Business Administration: Nonprofit Management (MBA)
Credential: Master of Business Administration
Location: Online
Program Director: Garet Robinson, PhD
Program Mission Statement: The Master of Business Administration is designed to provide a strong biblical context while also providing hands on learning from experienced professionals to allow students to have a competitive edge within their positions. Men and women who have a biblical worldview will be successful in the business world and provide a positive perspective on their boards and within their organization. Graduates of the Master of Business Administration will have marketable skills to accelerate their career path, making them more qualified candidates for executive positions.
Program Learning Outcomes: As a result of this program, students will:
1. Biblical Leadership: Integrate a biblical foundation of leadership starting with personal spiritual formation and transitioning to a broader organizational level of leadership principles and practices.
2. Knowledge: Demonstrate comprehension of content knowledge and concepts, practices, and skills specific to the Bible and the functional areas of business. Students will apply key business disciplines with an emphasis on critical thinking. Skills pursued throughout this degree include strategic leadership, financial decision making, avoiding potential legal pitfalls, and marketing strategies.
3. Critical Thinking: Exhibit competency of using creative thinking to synthesize ideas and apply analytical and problem-solving skills to take appropriate risks in developing innovative and practical approaches to various challenges.
4. Communication: Demonstrate clear and effective communication skills in all written and oral communications. Students will create long-term communication messaging strategies, with clarity and coherence in written and spoken forms.
5. Practical Study: Develop skills through hands-on experiential learning will be used to develop marketing strategies and then create tactical plans, execute the plan on a timeline and planned schedule, and assess the effectiveness of those plans.
6. Ethical Practices: Confirm character by developing appropriate responses when confronted with moral and ethical dilemmas through the integration of a biblical worldview to personal and professional situations.
Curricular Structure & Degree Requirements
| Curricular Structure |
Credits |
| Biblical and Theological Foundations Course |
3 |
| Core Courses |
15 |
| Nonprofit Sector Courses |
15 |
| Advanced Courses |
15 |
| Program Total |
48 |
Biblical and Theological Foundations Course (3 credits)
This chart outlines how prior college-level credits in Bible and theology, as represented on a transcript, apply to the Biblical and Theological Foundations course requirement.
| 15 or less credits of Bible and theology |
BTC 503 Foundations for Integration |
| 16-29 credits of Bible and theology |
BTC 504 Perspectives on Integration |
| 30 or more credits of Bible and theology |
Requirement satisfied |
Core Courses (15 credits)
Nonprofit Sector Courses (15 credits)
Advanced Courses (15 credits)
| BUS 605 | Decision Making and Analytical Techniques | 3 |
| BUS 610 | Leadership Coaching Strategies | 3 |
| BUS 615 | Financial Decision Making | 3 |
| BUS 620 | Executing the Marketing Plan | 3 |
| BUS 625 | Advanced Organizational Strategy | 3 |
Admission, Retention, and Graduation
Admissions Requirements
Admission into a master's degree program is consistent with the general admissions policy and practice of LBC | Capital. Admission criteria is located in the Admissions Information section of the catalog.
Students who graduate from the MS in Nonprofit Management may enroll in the MBA program. However, their credits will be applied to the MBA program and students will no longer have earned the MS in Nonprofit Management.
Transfer Credits
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Graduate Program
|
Program Credits
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# of Transfer Credits
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Age of Transfer Credits
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Min. Grade of Transfer Credits
|
|
MBA – Nonprofit Management
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48 cr.
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9 graduate credits
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10 yrs.
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B
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Academic Advising
Students in this program are supported by the Student Success Coach and Program Director. The Student Success Coach will monitor student progress and provide encouragement to students throughout their studies. The Program Director is available to meet with students to discuss academic questions, explore questions related to course content, provide career advice and help prepare students for their capstone experiences in the program. The Program Director and Coaches are available for in-person or video conference, phone, or email meetings.
Program Retention
Academic progress in this program is monitored after each term. The Academic Probation policy and Academic Dismissal policy found in this catalog are applied to all LBC | Capital students.
Graduation Requirements
The following requirements must be successfully completed in order to receive a graduate degree or certificate:
• Satisfactory completion of all course work
• A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
• Fulfillment of all financial obligations
• Adherence to biblical standards and ethics in living one’s lifestyle
Faculty
Program Director: Garet Robinson, PhD
Dr. Garet D. Robinson (PhD, Liberty Divinity School) has served nonprofit organizations in Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, and Texas over the past 20 years. He is a graduate of Liberty University, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Harvard University. During this academic work, Garet has focused on the organizational development and leadership patterns of early Christian communities. Dr. Robinson is currently working as a Management Consultant with the Mayo Clinic and as the Global Program Coordinator for the Masters of Science in Nonprofit Management and MBA at Lancaster Bible College. He currently lives in Houston, Texas.
Faculty:
Anjanette Bender, JD
Levi Bridge, PhD
Jeremy Campbell, DBA
Justin Keeler, PhD
Dwight Kreiser, BS
Steve Laufer, PhD
Bob Mauk, MBA
Program Director: Garet D. Robinson, PhD
Dr. Garet D. Robinson has been serving nonprofit organizations and churches for over 20 years. Growing up in Bel Air, Maryland, Robinson attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia where he graduated with degrees in Religion (AA) and Business Management (BS). To prepare himself for the ministry, he then attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, and graduated with an MDiv (Advanced Track).
Following his time in seminary, Robinson began serving in local churches in Atlanta and then Houston, where he currently resides. During this time, he worked toward and earned a PhD in Theology with a focus on organizational development and leadership patterns of the earliest Christian communities. In pursuing one final degree, Robinson attended Harvard University and received a Master of Liberal Arts with a focus on management. He also earned 2 graduate certificates in nonprofit management and strategic management during this time.
Dr. Robinson has authored works in popular literature, leadership publications, and academic journals. He currently works as the Global Program Coordinator for Lancaster Bible College for the Master of Science in Nonprofit Management and the Master of Business Administration degrees. Robinson lives in Houston, Texas, with his wife and family. Outside of his work with Lancaster Bible College, Robinson adjuncts for several other institutions and works as a management consultant at a major medical institution.
Faculty
Anjanette Bender, JD
Dr. Levi Bridge
Dr. Justin Keeler
Dwight Kreiser
Dr. Steven Laufer
Robert Mauk
Dr. Garet D. Robinson
Martin Sauer