Warner Pacific University (WPU) is expanding access to Christian ministry degrees and course offerings through a partnership with Mid-America Christian University (MACU). This partnership will bring robust, faith-centered academic offerings to Warner Pacific students, empowering them to grow and thrive in their Christian academic journeys.
In a signing ceremony that took place on Dec. 13, WPU welcomed Dr. David Hoag the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities president and MACU’s President Phil Greenwald to formalize the agreement.
“This partnership continues the long-standing commitment of both institutions to train leaders for ministry in the Church of God (Anderson),” said MACU President Phil Greenwald. “Together, we are preparing students through a Christ-centered, biblical worldview to serve churches, nonprofits, and the community.”
Warner Pacific will soon provide online courses and degrees in ministry services to students on our Pacific Northwest campus, working in partnership with MACU.
“MACU is our sister Church of God institution,” said WPU President Dr. Brian Johnson. “I’m most hopeful, as a Christian educator, that students become more immersed in the ways a Christian education could inform their calling. Careers fill pockets; Callings fulfill people; Careers linked to Callings fulfill great purposes.”
The MACU courses that WPU is making available to students are an expansion of what Warner Pacific offers, without duplication.
“Through course-sharing, students from WPU directly engage with the distinguished faculty in our School of Ministry,” said Dr. Sharon Lease, MACU’s Vice President of Academic Affairs. “We are honored to expand the reach and further the mission of both universities.”
It is anticipated that access to the MACU courses will begin in 2025.
“We have to become more innovative in thinking about the future of our institutions,” Dr. Johnson said. “The modern Christian university offers not only theology degrees but also degrees for educators, doctors and lawyers.”