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Doctor of Ministry
PURPOSE & OBJECTIVES

Purpose
The Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) is the highest professional degree in the ministry. It is designed for pastors of unusual promise and demonstrated ability who have served at least three years in the public ministry of the church. The D.Min. degree program combines classroom and field-oriented learning and in a variety of ways integrates biblical/theological knowledge and insights with pastoral effectiveness as a servant of Christ and a preacher of the Word.

The D.Min. degree program is carried out in a context of ministry. Pastor and congregation/agency together participate in analyzing problems and opportunities and in selecting a project for special attention whereby both student and congregation/agency may benefit from a focused and sustained process of learning and growth. The courses and activities of the seminary provide students with a rich variety of research, study and peer group exchange which they may bring to their local support group for working out the specific project.

Objectives
The pastors who complete the requirements for the D.Min. degree are expected to:
  1. Gain deeper theological understanding and insights and learn how to integrate theology and practice more effectively.
  2. Develop a bent of mind that searches for new strategies, testing them in order to become more theological and at the same time more practical in their ministry.
  3. Grow in the ability to recognize problems and challenges in the parish, to design and implement programs for action, and to evaluate their worth.
  4. Learn to work more effectively with their professional peers and with the members of their congregations, each supporting the other.
  5. Become more effective leaders in their parish or special ministry by stimulating others to greater service.
 
 
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