About the Plant 616 Academy Initiative

Plant 616 and Ephesiology are partnering together to offer a Master of Arts in a cohort format especially for the 616 area code. The program is a 48-credit hour specialized degree aimed to help you apply movement dynamics in a theological and missiological community who share your passion for West Michigan, church planting, and leadership. This is a practical and professional initiative centered on the dynamic intersection of culture, theology, and movement. Plant 616 Academy’s initiative provides unique opportunities for collaborative thinking and application of a movemental scenius in your context. It will deepen your faith, challenge your paradigms, and help you develop personal, ministry, and intellectual habits so you flourish in church planting and leadership.

The Master of Arts allows you to contextualize your learning experience. You will begin to shift the tracks of history in and around Grand Rapids by:

  • Tracing the contours of contemporary culture

  • Interpreting culture's movements and messages.

  • Engaging culture's challenges from a biblically informed worldview

  • Applying adaptive ecclesiology for meaningful church planting.

  • Maturing as a church leader through understanding your APEST gifting.

The Master of Arts is . . .

A transformational journey of discipleship focused on helping you develop vocational excellence in your current or desired context – all on your time and from wherever you are.

  • Affordable

    Only $300 per month.

  • Accessible

    From anywhere in the world.

  • Relevant

    Customized learning for your goals.

  • Faithful

    Rooted in Jesus Christ.

Our Educational Philosophy

This is your education and our focus is on you not simply as a student, but as a fellow learner on a journey to develop a proficiency in theological and missiological content, vocational skills that will lead to success, and character motivated by your identity in Christ.

  • Character Development

    ✔️Deepen your faith as you follow Jesus.

    ✔️Participate in a journey of discipleship and formation that invites you to embody the way of Jesus as co-laborer on God’s mission.

    ✔️Learn to integrate your faith and your vocation so that what you do is shaped by who you are as a follower of Jesus.

  • Vocational Excellence

    ✔️Develop skills across a wide array of disciplines (e.g. Bible, theology, missiology, leadership, spirituality, and more).

    ✔️Learn to communicate effectively in your culture and in the world around you.

    ✔️Be equipped for a life-time of service of church planting and training church planters.

  • Proficiency Learning

    ✔️Develop patterns of thinking that reflect biblical, theological, historical, contextual, and vocational realities.

    ✔️Demonstrate your learning through a portfolio of learning that provides evidence of who you are, what you can do, and where you thrive.

    ✔️Learn in the context of real-life situations rather than fabricated classroom experiences.

In partnership with Kairos University

Affordable. Accessible. Relevant. Faithful.

Kairos University is a global system of theological education that provides opportunities for students to build entirely customized educational journeys that are affordable, accessible, relevant, and faithful. The University has a campus in Sioux Falls, South Dakota with offices throughout the United States and Canada, partnerships with organizations around the world, and students from nearly every continent.

The university is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools and The Higher Learning Commission. Learn more by clicking the button below.
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Learning experiences focused on your passion

Develop competencies in Bible, theology, missiology, church planting and leadership, including the integration of faith and justice.

    1. Welcome to the Ephesiology Master Classes

    2. Introducing the MA with Plant 616

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    3. Master of Arts Description and Objectives

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    4. Instructions for the Application

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    5. How to use this LMS player

    6. Important Kairos University and Ephesiology Documents

    7. Planning your MA program

    1. Kairos University Resources

    2. Additional Resources for Academic Research

    3. Instructions

    4. Writing Academic Book Reviews

    5. Rubric for Book Review

    6. Writing a Seminary Paper

    7. Writing & Style Guides

    1. Expected Learning Outcome

    2. About Starting Well

    1. Expected Learning Outcome

    2. Christian Spirituality Development Path

    3. Movement Leadership

    4. Identity Based Discipleship

    5. Master Assessment Review

    6. Self-Assessment

    1. Expected Learning Outcome

    2. Biblical Literacy Development Path

    3. The Study of the Church in Ephesus

    4. Doing Theology with Revelation

    5. Master Assessment Review

    6. Self-Assessment

    1. Expected Learning Outcome

    2. Contextual Project Development Path

    3. Missiological Theology

    4. Foundations for a Missiology of Movements

    5. New Religious Movements or Religions of the World

    6. Master Assessment Review

    7. Self-Assessment

About the Degree

  • $300.00 / month
  • Learn in Community
  • Contextual Application

A typical student

Participants in the MA degree are not simply students enrolled in a self-paced course. They join a learning community of like-minded experts and other explorers. We would love to welcome you into a creative and innovative global community.

Our typical student is . . .

  • A church or lay leader desiring to fulfill their passion to their community with the gospel.

  • A professional in the workplace looking for tools to engage their peers.

  • A life-long learner interested in deepening their biblical and theological knowledge base.

  • Community members who want to connect their neighbors with the story of Jesus.

  • An activist passionate about addressing human trafficking, poverty, or racial injustice.

Tuition and Fees

Our unique subscription plan gives you financial options for your seminary education!

Tuition is $3,600 per year paid over 12 months.

The MA degree is a total of 48 credit hours and can be completed in as little as 24-30 months. The more diligently you progress through the program the less you pay in tuition. We do this to incentivize your hard work and help you steward the financial resources God has given you. If life gets in the way, simply cancel your subscription and re-subscribe when your calendar permits.
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Degree Benefits

  • Affordable

    Get high quality, and academically rigorous seminary classes for a fraction of the cost.

  • Master of Arts

    Graduate in 24 months or less with a degree that positions you with the skills to effectively engage culture.

  • Dynamic

    Dynamic video lectures with practical demonstrations and supplemental resources.

  • Engaging

    Engaging interaction connected to a global network of learners doing theology and ministry collaboratively.

  • 24/7 Access

    All day and all night access from wherever in the world you are doing ministry. You do not have to move to a seminary campus.

  • Accredited

    Kairos University is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools.

MAKING JESUS FAMOUS ON EVERY BLOCK

Plant the Gospel. Grow Disciples. Multiply the Church.

Plant 616 is a family of missional disciples, churches, and kingdom dreamers who have linked arms to see every crack and crevice of the 616 saturated with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We transcend denomination and tradition and come from every shape and size of church. And we'd love to see you join the family!
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