Doctor of Ministry

The Doctor of Ministry degree is a professional post-graduate degree that seeks to equip ministry leaders for continued service in a contextual capacity in their respective fields of service. The program will help ministry leaders pursue excellence as they serve in their unique ministry contexts.

 

Seminar Descriptions for Doctoral Programs

For convenience in administration, courses are divided into fields of instruction by course title and number. The fields of instruction are abbreviated as follows:

DMF Doctor of Ministry: Foundation

DMCC Doctor of Ministry: Counseling

DMEP Doctor of Ministry: Expository Preaching

DMPL Doctor of Ministry: Pastoral Leadership

DMWS Doctor of Ministry: Writing Seminars

Requirements

Foundational Courses

DMF 7001	Thesis and Proposal Development	2
DMF 7002	Ministry Project Prospectus	2
Total Credit Hours:		4

Concentrations

Pastoral Leadership

DMPL 7001	Biblical Foundations for Pastoral Leadership	4
DMPL 7004	Ecclesiology and Pastoral Leadership	4
DMPL 7007	Expository Preaching and Pastoral Leadership	4
DMPL 7010	Developing Leaders and Pastoral Leadership	4
Total Credit Hours:		16

Expository Preaching

DMEP 7001	Introduction to Expository Preaching	4
DMEP 7004	Leading through Expository Preaching	4
DMEP 7007	Preaching the Different Genres in the Bible	4
DMEP 7010	Historical and Theological Foundations for Expository Preaching	4
Total Credit Hours:		16

Christian Counseling

DMCC 7001	Introduction to Pastoral Counseling	4
DMCC 7004	Marriage and Family Counseling	4
DMCC 7007	Addiction and Substance Abuse Counseling	4
DMCC 7010	Trauma and Crisis Counseling	4
Total Credit Hours:		16

Thesis Writing Courses

DMWS 7001	Ministry Project Writing Seminar I	3
DMWS 7002	Ministry Project Writing Seminar II	3
DMWS 7003	Ministry Project Writing Seminar III	3
DMWS 7004	Ministry Project Writing Seminar IV	3
Total Credit Hours:		12

Total Credit Hours: 32