Curriculum
The D.Min. for students entering with an M.Div. is 32 total credit hours. The D.Min for students entering with a theological or ministry-related M.A. is 44 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 |
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Bible & Theology Courses for M.A. Entrants (12 credits) | ||
BITH 711 | Seminar in Ecclesial Theology | 4 |
BITH 712 | Global Church History | 4 |
BITH 713* | Old Testament Book Study | 4 |
BITH 714* | New Testament Book Study | 4 |
*Students will take either BITH 713 or BITH 714. | ||
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 |
Communicating Christ in Skeptical Times Concentration Courses (12 credits) | ||
MIN 894 | Communicating Jesus | 4 |
MIN 894 | Communicating from the Pulpit | 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 |