Doctor of Ministry: Church Ministries Specialization

Church Ministries Specialization

Change the world after earning a Doctor of Ministry in Church Ministries from Global University. This degree prepares you for a lifetime of ministerial learning and practice.

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Program Goals

Those who earn of Doctor of Ministry in Church Ministries exhibit a deepening of personal spiritual disciplines and maturity by integrating them into the traditional Pentecostal heritage and experience through the ethical application of biblical principles in daily life and ministry. Gain an understanding of how to create and/or renew support systems for ministry development and longevity.

Course Listing

Doctor of Ministry Degree—Church Ministries Specialization: 63 credits

Core Courses: 21 credits

CourseCredits
BIB 6293 Hermeneutics: God’s Message and Its Meaning3   
MIS 6043 History and Expansion of Christianity3   
MIS 5013 The Biblical Theology of Missions3   
MIN 5013 Preaching to Change Lives3   
MIN 6233 Ministerial Ethics: The Bible Confronts a Changing World
3   
MIN 6503 Relationships for a Lifetime of Ministry
3   
MIN 6513 Spiritual Formation
3   

Required Courses: 21 credits

CourseCredits
Church Ministries
BIB 5543 Foundations of Biblical Language 3   
General Ministry
Five LDR / EDU / MIS / MIN elective courses15   
Bible
One BIB / BNT / BOT elective course3   

Plan-Specific Courses: 12 credits

CourseCredits
RES 7813 Specialized Reading and Research (discipline-specific options: EDU, LDR, MIN, MIS)
3   
RES 7823 Specialized Reading and Research (discipline-specific options: EDU, LDR, MIN, MIS)
3   
Any two Ministerial Studies courses (6000 level or higher: EDU, LDR, MIN, MIS)
6   

Doctoral Dissertation Project: 9 credits

CourseCredits
RES 8953 Dissertation Research and Proposal
3   
RES 8966 Dissertation from Idea to Bound Volume
6