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THE MASTER OF DIVINITY
PROGRAM
Another way we are fulfilling our mission is by identifying and
training new leaders in Jewish ministry through our seminary program:
The Charles L. Feinberg Center for Messianic Jewish Studies. Several
years ago, we recognized a tremendous need within Jewish missions for
more seminary-trained leadership. Through a partnership with Biola
University’s Talbot School of Theology, located strategically in the Los
Angeles metropolitan area, we were able to develop a cutting-edge new
Master of Divinity program with an emphasis on Messianic Jewish
Studies. After receiving accreditation through the New York Board of
Regents and the Association of Theological Schools, we began classes in
the summer of 2007.
The Feinberg Center program contains 98 credits and awards a
Master of Divinity degree in Messianic Jewish Studies from Talbot
School of Theology. Our program is still the only one of its kind in
the world; it offers unique coursework to prepare leaders for Jewish
ministry as missionaries, Messianic pastors, non-profit leaders, and
educators. Three key components of the program make it unique: the
coursework, field ministry, and cost.
Coursework
We have designed the curriculum for the Feinberg Center to
incorporate both a typical Jewish studies program and an evangelical
seminary program, while also catering each specific class towards the
current needs of Jewish ministry. Each of our Jewish studies courses,
like Rabbinic Literature and Theology, Theology of the Siddur (Jewish
prayer book), and Jewish History, contain practical elements on how
a better understanding of Jewish tradition can enhance our work
in Jewish missions. Additionally, each of the traditional evangelical
seminary courses, like Pastoral Studies, Church History, and Apologetics,
provide a unique Jewish perspective for the context of Jewish ministry.
Our professors are all excellent scholars with a long history of personal
experience in Jewish ministry.