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Doctor of Ministry (DMin)

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The purpose of the Doctor of Ministry degree program is to develop Christian leaders through doctoral level instruction, research, and practice. The program is divided into three major components: Foundational Seminars, Elective Seminars, and the Ministry Project Dissertation.

Students may specialize by choosing elective seminars from one or more emphases. Emphases are available in Associational Leadership, Apologetics, Ethics, Chaplaincy, Church Revitalization, Counseling, Expository Preaching, Leadership as well as tracks offered in Korean and Spanish.

Students graduating from a Professional Doctoral Studies program will be able to:

  1. Draw on the resources of the classical area of theological study.
  2. Do original field research and needs analysis.
  3. Organize and motivate others to carry out such program plans with a high level of competence.
  4. Move beyond routinely accepted techniques of ministry toward new dimensions, methods and outreach.

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Class List

Doctoral Core (12 hrs)

  • DR00000 Doctoral Orientation* (0 hrs)
  • DR30020 Doctoral Studies Colloquium (4 hrs)
  • DR30060 Integrating Christian Faith & Practice** (4 hrs)
  • DR30090 Dissertation Seminar (4 hrs)

Standard DMin (12 hrs)
Doctoral Core plus 12 hours from the professional doctoral curriculum. Please note, some courses may require proficiency in Biblical Languages or pre-approval by the professor.

Dissertation*** (6 hrs)

Total Credit Hours: 30 hrs

*Upon admission, the student will be enrolled in DR00000, Doctoral Orientation, for 0 credit hours

**Certain concentrations allow students to take DR35090 Advanced Biblical Hermeneutics in place of DR30060 Integrating Christian Faith & Practice

***After meeting all the requirements, the student will be registered in DR39065 Professional Doctoral Project Proposal Research for 2 credit hours each semester until the Project Proposal is completed. At this point, the student will be registered in DR39070 Professional Doctoral Project Proposal to reflect the completed course. After the Project Propo

Concentrations

Apologetics

  • DR37001 Science and Origins (4 hrs)
  • DR37002 World Religions (4 hrs)
  • DR38405 Worldview and Ethical Theory (4 hrs)

 

Biblical Counseling

  • DR31280 The Bible and Pastoral Care (4 hrs)
  • DR32212 Historical and Theological Foundations of Biblical Counseling (4 hrs)
  • DR32220 Advanced Marriage and Family Counseling (4 hrs)

 

Military Chaplaincy

  • Transfer hours up to 12 hours
  • Balance of hours may be taken through 3xxxx level courses

 

Church Revitalization

May be taken in any order.

  • DR33261 CR I: Critical Iss. For Cong. Renewal (4 hrs)
  • DR33262 CR II: Revital & Renewal Perspectives (4 hrs)
  • DR33263 CR III: Contextualized Strategic Planning for Revitalization (4 hrs)

 

Ethics

  • DR38441 Marriage & Sexuality (4 hrs)
  • DR38442 Bioethics (4 hrs)
  • DR38405 Worldview and Ethical Theory (4 hrs)

 

Expository Preaching

Select three

  • DR36271 Expository Preaching (4 hrs)
  • DR36272 Style & Application in Exp. Preaching (4 hrs)
  • DR36273 Doctrinal & Topical Exposition (4 hrs)
  • DR36220 Preaching & Ministry Practice (4 hrs)

 

Leadership

Select three

  • DR31010 Christian Leadership (4 hrs)
  • DR31020 Developing Christian Leaders (4 hrs)
  • DR31040 Contemporary Issues in Leadership (topic varies) (4 hrs)
  • DR34850 Educational Leadership (4 hrs)
  • DR31070 Worship Leadership (4 hrs)

 

Missions

  • DR33330 Missiology (4 hrs)
  • DR37305 Theology and Culture (4 hrs)

Selected Elective (4 hrs)
Choose one from Mission/Revitalization/World Religions:

  • DR33250 Church Planting Evangelism
  • DR33255 Sponsoring New Churches
  • DR33261 Critical Issues for Congregational & Personal Renewal
  • DR33262 Revitalization and Renewal Perspectives
  • DR33263 Contextualized Strategic Planning for Revitalization
  • DR33270 Global Missions Through the Church
  • DR37002 World Religions

Hispanic Leadership

Hispanic Leadership – select three offered in Spanish (12 hrs)

  • DR31010 Christian Leadership (4 hrs)
  • DR31020 Developing Christian Leadership (4 hrs)
  • DR31040 Contemporary Issues in Leadership (4 hrs)
  • DR31210 Evangelism and Ministry Practice (4 hrs)
  • DR37305 Theology and Culture (4 hrs)

Worship Leadership

  • DR31075 Leading and Discipling for the MusicianTheologian (4 hrs)
  • DR31077 Worship Ministries Conference Seminar: Sing! (4 hrs)
  • DR31310 A Biblical Theology of Worship, Culture, Music, and the Arts

Ministry to Women

  • DR31220 Foundations of Ministry to Women (4 hrs)
  • DR31225 Contemporary Issues in Ministry to Women (4 hrs)

Select Elective (4 hours)

  • DR34080 Teaching Principles & Methods of Higher Ed
  • DR38441 Marriage & Sexuality
  • DR34882 Disciple Making Through the Family