Global Development and Justice - MAGDJ

05/27/2026

We are grateful to join with our sister program in Master of Arts in Transformational Leadership (MATL) in developing a concentration in Community Development. The MATL program is a 36-unit graduate program designed to develop Christ-centered leaders equipped to drive change across ministry, nonprofit, and marketplace settings.
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Students in the MATL Community Development Concentration will take 12 credits in Global Development and Justice classes to earn their concentration.

The Transformational Leadership graduate program builds ethical leaders with skills in strategy, personal growth, and organizational change.

05/20/2026

This is such an important conversation!

Over the last year and a half, immigration in the US has been completely upended. With refugee resettlement effectively closed and mass deportation instituted throughout the country, it’s immigrant families that are getting the brunt of these policies. In this episode, Brandon Stiver interviews Matthew Soerens from World Relief about US immigration policies, refugee resettlement, family separation, and biblical perspectives on immigration. They explore the impact of current policies, stories of affected families, and how the church can respond biblically and practically.

05/04/2026

We just wrapped up the last class of the term focused on community development. It's always an awkward feeling being on this side of the term, missing the learning community we form in class, yet grateful we made progress and students have completed their projects. Seven-week terms are no small feat - for students or profs!

Summer terms start today! We have two courses this summer, Fieldwork Project and Integrative Capstone. Here we go!

04/23/2026

While all of our classes are online, students meet with their professors on a weekly basis for time together to discuss what they are learning and applying in real time to their work and ministries. Our classes combine the flexibility of online work with the relational importance of a learning community. You really can have both flexible schedules while ensuring relationships!

04/15/2026

Are you looking for additional training in community development work? We support church and non-profit leaders who are looking to expand their reach and measurable impact in the communities they support. The courses in the Graduate Certificate in Community Development are offered fully online and facilitated by our faculty in the Global Development and Justice Program. Come take a look for yourself:

Study community development to develop skills in social change, nonprofit leadership, civic engagement, and sustainable community impact.

04/14/2026

We love finding MAGDJ students making a difference and having fun!

03/25/2026

“John Perkins stood with ideas and action and the kind of moral authority that can come only from testing those ideas with his life—standing for something true and loving something real." - Russell Moore

“John Perkins stood with ideas and action and the kind of moral authority that can come only from testing those ideas with his life—standing for something true and loving something real,” writes Russell Moore.

“That’s the kind of witness Perkins was. And that’s what made him seem so strange in this juvenile, demoralized time.”

🔗Link in the comments below

03/19/2026

Buy tickets here- https://www.new-wineskins.org/event/25th-anniversary-dinner/

03/11/2026

We recently completed our Global Development and Justice (MAGDJ) course on Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning. Some of the final projects included Sex-trafficking Prevention, Evaluating Purposeful Travel, Strengthening Church and Non-profit Partnerships, Assessing Reduction of Homelessness and Affordable Housing Options among others.

Now jumping into session 2 of our Spring semester with Economic and Community Development and Human Rights and Public Policy courses. As you can imagine, there are a lot of critical topics to discuss right now. Never a dull moment in a MAGDJ course!

01/12/2026

Spring term is underway this week with our Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning class kicking us off!

Interested in MAGDJ? Here are some of our distinctives:

~ Available online as distance education. Classes include optional “live sessions” with faculty each week and additional self-guided work.

~ Faculty with expertise and experience in global development, peacebuilding, and justice initiatives.

~ Perfect for students who serve or feel called to serve in church-based community development, international development and/or justice organizations.

~ Accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of The Association of Theological Schools and WSCUC.

~ Optional travel studies and annual retreats will be made available.

The MA in Global Development and Justice prepares students to work across the nexus of justice, transformational development, and peacebuilding. Learn more.