DOCTOR OF MINISTRY

HIGHLIGHTS

• 32-credit part-time professional program designed to be done concurrently with full-time ministry
• Four year-long study modules delivered in a cohort format to develop peer collegiality
• Customized learning environments appropriate to the concentrations/subject
• Offered in languages other than English: currently Spanish (in U.S. and international sites) and Russian (international site only)
• Application deadlines vary according to individual cohort launch dates; usually 60 days prior to start of first-year intensives
• All program participants benefit by a subsidy-reduced tuition rate

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

This program will prepare you to;

• Critically reflect on, articulate, and apply biblically based principles and values for excellence in mission and ministry.
• Conduct research and implement an intervention in response to ministry challenges and trends in a glocal context, related to the primary field of service.
• Integrate knowledge and skills acquired into an effective ministry practice and evaluate the resultant impact on one’s personal experience and ministry

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• The MDiv degree, educational equivalent, or a portfolio alternative for those who qualify
• At least three years of ministry experience, usually post-MDiv/MA
• A GPA of at least 3.25
• Proficiency qualification for those whose first language is not English
• GRE is not required

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

• 8 credits for core curriculum courses
• 17 credits for concentration-specific courses
• 7 credits for the project/dissertation

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DISTANCE COURSES

The DMin uses extension sites for program delivery, but is not an online program. No online courses are used in the curriculum.

TIME LIMITS

A program participant is expected to complete the requirements for the degree within six years of starting program activity. It is possible to finish in fewer than six years, but not less than four. Program extensions may be granted in qualifying circumstances at significant additional cost.

THE COHORT FORMAT

The curriculum for a cohort in a specific concentration is intentionally sequential; therefore, applicants may not join a cohort that is already in progress—it must be started with a cohort launch. Concentrations are generally made available on a four-year cycle. New cohorts are generally available to begin for a selection of three concentrations each year (Spanish cohorts are limited to one concentration option each year).

ACADEMIC ADVISING

The program director is the official academic advisor, with routine academic advising provided by a program assistant as authorized by the director.

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