Doctor of Ministry
- DM810 Orientation Seminar
- Introduces major components of the program. During the seminar, students refine their program of study, work on designing two learning units and one elective, and set goals for increased competency in ministry during the ensuing year. Meets for three weeks in May-June; 4 credits.
- DM811-812 Learning Units
- Learning units are primary building blocks of the D.Min. program. A learning unit is a specific action-reflection exercise that furthers the candidate’s knowledge, skill, and personal competence in ministry in a specific discipline with carefully defined objectives related to the overall program goal. Students develop two learning units during the first year. 4 credits.
- DM813 Elective 1
- Students select electives that will deepen the focus of their program of study or that will strengthen them in a particular area of the practice of ministry. An elective may be self-designed, or a formal educational course or intensive may be chosen. 4 credits.
- DM820 Candidate Seminar
- Begins the second year of the program, culminating and integrating the first year’s work and providing a foundation for the second year. Meets for three weeks in May-June; 4 credits.
- DM821-822 Learning Units
- Learning units are primary building blocks of the D.Min. program. A learning unit is a specific action-reflection exercise that furthers the candidate’s knowledge, skill, and personal competence in ministry in a specific discipline with carefully defined objectives related to the overall program goal. Students develop two learning units during the second year. 4 credits.
- DM823 Elective 2
- Students select electives that will deepen the focus of their program of study or that will strengthen them in a particular area of the practice of ministry. An elective may be self-designed, or a formal educational course or intensive may be chosen. 4 credits.
- DM830 Project Seminar
- Begins the third year, in which students design a project based upon their first two years’ work. Students are expected to have completed four learning units and two electives prior to entering this seminar. Meets for two weeks in May-June; 4 credits.
- DM840 Project
- Design and execution of a project is the final stage of the D.Min. program. The D.Min. project consists of an original investigation or activity in ministry and affords students an opportunity to develop a mature practice of ministry characterized by careful scholarship. 12 credits.