Online Doctor of Ministry (DMIN) Program
The Doctor of Ministry (DMIN) program at Wesley Seminary allows students to build the program that best fits their areas of interest and context. Each students choose six total courses that focus on leadership, preaching, or spiritual formation. This could result in six courses in one area, two courses in each area, or a mix that includes one course in an area, two courses in another, and three courses in a third.
The program is designed to allow working ministers to earn a doctorate in leadership while maintaining their pastoral positions. The program is predominately completed online. Content courses are 12 weeks long with 11 of those weeks completed online and one-week completed in person. Research courses are 8 weeks long and are completed totally online.
The first phase of the DMIN ends when the student’s course work is completed and they defend their Project Proposal. When the proposal is approved the student enters the project phase, where the student and his/her Project Advisor implement the study, gather results and draw conclusions. This second phase, where the student finishes their Project, could take as little as a year, although the student customarily has four years in which to finish.
Testimonials
Rev. Beverly Lashley, DMIN in Spiritual Formation

Rev. Sidney D. Wheatley, DMIN in Transformational Leadership

Rev. Jonathan Scott, DMIN in Transformational Preaching

Anticipated future DMIN concentrations
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Transformational Preaching, 2020
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Spiritual Formation, 2021
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Transformational Leadership, 2022
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Transformational Preaching, 2023
Costs
Tuition and Fees for 2020/2021 academic year (Books, travel, room and board not included):
Credit Hours | 36 |
Cost Per Credit Hour | $550 |
Tuition | $19,800 |
Educational Resource Fee | $20 per course (11* courses) = $220 |
Technical Fee | $40 per course (11* courses) = $440 |
Graduation Fee | $500 |
TOTAL | $22,960 |
*Minimum number of courses to complete degree
The $500 graduation fee is charged with tuition for the last course
The Educational Resource Fee of $20 and the Tech Fee of $40 are both charged per course (not per credit hour). Additional tuition and tech fee is incurred for continuation credits but Educational Resource Fee is not charged for continuation.
**In the fourth year and beyond for the Project Completion Phase, a $1000 continuation fee is charged every six months. This total assumes project completion by the end of Year Four.
Books are purchased separately by the student and are not included in the tuition and fees.
The Doctorate of Ministry is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools and the Higher Learning Commission.