Degree Requirements
Doctor of Ministry students are required to take 30 units as follows:
- 4 Intensive Seminars (offered in-person, 1-week intensives in August and January):
- Transformational Leadership (4 units)
- Contextual-Theological Analysis (4 units)
- Research Methods (2 units)
- DMin Project Colloquium (2 units)
- 3 Cohort Courses: Cohort courses are offered online, and students take them together as a cohort. All cohort courses must be taken at STH (12 units).
- 1 Elective Course from any area: This 800-level course may be taken online or, in special circumstances, may be petitioned to be taken on-campus at STH. The elective course can be taken through the BTI (4 units).
- 1 Directed Study Course to conduct DMin Project research and writing (2 units).
Application Requirements
Doctor of Ministry applicants must possess an MDiv or MDiv-equivalent degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.3 in their masters program. Applicants must also have completed a minimum of three years of full-time professional ministry or its equivalent.
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Final Projects
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Faculty Profiles
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