Description
The Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) in Transformational Pastoral Leadership provides advanced, doctoral-level, biblically grounded preparation for experienced pastors and ministry leaders seeking to lead transformational change within churches, ministries, and faith-based organizations. The program develops theological integration, leadership effectiveness, ministry diagnosis, research competency, cultural intelligence, ethical accountability, organizational leadership, leader multiplication, crisis leadership, and applied ministry scholarship under accountable church authority. This professional doctoral degree consists of 30–36 credit hours across 9 required doctoral coursework including a doctoral ministry project. The curriculum integrates transformational leadership, spiritual authority, ministry research, theological integration, organizational change, missional leadership, mentoring, ethics, and doctoral-level applied research. All courses are required to ensure comprehensive doctoral formation, academic rigor, theological fidelity, and ministry effectiveness. Required Core Courses DML 710 – Doctoral Foundations in Ministry DML 720 – Spiritual Authority & Leadership Theory RES 730 – Applied Ministry Research Methods THE 740 – Theology for Ministry Practice MIS 750 – Cultural Intelligence & Mission MIN 760 – Organizational Change & Systems MIN 770 – Leader Development & Multiplication ETH 780 – Ethics, Risk & Crisis Leadership DMP 790 – Doctor of Ministry Project & Defense Completion of the Doctor of Ministry in Transformational Pastoral Leadership affirms doctoral-level leadership, theological integration, research competency, and ministry effectiveness appropriate for senior ministry leadership within structured church oversight. Completion of this degree does not confer ordination, ecclesial office, independent authority, or licensure.
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