Doctor of Ministry

Student Ministry

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Doctor of Ministry

This track is designed for those ministering to students in middle and high school. The curriculum aims to challenge student ministry leaders in the following ways:

1. To establish a ministry philosophy that bears a Great Commission DNA throughout student ministry structure and practice.
2. To obtain a holistic awareness of adolescent identity that integrates physical, psychological, and emotional development with a robust biblical anthropology, for the purpose of ministering well to students in their unique season of life.
3. To distinguish the proper role of student ministry within the local church’s pursuit of the Great Commission and the parent’s role as primary disciple-maker for their own children, and to equip parents to embody their crucial role while partnering with them in leading students to know and treasure Jesus in their lives.
4. To identify and pursue ministry objectives that align with God’s grand plan of redemption and that lead students toward spiritual maturity in Christ.
5. To develop and apply biblically-faithful frameworks for cultural discernment that help students and parents cultivate spiritual wisdom and understanding, and that generate a missional culture fueled by authentic, faithful, and meaningful gospel expression in the world.

  • Fully Online

  • Modified Residency

  • Residential

At a Glance

  • 31

    Credit Hours

  • 3-6

    years to complete

The seminars are all built on the reliable and relevant truth of Scripture that will equip leaders to engage the unparalleled challenges of youth ministry today with an informed perspective as they serve families and the local church.

Scott Pace Provost & Dean of Graduate Studies

Students in the Student Ministry track can expect

  • Exploration of ministry within our cultural context, grounded in biblical truth.

  • Learning environment that places a high value on collaboration with other leaders.

  • Resources intentionally selected to challenge, equip, and encourage leaders.

  • Assignments designed for real ministry implementation with students and parents.

  • Opportunities to evaluate current ministry structures and develop new ideas.

Requirements

  • An accredited master’s degree in a ministry-related area
  • 3.00 GPA in graduate work (will consider a lower GPA based on strength of application)
  • Significant vocational ministry experience
  • Current ministry position

  • The DMin Student Ministry is Gospel focused, biblically sound, theologically rich, missionally driven, and culturally relevant.

    Tate Cockrell

    Director of DMin Studies

  • Now more than ever we must think deeply about how the church can partner with parents in leading students to know and treasure Jesus as lifelong disciples.

    Jason Engle

    Adjunct Faculty

  • Being equipped and empowered is part of the development of becoming healthy as a leader. That is why I am so incredibly excited about the DMin in Student Ministry!

    Shane Pruitt

    Adjunct Faculty

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