Doctor's degree Ministry Church Ministries and Leadership - Oral Roberts University

Doctor's degree Ministry Church Ministries and Leadership from Oral Roberts University is a Campus Ph.D Religious Studies degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. Program Overview The Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) is an advanced professional degree designed to continue the education of ministers so that they may be spiritually renewed and increasingly effective in their world ministries . The purpose of the program is to help ministers grow in their understandings and interpretations of the Church\\\\\\\'s ministry in relation to biblical, theological, historical, ethical, and practical areas. Students are challenged to develop their ministerial skills and to refine and articulate a theology of ministry while in a setting of ministry. A distinctive of the doctoral program is the attempt to enable students to understand both the positive and the problematic aspects of the charismatic dimensions of ministry. Classes are taught in a modular format so that students may maintain their existing ministry positions while pursuing the degree. Students meet on campus for a total of seven weeks over a two-year period for seminars, workshops, and research clinics. However, most of the study/work is done individually in the setting of the local parish or other field of service. A feature of the degree is that students remain in a cohort group of classmates throughout the entire classroom experience. The cohort is maintained while allowing some separate classes for the two specializations--church ministry and leadership , and pastoral care and counseling . Students in the two specializations have several classes in common and some classes in their separate areas of study. In each session, time is spent with the cohort group. Program Objectives This degree is designed to: Broaden students\\\\\\\' understanding of charismatic theology Further develop ministerial identity and vision Strengthen leadership, administration and pastoral counseling skills Teach on topics including pneumatology, healing, church health and leadership Specialization in Church Ministries and Leadership Students may choose to focus on the leadership of church and para-church ministries . Students in this track are pastors, staff members, chaplains, missionaries, denominational leaders, campus pastors, and faculty and staff in Bible colleges. The D.Min. is an advanced professional degree designed to continue the education of ministers. This specialized track is designed to assist ministers to be spiritually renewed and increasingly effective in their ministries. The purpose of the program is to help ministers grow in their understanding and interpretation of the church biblically, theologically, historically, culturally and practically. Students are expected to further develop their skills at exegeting the changing world in which ministry takes place. Continued work is done in refining and articulating a theology and philosophy of ministry while in a setting of ministry. View more details on Oral Roberts University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Religious Studies courses.