Doctor of Ministry
An advanced ministry degree preparing candidates for advanced roles of leadership within their own communities of faith and cultures.
The Doctor of Ministry (DMin) is an advanced professional program for those persons already successfully engaged in Christian ministry. The program is designed to enhance professional competence in the practice of ministry, to provide opportunity for the renewal of the minister’s personal and spiritual life, and to stimulate growth in ministry. As an in-service professional ministry development program, the minister is able to remain in full-time ministry while engaged in this learning process. The Doctor of Ministry is not a research program, but it does require demonstration of critical thought and the highest academic standards.
Who it's for
The Doctor of Ministry (DMin) is an advanced professional program for those persons already successfully engaged in Christian ministry. The program is designed to enhance professional competence in the practice of ministry to provide opportunity for the renewal of the minister’s personal and spiritual life and to stimulate growth in ministry.
What you'll learn
- Engage in Spirit-focused theological reflection and application of scriptural truth to ministry
- Develop and practice Spirit-empowered approaches to spiritual formation and leadership development
- Demonstrate the ability to foster Spirit-guided communities worldwide and to engage culture and contemporary worldviews
- Assess ministry effectiveness by utilizing research methodologies and skills
- Evaluate organizational culture in order to bring health and alignment for the accomplishment of mission
Curriculum
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIBM 8301 | Renewing the | |
| BIBM 8303 | Christ and Culture | : |
| BIBM 8311 | Theology Design | |
| BIBM 8321 | Leadership Development |
Core Research
| Code | Course |
|---|---|
| :BIBM 8111 | Research Fundamentals |
| :BIBM 8112 | Quantitative Research |
| :BIBM 8113 | Qualitative Research |
| :BIBM 8114 | Prospectus Design |
Project Development
| Code | Course |
|---|---|
| :BIBM 8121 | Biblical Hermeneutics |
| :BIBM 8122 | Biblical Hermeneutics |
| :BIBM 8123 | Literature, Biblical, |
| :BIBM 8124 | DMin Project |
| :BIBM 8411 | Project Select one concentration |
Executive Leadership: 12 hours
| Code | Course |
|---|---|
| LEAD 8301 | Managing for Missional Effectiveness |
| LEAD 8302 | Leading and Managing People |
| LEAD 8303 | Strategy for Missional Growth |
| LEAD 8304 | Leading the Responsive Organization |
Messianic Jewish Studies: 12 hours
| Code | Course |
|---|---|
| BIBL 8301 | Jewish Identity and Continuity |
| BIBL 8303 | Messianic Jewish History, Theology, and Practice |
| BIBM 8305 | Messianic Jewish Communal Boundaries |
| BIBM 8306 | Messianic Jewish Preaching and Teaching |
Pastoral Theology in Practice: 12 hours
| Code | Course |
|---|---|
| BIBM 8332 | The Pastor Theologian |
| BIBM 8333 | The Pastor Theologian and Church |
| BIBM 8334 | The Pastor, Theologian, Culture, and the Academy |
| BIBM 8335 | The Pastor Theologian and Calling |
Spiritual Formation and Direction: 12 hours
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIBM 8312 | Spiritual Formation I: The History, Theology, and Practice of Spiritual Formation | |
| BIBM 8313 | Spiritual Direction I: The History, Theology, and Practice of Soul Care | |
| BIBM 8314 | Spiritual Direction II: The Development of Core Skills of Soul Care | |
| BIBM 8315 | Spiritual Formation II: Historical Models of Spiritual Formation In addition to these courses, students in the concentration participate in the following non-credit experiences | : |
| BIBM 8014 | Spiritual Formation and Direction Retreat* (Course taken five times) | |
| BIBM 8015 | Spiritual Formation and Direction Pilgrimage *Students attend one retreat each fall and spring semester of their enrollment. Successful completion of both the concentration coursework and the non-credit retreat and pilgrimage requirements allows the student to receive the Certificate in Spiritual Formation and Direction in addition to the Doctor of Ministry degree. 36 hours |
Total program hours: 36 hours