05.11.08
Two More Years
Even though I spent two weeks in San Diego, I’ve still got 5 weeks left before this quarter is finished. And then I’ve still got another two years before I graduate in May 2010. When I am done, I will have earned a Master of Arts in Transformational Leadership (MATL). This degree is a sort of hybrid between an M.A. in Theological/Biblical Studies and an M.A. in Organizational Leadership. If you know me well, you know how much I love interdisciplinary pursuits, so this program fits me well.
I’ve been asked a couple of times recently what the purpose is of such a degree. Actually, the possibilities are numerous: entrepreurship, non-profit org. management, business leadership, church planting, etc. Another question I’ve been asked is how I plan to use this degree. In the short term, it is giving me the opportunity to learn more about leading in my current business and ministry environments. In the long term, well, I’ll save that for a future post. Although eventually I would definitely like to teach at the university/graduate level and this will require a Doctoral degree. Oh, man, I guess I’m going to end up as Dr. Doolittle whether I like it or not.
