The Doctor of Education

Discipleship and Mentoring

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Discipleship and Mentoring

The Doctor of Education with a concentration in Discipleship and Mentoring is a terminal professional degree that prepares scholars to develop others who are called to serve through discipleship and mentoring. This academic experience provides students with additional professional skills needed to teach in the local church and higher education, problem solve using science research techniques, and influence the thinking in this field through writing that is both biblical and academically persuasive.

  • Cohort Model

  • Modified Residency

At a Glance

  • 37

    Classroom Hours

  • 6

    Mentorship Hours

  • 12

    Dissertation Research Hours

  • 55

    Total Hours

Program Courses

Southeastern rewrote my expectations for a theological classroom. They taught me to be in love with God's word and summon people to my loves.

Ricardo Sanchez EdD alum

EdD in Context

WHAT CAN I DO WITH THIS DEGREE?

  • Teach in the Local Church and Higher Education

  • Develop Discipleship Curriculum and Material

  • Lead a Discipleship Ministry

EdD - Discipleship & Mentoring

Core Requirements

  • GEN 0000 – Sexual Abuse Prevention & Response Training
  • EDD 8010 – EdD Program Orientation
  • EDD 8100 – Leadership of Educational Ministries
  • EDD 8110 – Leading and Managing the Non-Profit Organization
  • EDD 8120 – Learning Theory and Instructional Design
  • EDD 8130 – History and Philosophy of Education
  • EDD 8140 – Spiritual Formation and Discipleship
  • EDD 8141 – The Personal Life of the Mentor
  • EDD 8142 – Mentoring and Developing Leaders
  • EDD 8150 – Psychological Foundations for Education
  • EDD 8170 – The Doctrine of Humanity

 

Research Methodology

Select one of the following courses:

  • EDD 8900 – Advanced Statistics for Educators
  • EDD 8910 – Research Methods

 

Integrative Seminars

  • EDD 8201 – Integrative Seminar I: Current Trends in the Classroom
  • EDD 8202 – Integrative Seminar II: Research in Educational Settings

 

Mentorship and Guided Research

  • EDD 8501 – Mentorship and Guided Research I
  • EDD 8502 – Mentorship and Guided Research II

 

Dissertation

  • EDD 8911 – Comprehensive Exam
  • EDD 8921 – Dissertation I
  • EDD 8922 – Dissertation II
  • EDD 8923 – Dissertation III
  • EDD 8924 – Dissertation IV

  • One of my greatest joys as a professor is to hear how current and former students have established healthy rhythms leading to generational disciple-making in their respective contexts.

    George Robinson

    Professor of Global Disciple Making

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