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Program Overview

• 2+1 format: two years of coursework followed by one year dedicated exclusively to doctoral project research and writing.
• During the final phase, each student is supported by a team of advisors along with a mentor, ensuring both academic rigor and practical ministry application.
• Participants remain in their ministry while engaged in coursework.
• Designed as a cohort learning experience. Cohorts are comprised of individuals from a variety of ministry backgrounds that remain together for the core courses allowing deep and meaningful relationships to be formed.

Admission Requirements

Applicants for the DMin Program must meet the following requirements:

• Have earned an MDiv degree or a ministry-related master鈥檚 degree from an accredited graduate school.
• Give evidence of ability to do doctoral level work as indicated by a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) in previous, accredited graduate study.
• Submit a 5-page Ministry and Theological Reflection paper. Instructions will be sent after an application is completed.
• Demonstrate significant ministry experience.
• Be currently involved in full-time or co-vocational ministry (pastor, teacher, missionary, denominational or para-church organizational leader, chaplain, evangelist, counselor, etc.).
• Provide three recommendations. Assemblies of God credentialed ministers in good standing with their district do not need to provide references.

Coursework Requirements for completion of the DMin Program

The program consists of:

• Core Courses
• Track Courses
• Project Research and Writing

CORE COURSES

(9 HOURS)

Core 1 鈥� PTH 901 Renewing the Spiritual Leader (3 credits)

Developing into a leader worth following includes self-leadership, other-leadership and Pentecostal spirituality. A critical appraisal of leadership models is presented as the class develops a synthetic model of Christian leadership considered from a Pentecostal perspective and based on foundations of personal development and integrity.

Core 2 鈥� PTH 911 Pentecostal Ministry in the 21st Century (3 credits)

Pentecostalism has reached the centenary mark, an event that would have been unimaginable to its first generation. Not surprisingly, Pentecostals face major challenges related to the cherished theological, spiritual, and liturgical distinctives that once uniquely identified them. This course examines dynamics of the early movement, the nature of the crucial changes that have occurred and what Pentecostalism may look like in its second century of existence.

Core 3 鈥� PTH 902 Biblical Theology of Ministry (3 credits)

This course gives special attention to developing the skills and methods of biblical theology for the study of scripture and equips the participant to successfully complete the biblical-theological component of the DMin Project. The course also explores the role of biblical-theological reflection in leadership, ministry development and preaching.

TRACK COURSES

(6 HOURS)

Leadership

Sample of courses:

• Conflict Management
• Spirit-Empowered Leadership
• Relational Leadership and Emotional Intelligence
• Church and Contemporary Moral Issues

Spiritual Formation

Sample of courses:

• Foundations of Spiritual Theology and Formation
• Role of Church Revivals in Individual Transformation and Societal Change
• Skill Development in the Care of Souls
• Spiritual Retreat: Experience and Praxis within Community

PROFESSIONAL PROJECT

(15 HOURS)

RES 956, 957, 958 Research Seminars

A course designed to prepare the developing scholar for critical-analytical writing, advanced research techniques, and planning their professional project. The seminars mentor participants toward selecting and researching the topic of their professional project.

PTH 906 Project Design (3 credits)

A course designed to prepare the participant for presentation of an acceptable project prospectus to the DMin Project Committee. Components of a prospectus, research methodologies and writing strategies are explored and applied.

PTH 999 Project Development and Presentation (9 credits)

Composition and oral presentation of an acceptable written project which integrates theory and praxis and makes a meaningful contribution to the practice of ministry. All participants working on the project phase will maintain a continued registration in the program.

Unprecedented Distinctives and Learning Outcomes

Distinctives

• Convenient, flexible schedule
• Cohort format for meaningful relationships
• Personalized customer care
• Academic Coaching
• Targeting 21st Century Trends and Challenges
• Incomparable journey of personal transformation
• Cultivate a renewed professional and vocational identity
• Life-giving networks and support systems
• Access to extensive resources and world class leaders
• Writing Clinics to ensure Academic Success
• Mentored doctoral project
• Pentecostal Perspective emphasizing Spirit Empowered Ministry

Learning Outcomes

Grow in Spiritual Maturity
Deepen one鈥檚 theological appreciation of the Pentecostal tradition. Cultivate disciplines of self-leadership

Demonstrate Leadership Competency
Effectively apply new knowledge and skills to ministry practice. Become a catalyst for transformation

Exhibit Scholarly Integration
Utilize insights of biblical and practical theology including the social-behavioral sciences to enhance ministry effectiveness. Develop professional writing skills to contribute to the church at large

Utilize Ministry Networks
Develop relational health through mutually beneficial, long-term personal connections. Create support systems for sustained impact

Transfer Credit

Course Credit Transfer

The DMin program can accept up to 6 credit hours of advanced standing doctoral credits into the DMin program. Individual applications for the transfer of credits will be evaluated based upon the following considerations:

• Credits must have been earned from ATS/CHEA鈥揳ccredited institutions or those recognized by an approved foreign accrediting body.
• Participants must have earned a grade of 鈥淏鈥� or higher in transfer courses.
• Transfer credits must be relevant to the DMin degree.

Clinical Pastoral Education Transfer

The DMin program can accept transfer credits for valid/supervised clinical pastoral education, provided the CPE units were not used to fulfill the master鈥檚 ministerial degree. The institution and credit must be recognized by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc., accreditation commission.

Military Chaplains Transfer Credit

Qualified chaplains endorsed for U.S. military service may receive transfer credits for approved specialized chaplain training. Chaplain participants who have already transferred 6 credits for their military work may not transfer in additional credits. To request transfer credit, official Joint Service Transcripts must be received before consideration for doctoral credit will be given.

Any exceptions to the standard policy must be recommended by the DMin Committee and approved by the Seminary Academic Council.

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