Doctor of Ministry (DMIN) Online Degree 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

"I have found this program to be extremely fulfilling as it successfully meets my need for accomplishing a truly highly academic program while still being able to stay true to the practical expectations of pastoral ministry to my congregation."

Rev. Sidney D. Wheatley, DMIN in Transformational Leadership

"I am excited to tell you that the Doctor of Ministry helped me to become a better pastor. I am grateful for all of the professors that have helped me get to where I am. The thing that I will carry with me for the rest of my life is not what I learned, but the people that I learned it with. I could not think of a better cohort than what we had. It was an amazing journey together."

Rev. Jonathan Scott, DMIN in Transformational Preaching

"Wesley Seminary is a deep well of living water that I continually drink from as l seek to be faithful to God's call on my life. The Doctor of Ministry has poured practical techniques, creative disciplines, and a sharpening skill set into my preaching well. The program is rooted and established in the wells of academia and overflowing with a practicum that meets the high requirements for preaching today. The opportunities it provides, the relationships it forms, and the tools it develops are what makes this program an invaluable treasure to the person that is passionate about proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ to the world."

Anticipated future DMIN concentrations

Transformational Preaching, 2020
Spiritual Formation, 2021
Transformational Leadership, 2022
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.