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

Graduates will be able to apply biblical concepts and educational theory in their chosen area of ministry. Some of the classes offered in this program are:

  • EDD 8142 – Mentoring and Developing Leaders
  • EDD 8140 – Spiritual Formation and Discipleship
  • EDD 8110 – Leading and Managing the Non-Profit Organization
  • EDD 8141 – The Personal Life of the Mentor

  • 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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