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Doctor of Ministry with a Concentration in Mission Studies

PURPOSE

The Doctor of Ministry degree is designed to provide qualified students the opportunity to achieve a high level of excellence in the practice of ministry.

OBJECTIVES

Upon completing this degree, students will be able to:

• Formulate a comprehensive and critical theory of intercultural ministries.
• Demonstrate their ability to serve as missionaries, international missions leadership administrators, or directors of a missions agency of a church.
• Create proper mission strategies for their own mission settings.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• Application form for admission
• $100.00 non-refundable application fee
• Official transcript appropriate for the program showing at least a 2.75 GPA out of 4.0 for master's level courses
• Application essay
• Recommendation from a church pastor of former teacher
• Two recent photographs (for student ID)

REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION

• The Doctoral Program is designed to be completed within four academic years. A maximum of seven years may be granted upon appeal to the Academic Dean.
• The student must successfully complete a prescribed course of study with a minimum 3.0 (B) GPA on a 4.0 scale.
• The awarding of a “C” in a doctoral course constitutes a failure (unsuccessful completion of the course).
• The student must successfully complete a dissertation and pass an oral defense.
• D. Min. students in Christian Counseling, Christian Education, and Mission Studies must take 15 additional credit hours in Biblical Studies if they have not completed their bachelor or master level program in a biblical area. Exceptions to this policy can be made by the Academic Dean under academic consideration.
• D. Min. students in Christian Counseling, Christian Education, and Mission Studies must take three more master-level courses related to their concentration if their master’s degree is not related to their concentration.
• Prior to graduation, students must meet all financial obligations to the institution. All candidates for graduation are expected to demonstrate sound scholarship, consistent Christian conduct and attitude, and reasonable suitability for effective Christian ministry. In addition, the appropriate faculty should fully recommend the candidate for graduation.

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