A concentration consists of courses which focus on developing the student in a particular area and are taken in addition to core and elective courses.

For students in the M.Div. programs, the School of Divinity offers concentrations in:

M.Div. in Practical Theology

Biblical Studies
Church and Ministry
Interdisciplinary Studies
Worship and Renewal

M.Div. in Missiology

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Biblical Studies

Complete 15 credits of biblical electives beyond the core requirements. These include any of the following as well as other biblical topics courses that may be offered:

BINT 510 Unity of the Bible
BINT 520 Biblical Criticism
BINT 524 Pauline Theology
BINT 530 Biblical Law
BNTB 506 Synoptic Gospels
BNTB 535 Parables of Jesus
BNTB/BOTB-545 Geographical and Historical Setting of the Bible
BNTB 546 Literary Background to the New Testament
BNTB 581 Early Christian & Jewish Views of Jesus
BOTB 503 Old Testament Theology
BOTB 544 The Psalms

Church and Ministry

This concentration allows students to take a variety of Practical Theology elective courses (PMIN) in order to develop skills in areas related to their own particular ministry interests, including leadership, administration, counseling, Christian education and other areas.

The Church and Ministry concentration requires 15 credits from the following list of PMIN courses:

PMIN 511 Pastoral Care, Counseling, Conflict
PMIN 514 Christian Leadership Development
PMIN 517 Church Growth and Revitalization
PMIN 509 Models of Biblical Discipleship
PMIN 515 Ministry Leader: Life style and Skills
PMIN 519 Church Administration
PMIN 550 Pastoral Theology
PMIN 513 Church Planting Models & Methods
PMIN 574 Foundations for Ministry Coaching

Interdisciplinary Studies

The School of Divinity offers this concentration to encourage its students to take advantage of the excellent opportunity presented by studying in a university context. Students may take courses from the other schools of Regent University (Education, Communication and the Arts, Global Leadership and Entrepreneurship, Government, and Psychology and Counseling) in order to enhance and broaden their skills to serve effectively in a wide variety of areas.

Students must complete 15 credits minimum to complete their degree plan under this track.

Worship and Renewal

The School of Divinity offers this concentration to combine the expertise and experience of world-class worship leaders with the core of the School of Divinity's Practical Theology degrees. The concentration consists of a variety of modular courses (3-credits each), normaly taught in a one-week intensive fashion on the Virginia Beach Campus. Among the courses contained in this new and developing concentration are:

Worship Leading: The Power of a Worshiping Life
A Biblical Perspective of Worship
Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs
Liturgy: Faith, Form & Function
Sacred Space: Creative Worship Planning
History of Christian Worship

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

The TESOL concentration is offered through a joint-effort with the School of Education. Students complete five ETSL courses from the School of Education's TESOL certificate program (listed under the heading "Adult Education/Collegiate").

ETSL 510 Linguistics
ETSL 525 Language Teaching Approaches and Practices
ETSL 550 Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language to Adults
ETSL 560 First and Second Language Acquisition
ETSL 570 Teaching Reading