Overview

The Doctor of Ministry (DMin) is the highest professional degree for Christian leaders who are actively engaged in ministry in the church, Christian organizations, marketplace ministries and missions. Our DMin program enables participants to increase their ministry effectiveness, grow spiritually and professionally, and develop their leadership capacities.

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Program Highlights

• Facilitated, collaborative learning with a team of outstanding faculty who are proven leaders and educators.
• A curriculum that focuses on the Person of the Leader, Ministry Strategy, Ministry Implementation and relevant Research on the Practice of Ministry.
• A cohort-based model of education that fosters mutual learning and deep collegiality.
• An overarching commitment to a missional understanding of the church.
• An opportunity to customize a research project of maximal relevance to one's ministry.
• A format designed to facilitate successful completion of the degree in three to four years while remaining in full-time ministry.

Program Requirements

Year 1

• [DMIN 0908] Formation of the Leader I*
• [DMIN 0909] Formation of the Leader II*
• [DMIN 0901] Applied Research Project I
• [DMIN 0905] Project Design Seminar**
   

Year 2

• [DMIN 0910] Context and Change I*
• [DMIN 0911] Context and Change II*
• [DMIN 0902] Applied Research Project II
• [DMIN 0906] Project Implementation Seminar**
   

Year 3

• [DMIN 0912] Implementation and Evaluation I*
• [DMIN 0913] Implementation and Evaluation II*
• [DMIN 0903] Applied Research Project III
• [DMIN 0907] Project Reporting Seminar**

* Includes summer residency.
** Includes winter residency.