Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) Curriculum
Curriculum
The D.Min. is 32 total credit hours.
Please note that curriculum and sequence is subject to change. The most current and official curriculum information is found in our Course Catalog.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses (12 credits) | ||
| BITH 811 | Theological Hermeneutics in Ministry | 4 |
| MIN 702 | Public Christianity for a Post-Christian World | 4 |
| MIN 811 | Contemporary Issues in the Church | 4 |
| Ministry Leadership Concentration Courses (12 credits) | ||
| LEAD 811 | Healthy and Spiritual Leadership | 4 |
| MIN 812 | Gender, Sexuality, and Spirituality | 4 |
| MIN 813 | Advanced Preaching and Teaching | 4 |
| Spiritual Formation for Ministry Leaders Concentration Courses (12 credits) | ||
| MIN 821 | Theology and History of Spiritual Formation | 4 |
| MIN 711 | Formation and Soul Care | 4 |
| MIN 822 | Strategies for Spiritual Formation in Community | 4 |
| Leading the Church on Mission Concentration Courses (16 credits) | ||
| MIN 894 | Preaching for Changed Lives and Changed Communities | 4 |
| MIN 894 | Innovating and Leading Fresh Expressions of the Church | 4 |
| MIN 894 | Organizational and Change Leadership for 21st Century Mission | 4 |
| MIN 894 | Reaching and Recapturing the Young Adult Generation | 4 |
| *Students in this concentration will not take Core Course MIN 811 | ||
| Innovation, Diversity, and Sustainability Concentration Courses (12 credits) | ||
| MIN 894 | Church Economics | 4 |
| MIN 894 | Leading a Healthy Multiethnic Church | 4 |
| MIN 894 | Cultural Intelligence | 4 |
| Communicating Christ in Skeptical Times Concentration Courses (12 credits) | ||
| MIN 894 | Communicating Jesus | 4 |
| MIN 894 | Communicating in Public | 4 |
| MIN 894 | Communicating to the Media | 4 |
| Spiritual Formation (0 credits) | ||
| MIN 703-9 | Personal and Ministerial Formation | 0 |
| D.Min. Project (8 credits) | ||
| MIN 851 | Doctoral Research Methods | 2 |
| MIN 992 | Doctoral Project | 6 |
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