for the supernatural seeking to see God at work in life and ministry (MAML 1.10)

By graduation, the seminarian demonstrates a commitment to the authority of the Scriptures and a coherent understanding of the Bible, orthodox Christian theology, one’s heritage in the Christian church, and church polity, enabling one to make disciples and lead ministry.

Corresponding Observable Measurements:

• Graduate studies Scripture regularly and applies it to personal life (MAML 2.1)
• Graduate can articulate the nature and function of biblical authority for believers (MAML 2.2)
• Graduate demonstrates a general knowledge of the Old and New Testaments, including a synthetic development of the 66 books of the Bible (MAML 2.3)
• Graduate interprets Scripture in accordance with acceptable principles of biblical interpretation and humble dependence on the Holy Spirit to enlighten the mind (MAML 2.4)
• Graduate uses tools to help understand Scripture and demonstrates effective skills in information literacy (MAML 2.5)
• Graduate demonstrates a passion for evangelism, discipleship, and the mission of God rooted in one’s knowledge of Scripture (MAML 2.6)
• Graduate expresses a coherent understanding of the content of biblical literature and systematic theology (MAML 2.7)
• Graduate is passionate and can articulate the “mission of God;” this truth impacts his or her perspective on the ethne’ of the world and their spiritual needs (MAML 2.8)
• Graduate has a general understanding of the historic development of the Christian church, its structures, doctrines, and practices (MAML 2.9)
• Graduate has a basic understanding of church polity, ideally from the perspective of the student’s declared denominational home (MAML 2.10)
• Graduate understands the power of prayer and dependence on the Holy Spirit resulting in systematically worshipping God, interceding for people, and requesting specific results from God (MAML 2.11)
• Graduate is systematically engaged in a discipleship relationship with someone (MAML 2.12)

By graduation, the seminarian demonstrates competence in leading a local congregation in ministry development and in the administration of various operations of a local church or para-church ministry

Corresponding Observable Measurements:

• Graduate can clearly present the gospel and leads others to a saving faith in Jesus Christ (MAML 3.1)
• Graduate can articulate a vision that helps a congregation achieve balance between “inreach” and “outreach” ministries (MAML 3.2)
• Graduate exercises effective pastoral care through skills of expressing acceptance, giving and receiving criticism graciously, listening, exercising conflict resolution skills, keeping confidences, visiting parishioners in various settings, and praying with and for parishioners (MAML 3.3)
• Graduate can effectively recruit, train, direct, and delegate leaders, and can manage meetings of various sizes so that corporate decisions can be accomplished and team members can actively participate (MAML 3.4)
• Graduate can develop and oversee a congregational or para-church program of biblical education that is age appropriate (MAML 3.5)
• Graduate can articulate the believer’s position “in Christ” and uses that truth to encourage and comfort believers (MAML 3.6)
• Graduate articulates a leadership vision for the ministry or organization appropriate with the position in which service is provided (MAML 3.7)
• Graduate can demonstrate loyalty, receive instruction, and implement directives from senior leadership (MAML 3.8)
• Graduate exhibits qualities of leadership and servanthood (MAML 3.9)