Core Competencies
Three core competencies are developed through the Doctor of Ministry program. These include specialized skills, contextualized leadership skills, and action research skills.
Advanced Ministry Concentration - The student will gain the ability to think and execute skillfully in a selected field of ministry study. Concentrations include Applied Biblical Languages, Chaplaincy Studies, Ministry Care and Counseling, Preaching and Teaching, and Strategic Leadership.
Contextual Ministry Leadership Praxis – Building on the concentration study area, the student will gain skills in contextualized ministry leadership. All students take one seminar designed to create increased leadership competency in their particular concentration field. This seminar seeks to develop the skills of problem-solving, change management, and decision-making within the context of team leadership in the student’s concentration area.
Applied Action Research Skills - The student will gain skills in doing applied research for the purpose of increased ministry effectiveness. DMin students gain the basic skills needed to develop and implement a Ministry Research Project in a local ministry context. Lifelong research skills are developed which are transferable to ministry after the completion of the degree program.