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A Different Kind of Graduate Program (one that’s perfect for you)

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Mark Love

I’ve written here before about our master’s in missional leadership at Rochester College. It’s our effort to design a degree more in lines with the demands and opportunities for ministry in a new missional era. Simply put, the way we’ve … Continue reading →

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Hospitality as leadership: a different kind of grad program

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Mark Love

I have the privilege of directing a unique graduate program in missional leadership. In addition to our great faculty, we have four features that make our program unique: 1. We insist that all of our students have ministry contexts in … Continue reading →

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Why Ministry Training Must Change: forming learning communities

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Mark Love

I am fully convinced that situated learning, or learning in context, is the way to prepare ministers. I was dubious about whether learning that depended a great deal on online delivery would work toward these ends. I was particularly concerned … Continue reading →

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Why Ministry Training has to Change: leading where you are

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Mark Love

At 52 years of age, I am still in school. I am writing a dissertation right now for a PhD in congregational mission and leadership from Luther Seminary. There has seldom been a time in my adult life when I … Continue reading →

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