Global Development and Justice - MAGDJ

Interested in exploring our graduate degree in Global Development and Justice? Join us for this upcoming virtual preview. We take supporting our students seriously as they prepare to serve among vulnerable populations globally. Come join us!

Ready to build your legacy in Business Administration, Education, Psychology, Healthcare, or Ministry? Join us this Wednesday, June 10 at 6 PM (PT) for our Virtual Graduate Information Night!

Explore our specialized master's programs, choose your breakout session, and hear directly from our Program Directors about how our curriculum equips you for leadership. Plus, confirmed Fall 2026 students receive a $250 scholarship!

🔗 RSVP here: go.jessup.edu/june10

We are grateful to join with our sister program in Master of Arts in Transformational Leadership (MATL) in developing a concentration in Community Development. The MATL program is a 36-unit graduate program designed to develop Christ-centered leaders equipped to drive change across ministry, nonprofit, and marketplace settings.
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Students in the MATL Community Development Concentration will take 12 credits in Global Development and Justice classes to earn their concentration.

Transformational Leadership | Jessup University The Transformational Leadership graduate program builds ethical leaders with skills in strategy, personal growth, and organizational change.

This is such an important conversation!

Over the last year and a half, immigration in the US has been completely upended. With refugee resettlement effectively closed and mass deportation instituted throughout the country, it’s immigrant families that are getting the brunt of these policies. In this episode, Brandon Stiver interviews Matthew Soerens from World Relief about US immigration policies, refugee resettlement, family separation, and biblical perspectives on immigration. They explore the impact of current policies, stories of affected families, and how the church can respond biblically and practically.

We just wrapped up the last class of the term focused on community development. It's always an awkward feeling being on this side of the term, missing the learning community we form in class, yet grateful we made progress and students have completed their projects. Seven-week terms are no small feat - for students or profs!

Summer terms start today! We have two courses this summer, Fieldwork Project and Integrative Capstone. Here we go!

While all of our classes are online, students meet with their professors on a weekly basis for time together to discuss what they are learning and applying in real time to their work and ministries. Our classes combine the flexibility of online work with the relational importance of a learning community. You really can have both flexible schedules while ensuring relationships!

Are you looking for additional training in community development work? We support church and non-profit leaders who are looking to expand their reach and measurable impact in the communities they support. The courses in the Graduate Certificate in Community Development are offered fully online and facilitated by our faculty in the Global Development and Justice Program. Come take a look for yourself:

Community Development | Jessup University Study community development to develop skills in social change, nonprofit leadership, civic engagement, and sustainable community impact.

We love finding MAGDJ students making a difference and having fun!