ICAS-Accredited Degree Program
Master of Arts in Worship Production
M.A. credential
Put sound, video, live production, and digital skills in service of worship and help more people take part in church life.
Master of Arts in Worship Production: Your Grant Price
Applications are free. Eligible applicants receive their admission and Grant decision before any one-time program fee is requested.
Published tuition
$14,900.00
$599.00 Registry & Assessment Fee
$99
Master's Degree
2026 Life in Christ Grant is active
Ministry Experience, Evaluated Against Academic Standards.
Documented prior learning may be considered when it aligns with program outcomes; every credit decision follows academic review.
Program Overview
About this program
The M.A. in Worship Production works on broadcast, accessibility and leading technical teams. Amplification, projection and streaming all change what a congregation does, and the decisions are usually made on grounds of production value alone. This ICAS-accredited Kingdom of Life University program covers audio, lighting, video and broadcast competently, plus accessibility, volunteer team leadership, equipment budgets, and what the technology is doing to the gathering.
Competency-Based Ministry Assessment
Recognition of demonstrated learning in theology and ministry
Experienced ministry practitioners demonstrate competencies developed through years of service, theological study, and continuing learning. The assessment connects that learning with the published outcomes of the Master of Arts in Worship Production through biblical understanding, theological reflection, research, and ministry judgment.
70
Audited questions in this pathway bank
30
Questions drawn for each sitting
60 minutes
Time available for the knowledge component
24 hours
Interval before reassessment
Theological knowledge and degree outcomes
- Published bank title
- Worship Production - Master Competency-Based Ministry Assessment
- Credential
- Master of Arts (M.A.) in Worship Production
- Question construction
- 14 pathway subject-bank sources contribute 5 questions each, producing the complete 70-question bank.
How completion is reported
- The knowledge component contributes 40% and assessed ministry experience contributes 60% to one weighted result.
- The reported result is no lower than 80%, matching the 80% degree pass mark.
- Reassessment draws a fresh question set and is included in program access, with no additional fee or limit on sittings.
- The integrated assessment covers the published degree plan; separate course assessments, a capstone paper, and a dissertation defense are not required.
Program Objectives
What you will achieve
Integrate advanced theological study, spiritual maturity, and ministry wisdom for Christian leadership
Judge technological choices by their effect on participation and proclamation
Operate audio, lighting, and video competently in a live setting
Use technology to increase accessibility rather than only production value
Lead a volunteer technical team and steward its equipment budget
Learning Outcomes
Skills and competencies you will develop
Synthesize advanced biblical and theological evidence for clear teaching, leadership, and ministry judgment
Mix a live service audibly for both speech and congregational song
Produce a stream that serves remote participants rather than observers
Audit a worship space for accessibility and implement improvements
Build an equipment lifecycle and budget plan
Career Opportunities
Where this degree can take you
Worship technology director
Church production manager
Media ministry leader
Streaming ministry coordinator
Major Subject Areas
The fourteen subjects you study, and the ones the ministry assessment draws on
Foundational and Major-Core Subjects
Four foundations every pathway shares, then four that belong to this field.
Advanced Biblical Interpretation
Scripture read aloud and displayed, and the practical differences between a congregation that holds the text and one that watches it.
Advanced Old Testament Theology
The Old Testament's material worship — space, sound, sight, procession — as the precedent for taking the physical seriously.
Advanced New Testament Theology
The New Testament's assembly, where everything was audible without assistance, and the questions that raises about mediation.
Advanced Christian Doctrine
Doctrine about the gathered body and the remote participant, which streaming forces the church to decide rather than assume.
Advanced Theology of Technology in Worship
What technology does to worship, covering mediation, attention, and the theological questions raised by amplification, screens, and broadcast.
Advanced Audio Engineering for Churches
Church audio, covering signal flow, gain structure, mixing for speech and music, feedback control, and room acoustics.
Advanced Lighting and Visual Design
Lighting and visual design, covering fixtures, colour, cues, and the discipline of serving the gathering rather than staging a show.
Advanced Live Streaming and Broadcast
Streaming and broadcast, covering camera work, switching, encoding, latency, licensing, and the pastoral question of the remote participant.
Specialization Subjects
Six more that take the field into the places it actually gets used.
Advanced Media Preparation and Workflow
Preparing and managing media, covering file workflow, presentation software, rehearsal, version control, and the failures that occur live.
Advanced Accessibility in Worship Technology
Accessibility through technology, covering hearing assistance, captioning, contrast, and the needs that projection and volume commonly ignore.
Advanced Building and Leading Tech Teams
Building and leading volunteer technical teams, covering recruitment, training, rota, and the culture that keeps people serving.
Advanced Stewardship of Equipment and Budgets
Stewardship of equipment and budget, covering lifecycle, specification, procurement, maintenance, and the case for spending less.
Advanced Spiritual Formation and Christian Vocation
The spiritual life of people who serve every Sunday from behind a desk and rarely participate in the service they enable.
Advanced Integrative Theology and Ministry
A production project — an installation, a stream, or an accessibility improvement — specified, implemented and evaluated.
Admission Requirements
What you need to apply
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited or recognized institution
- Official transcripts showing preparation appropriate to graduate theological study
- Statement of theological, academic, and ministry goals
- Current resume or curriculum vitae
- Two ministry, professional, or academic recommendations
Degree Completion Requirements
Requirements for the Master of Arts
Graduation Requirements
- Complete at least 36 graduate semester credits in the approved degree plan
- Pass the Competency-Based Ministry Assessment for the degree
- Satisfy every graduate-core, specialization, elective, and comprehensive requirement group
- Integrate theological knowledge with assessed ministry experience under the published result-weighting policy
- Recognize demonstrated learning against every published degree-plan requirement
Culminating Experience
Demonstrate graduate theological understanding and ministry judgment through Competency-Based Ministry Assessment, recognizing advanced learning developed through prior study and service.
Credit Distribution
| Requirement Area | Credits | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Core | 21 | 7 courses. Required advanced theory, methods, and professional competencies of the discipline. |
| Graduate Specialization | 9 | 3 courses. Focused graduate study in an approved concentration or practice area. |
| Graduate Elective | 3 | 1 course. Any master-level major course from any school that is not already part of this degree plan. |
| Competency-Based Ministry Assessment | 3 | 1 course. Integrated graduate theological knowledge and assessed ministry experience, recognizing demonstrated learning across the published degree plan. |
| Total Degree Credits | 36 | All requirements must be completed within the approved degree plan. |
Program Details
Program Length
Self-Paced
Self-Paced Learning
Total Credits
36 credit hours
Up to 18 Transfer Credits
Published Degree Plan
12 courses
Across 4 required curriculum groups
Format
Flexible Study
Assessment Format
Competency-Based Ministry Assessment
Selected Degree
Master
School
School of Theology and Ministry
Institutional Status
ICAS Accredited
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