Master of Arts in Global Missional Leadership (MAGML)

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Gain practical intercultural skills for your leadership context.

Fuller’s Master of Arts in Global Missional Leadership prepares both experienced and aspiring intercultural leaders to share Christ's hope and healing across diverse social, spiritual, and cultural landscapes with insight, wisdom, and sensitivity.

Summer Applications Close May 22

Available Fully Online

Earn your Master of Arts in Global Missional Leadership online.

Fuller's world-renowned Master of Arts in Global Missional Leadership degree is available as a fully online experience. Complete your MAGML from anywhere in the world, and apply your learning directly to your context as you study and engage with your online community.

Program Overview

Finish in approximately 2 years

15 courses (including one-quarter internship for students with fewer than 5 years of experience in cross-cultural ministry/mission)

60 quarter units
(equivalent to 40 semester units)

Fully accredited

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Next Start Date

June 22, 2026

What can I expect from Fuller's MAGML degree?

Our rapidly changing world needs innovative missiologists who can ethically and creatively facilitate healing and transformation of communities by sharing the gospel through word and deed. The MAGML is designed to equip both seasoned and aspiring leaders for various types of intercultural ministry, developing students' cultural awareness so that they can serve with sensitivity to economic, religious, and other social realities.

Coursework Includes:

  • Foundational Courses (4 courses): Learn the keystone concepts and indispensable skills necessary for advanced courses and focused ministry training.
  • MAGML Core Courses (6 courses): Equipped with insight from foundational coursework, grapple with challenging contemporary issues and tough questions through in-depth courses in bible, theology, ministry, and mission, honing game-changing strategies and practices for consequential and enduring ministry.
  • MAGML Track Courses (3 courses): Choose the Intercultural Studies track or the Leadership Studies track to tailor your degree to your calling and your interests.
  • Electives (2 courses): Choose advanced courses tailored to the nuances and complexities of your calling.

What can I do with a Master of Arts in Global Missional Leadership?

Respond to God’s calling in a way that enables you to use your gifts, skills, and passions. The MAGML program gives students the foundational skills to pursue further studies or research opportunities, or to serve in practical ministries around the world.

Just a few of the positions that might be available to Fuller MAGML graduates:

  • Mission and Outreach Director
  • Cross-Cultural Ministry Leader
  • Christian Nonprofit or NGO Director
  • Intercultural Evangelist
  • Global Partnership Coordinator
  • Church Planting or Network Leader
  • Community Development Specialist
  • Intercultural Trainer or Consultant
  • Missions Educator or Advocate
  • Humanitarian Organization Director

Make the most of your time and money.

How much will it cost?

The current tuition rate is $505 per unit, but institutional and donor-funded scholarships reduce the cost for most students. We know that cost is an important consideration, but so is value—how well a program prepares you for the work to which you are called. A degree program that provides relevant credentials but also shapes your mind in important new directions is worth the investment in both time and money.

How long will it take?

The MAGML typically is completed in about 2 years, but you can set your own pace, depending on work, family, or other commitments. You’ll be able to put your learning into practice as you go. Your ministry will provide context for your studies, and your studies will shape the way you serve and lead the people God has entrusted to your care.

Why should I pursue my Master of Arts in Global Missional Leadership at Fuller Seminary?

Taught by renowned scholar-practitioners, Fuller’s rigorous MAGML program integrates spiritual, academic, intercultural, vocational, and emotional formation to equip graduates for resilient leadership.

What are the next steps?

Be fully equipped for the demands of your calling, wherever God leads you.

Step One

Know your deadline.

MDiv - May 22, 2026
MTS - May 22, 2026
MATM - May 22, 2026
MAGML - May 22, 2026
MAMHM - September 28, 2026
DMin - Varies by cohort

Step Two

Submit Part 1 of the online application form to provide essential information about yourself, including your educational background.

Step Three

Submit Part 2 of the online application, including essay(s) and contact information for your reference(s). Provide your official transcript(s) and any other required documents.

Step Four

Explore your funding options — apply for scholarships, federal loans, and other ways to pay for your degree program.

Step Five

You’ll receive an admissions decision via email. Once you’re accepted, you can complete an online orientation, meet with your academic advisor, and register for courses.

About Fuller Seminary

Since 1947, Fuller Seminary has equipped visionary ministers, scholars, teachers, mental health professionals, and intercultural leaders to share the hope and healing of Christ in bold, innovative ways. Our fully accredited online, in‑person, and hybrid degree programs are offered by two distinct yet complementary schools, the School of Mission and Theology and the School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy. Both schools offer master’s and doctoral degrees.

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In Our Graduates' Own Words

Friends said, 'You'll learn things [at Fuller] you may not agree with, but you still gotta wade through it and not be scared of the slippery slope.' For the way I want to learn and teach, Fuller helped me feel free to do that.

Kristin Young
Master of Divinity '24

Fuller taught me to be disciplined, to create structures, and to promote leadership training. It equipped me with everything necessary for integral mission.

Juanita Reyes
Master of Divinity '22

As I'm living my life in loving connection to God, I'll live my life in loving connection to others.

Sunita Puleo
MA in Intercultural Studies '17

I want to help our church be healthy, effective, virtuous, impactful, and sustainable.

René Molina Jr.
MA in Theology and Ministry '20

I want to bring empathy into this space, and to help people who want to be part of a Christian community again but are carrying baggage or trauma of some sort.

Viola Wu
MA in Theological Studies '19

Begin your journey here.

Whether God is calling you to serve in education, ministry, or the marketplace, make Fuller the next faithful step on your journey.