Desired Learning Outcomes
- Explore and commit to sustained, pro-active practices for keeping identity as a follower of Jesus of Nazareth and models of leadership linked and mutually invigorating
- Develop skills for discerning and navigating the relational dynamics between leaders and the communities where they serve
- Assess the psychosocial processes for implementing successful, imaginative and contextually meaningful ministries
- Practice and discern appropriate methodologies for the design, implementation and analysis of research for new or evolving ministries
- Interpret the place of Christian leaders and communities of faith as they engage current local and global interrelationships and anticipate future contexts
Curriculum Overview
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Sustained Spiritual and Professional Maturation | 9 | |
| DMIN 911H | Spiritual Practices and the Growing Leader | 3 |
| DMIN 912 H | Enduring Models of Renewal Leadership | 3 |
| DMIN 919 | Leadership Integrative Professional Paper (Concentration focused) | 3 |
| The Pyschosocial Dynamics of Renewal | 9 | |
| DMIN 921H | Leading the Dynamics of Change | 3 |
| DMIN 943H | Congregational Renewal* | 3 |
| DMIN 926 | Colloquium: Reflection Paper on the topic of the Colloquium in relation to the cluster theme | 3 |
| Global and Local Ministry in Current and Future Worlds | 9 | |
| DMIN 923H | Missional Renewal in the Age of Globalization | 3 |
| DMIN 931H | Contexts Perspectives and Ministries in the 21st Century* | 3 |
| DMIN 929 | Missional Integrative Paper (Concentration focused) | 3 |
| Methods of Study and Professional Project (Thesis) | 9 | |
| DMIN 933H | Research Options for Pastoral Leaders | 3 |
| DMIN 939H | Project Proposal Seminar | 3 |
| DMIN 960 | Project Completion and Oral Defense 1 | 1.5 |
| DMIN 961 | Project Completion and Oral Defense 2 | 1.5 |
| Total Credits | 36 |
Electives
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| DMIN 900 (online) | Doctoral Writing Seminar (elective, does not count towards 36 credit core requirement) | 1.5 |
| DMIN 991H | Doctor of Ministry Seminar I | 3 |
| DMIN 922H | Seminar in Prophetic Preaching and Teaching | 3 |
| DMIN 993 | Seminar in Religion and Public Policy | 3 |
| DMIN 994H | Seminar in Personal and Spiritual Transformation | 3 |
Elective courses may be substituted for up to two concentration specific courses[*]. Standard electives are regularly added to the curriculum based on perception of student interest and specialization.