Curriculum
YEAR 1
Theory and Theology of Personhood & Leadership
This course is a doctoral-level exploration of personhood, including the self, from the perspective of leadership. Students will examine and deploy concepts related to personhood, with special reference to the field of theology. Students will engage various biblical texts, philosophical works, and contemporary leadership voices for the sake of a diverse view of leadership of persons. Students will learn and practice spiritual disciplines for the purpose of personal leadership development.
Statement of the Problem
This course facilitates the conceptualization and formulation of a specific problem focus related to the general topic of the DMin cohort. It lays the groundwork for the first chapter of the Project Proposal and thus the eventual Project.
Practices of Personal Leadership
This course is a doctoral-level exploration of the practices of personal leadership. Students will examine and deploy practices related to self- and dyadic-leadership. In addition to engaging various biblical texts, philosophical works, and contemporary leadership voices, students will also perform site visits and case studies for the sake of diversity in practices to be relevant across contexts. Students will learn and practice spiritual disciplines for the purpose of personal leadership development.
YEAR 2
Theory and Theology of Community & Leadership
This course is a doctoral-level exploration of communities from a leadership perspective. Students will examine and deploy concepts related to community, with special reference to the field of theology. Students will engage various biblical texts, philosophical works, and contemporary leadership voices for the sake of a diverse view of leadership of communities. Students will learn and practice spiritual disciplines for the purpose of community leadership development.
Literature Review
This course develops skills in overviewing a body of literature in relation to a specific topic and provides a framework for the student to extend his or her knowledge of their specific problem focus. The groundwork is laid for the second chapter of the Project Proposal and thus the eventual Project. The literature review may be further delimited and/or expanded (e.g. regarding the student's chosen research methods) when included in the final project.
Practices of Communal Leadership
This course is a doctoral-level exploration of the practices of community leadership. Students will examine and deploy practices related to community leadership. In addition to engaging various biblical texts, philosophical works, and contemporary leadership voices, students will also perform site visits and case studies for the sake of diversity in practices to be relevant across contexts. Students will learn and practice spiritual disciplines for the purpose of community leadership development.
YEAR 3
Theory and Theology of Society & Leadership
This course is a doctoral-level exploration of societies from a leadership perspective. Students will examine and deploy concepts related to societies, with special reference to the field of theology. Students will engage various biblical texts, philosophical works, and contemporary leadership voices for the sake of a diverse view of leadership of societies. Students will learn and practice spiritual disciplines for the purpose of societal leadership development.
Methods of Research
This course overviews various qualitative and quantitative methods used to do research on a focused topic related to ministry. The groundwork is laid for the third and final chapter of the Project Proposal and thus the third chapter of the eventual Project.
Practices of Social Leadership
This course is a doctoral-level exploration of the practices of societal leadership. Students will examine and deploy practices related to societal leadership. In addition to engaging various biblical texts, philosophical works, and contemporary leadership voices, students will also perform site visits and case studies for the sake of diversity in practices to be relevant across contexts. Students will learn and practice spiritual disciplines for the purpose of societal leadership development.
YEAR 4+
Project Courses
MIN-800, 801, 802 Ministry Project Courses (1 CR each). The first phase of the DMIN ends when the student’s course work is completed and the three “chapters” they have written in the online courses are submitted as a 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 part, where they finish writing a Project, could take as little as a year, although the student customarily has four years in which to finish it.
*All course descriptions and location are subject to change.
