The Doctor of Educational Ministry program is designed to provide qualified students a high level of professional excellence in the practice of educational ministry. The program is divided into four major components: Professional Doctoral Core Seminars, Advanced Educational Foundational Seminars, Advanced Educational Focus Seminars, and the Ministry Project Dissertation. Both online and on-campus seminars are available.
The theory, relationships, strategy, and practical elements in Christian Education are integrated into each Foundation and Focus Seminar. These then flow into the ministry dissertation project.
Specializations
Students may choose from a number of specializations by adapting the seminars to personal interest or ministry settings. Directed studies, conferences, and research type seminars are available for students seeking advanced training in a particular ministry field.
Duration
The DEdMin degree is a 38-hour program designed to be completed in four years.
DEdMin Degree Outcomes
Students graduating from a Professional Doctoral Studies program will be able to:
- Integrate and articulate advanced educational theory, philosophy, and practice within a biblical worldview
- Equip and assess teachers and leaders in educational theory and practice
- Organize and equip others to carry out ministry strategies with a high level of competence
- Move beyond routinely accepted ministry processes towards new dimensions, methods, and approaches to mobilization and discipleship
- Move beyond routinely accepted techniques of ministry toward new dimensions, methods, and outreach
- Integrate and articulate educational philosophy, educational theory, and a biblical worldview
- Train other teachers and leaders in educational theory and practice.
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Curriculum
Curriculum
Professional Doctoral Core (12 hrs)
- DR 00000 Doctoral Orientation¹ (0 hrs)
- DR 30020 Doctoral Studies Colloquium (4 hrs)
- DR 30060 Integrating Christian Faith & Practice (4 hrs)
- DR 30090 Dissertation Seminar (4 hrs)
DEdMin Seminars (20 hrs)
See course outlines by concentration below
Dissertation* (6 hrs)
Total Credit Hours: 38 hrs
Standard (no concentration)
Advanced Educational Foundations (choose three) (12 hrs)
- DR 34080 Teaching Principles & Methods in Higher Education
- DR 34810 Educational Theory and Ministry Practice
- DR 34850 Educational Leadership
- DR 34860 Educational Organization & Administration
Advanced Educational Focus (choose two) (8 hrs)
- DR 31010 Christian Leadership
- DR 34820 Life Span Development & Educational Practice
- DR 34870 Evangelism and Missions Education
- DR 34882 Disciple Making Through the Family
- DR 34883 Disciple Making Through the Age Group Ministries
- DR 34891 Current Issues in Christian Education
- DR 34892 Conference, Research, and Report
- DR 34893 Advanced Research, Reading & Report
- DR 34200 Cultural Exegesis & Awareness (2 hrs) AND DR 34300 Applied Statistics (2 hrs)
Worship Ministry concentration
Advanced Educational Foundations (choose two) (8 hrs)
- DR 34080 Teaching Principles & Methods in Higher Education
- DR 34810 Educational Theory and Ministry Practice
- DR 34850 Educational Leadership
- DR 34860 Educational Organization & Administration
Advanced Educational Focus (12 hrs)
- DR 31075 Leading and Discipling for the MusicianTheologian (4 hrs)
- DR 31077 Worship Ministries Conference Seminar: Sing! (4 hrs)
- DR 31310 A Biblical Theology of Worship, Culture, Music, and the Arts
*After meeting all the requirements, the student will be registered in DR39065 Professional Doctoral Project Proposal Research for 2 credit hours each semester until the Project Proposal is completed. At this point, the student will be registered in DR39070 Professional Doctoral Project Proposal to reflect the completed course. After the Project Proposal is approved, the student will be registered in DR40981 DMin/DEdMin/EdD Dissertation – Ongoing Research for 2 credit hours each semester until the dissertation is completed. When the student is ready for the dissertation defense, the student will be registered in 40992 Dissertation – DEdMin in order to receive at least 6 credit hours.