Doctor of Ministry Program

Overview

The Doctor of Ministry is a non-residential degree program designed for vocational ministry leaders with an M.Div. degree (or its equivalent) from an ATS-accredited institution and/or the Regional Accrediting Body and at least three years of post-M.Div. ministry experience.

It requires 29 credit hours of advanced seminary work, encompassing seminars, ministry mentoring, and a ministry project. It is designed to be completed in three years. Students may take up to five years to finish, but will be charged an extension fee for any semester past the fourth year.

Components of the D.Min. program

Seminars
Ministry Reflection and Mentoring Process
Ministry Project

About Cohorts

In a cohort-based program, candidates join a peer learning community containing eight to 15 candidates. Each cohort has a distinctive focus that is built around the specific learning needs of those in the cohort.

Normally, three or four new cohorts begin each academic year. Start dates vary, with seminars usually taking place every six months in January, the summer months, and November.

The program focuses on developing personal maturity, leadership character, and ministry effectiveness through:

Personalized learning goals
Relevant seminars taught by seminary faculty and leading practitioners
Specialist seminars
Field-based mentoring and ministry support/feedback
Cultural and vocational diversity within cohorts, and
Theological reflection and integration

Our candidates emerge with greater self-understanding and a stronger ability to integrate theological and theoretical concepts into life and ministry.

About Tracks

Other specialized tracks may focus on healthy churches, church planting, spiritual leadership, chaplains or language-specific ministry. Korean tracks are available.

General and specialized cohorts begin about three times each year, in various locations.
Upcoming tracks and locations