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DMin–Professional Doctoral StudiesConcentrationsHas your church membership plateaued? Do you find some types of texts easier to preach than others? Do you want to supplement your mission field experience with leading-edge research? Are you a Korean or an African-American church leader looking for ways to improve your leadership skills? Are you finding out that real world problems are not always easy to solve? Do you feel left behind by the current trends in education? If you are facing any of these issues, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has a D.Min. program concentration for you.
Evangelism and Church Growth
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Expository PreachingDo you find some types of texts easier to preach than others? Are all your sermons starting to sound the same? Are you afraid that your congregation is not really benefiting from your preaching? Catalog Description (PDF)
Missions LeadershipDo you want to supplement your mission field experience with leading-edge research? Are you looking for ways to improve your leadership skills? Do you feel God calling you to greater levels of responsibility? If you have a heart for missions and the desire to lead, Southern Seminary’s Missions Leadership program is here to help. Catalog Description (PDF)
Black Church LeadershipAre you concerned that your M.Div. did not fully prepare you for ministry in the African-American community? Are the challenges of ministry overwhelming you? Do you just want to be better prepared? If you are ministering in an African-American context and looking for a way to balance theological integrity with real world grit, this program is the answer to your prayers. Catalog Description (PDF)
Biblical Counseling
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Korean Church Leadership
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Applied Theology
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Biblical SpiritualityThe Doctor of Ministry in Biblical Spirituality is designed to focus on spiritual formation. Seminars will include topics on spiritual disciplines, spiritual warfare, evangelism and discipleship, mentoring, and spiritual awakenings. Catalog Description (PDF)
Urban MinistryAre you working among the population of one of the world’s rapidly growing urban centers? Has God called you to a city, with all the unique challenges and opportunities such a mission presents? Half of the global population now lives in cities, and the number of cities with over a million in population grows every year. The D.Min in Urban Ministry is designed to prepare you for service in the urban context or help you gain a deeper understanding of ministry in the city. Catalog Description (PDF)
Missiology (D.Miss.)
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Educational Ministry (D.Ed.Min)Are you a practicing education professional? Do you feel left behind by the current trends in education? Are you willing to study to make your students better students? The Doctor of Educational Ministry has been created to meet the ever-changing needs of Christian education ministry professionals. In addition to completing a core of Foundational Seminars, students will select a field of concentration from one of four tracks. Each track consists of three or four additional seminars. On the practical side, students will take 12 hours of Applied Ministry Experience. Internet access is a must. Catalog Description (PDF)
Music Ministry
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Has your church membership plateaued? Are you struggling with trying to figure out how to reach the next generation? Do you want to lead your church into a new period of growth? If you have a burning passion to see people saved and your church grow both spiritually and numerically, the D.Min. in Evangelism and Church Growth can help you. Designed to equip ministers with the necessary skills to reach a lost world, this program is the perfect blend of academic preparation and practical exploration. While keeping your current ministry position, you can pursue the specific ministry track that fits your particular needs. This program utilizes the Internet to enhance your education experience. Dr. Thom Rainer, one of the nation’s leading experts on church growth, is a visiting professor in this program.
If preaching is your calling, yet you still have unanswered questions or you just want to improve your skills, this degree is for you. Designed to equip pastors and other church leaders in the skills of sermon preparation and public exposition of the Scriptures, the D.Min. in Expository Preaching is founded upon the belief that the health of the local church is grounded in the preaching of the Word of God. Southern Seminary president Dr. R. Albert Mohler is one of the professors in this program.
This program was created with the needs of North American and international missionaries, associational directors of missions, and state convention missions workers in mind. The program is particularly helpful to those already engaged in these ministries and those who anticipate future service in these areas.
Placing a special emphasis on meeting the needs of the African-American community, the D.Min. in Black Church Leadership is designed to equip ministers for a high level of excellence in churches serving primarily African-American or other minorities.
Are you finding out that real world problems are not always easy to solve? Tired of sending hurting people only to secular counselors? Interested in providing biblical answers to the problems your church members face? If you have a passion for helping hurting people through biblical teachings, Southern’s D.Min. in Biblical Counseling will equip you with increased knowledge and skills in counseling from a biblical perspective and foundation. One seminar deals specifically with marriage and family counseling.
Have you been looking for a seminary that understands your unique situation? Struggling to apply your classical seminary education to the realities of serving in the Korean community? Whether you are serving in a large Korean church or ministering in a small community, Southern Seminary’s Korean Church Leadership program can improve your effectiveness. Taught primarily in the Korean language, this degree program is designed to support the work of Korean language churches in the United States and around the world. To help students learn to apply their education in the church setting, students participate in eight credit hours of applied ministry.
Do you sometimes wonder how the theology you learned years ago in seminary really applies to your ministry? Do you want your congregation to view biblical theology as practical to life? The Doctor of Ministry in Applied Theology is designed to focus on theological issues as they relate to the church. Seminars will focus on ecclesiology, historical theology as it relates to the church, and practical theology and application.
Do you have field experience? Do you want to be more effective in your Kingdom service? Are you ready to change the world? If you have practical field experience as a missionary but are interested in being better equipped to take the Gospel to the ends of the earth, this is the program for you. The Doctor of Missiology is an advanced professional degree designed for missionary practitioners. Within the 48 hours of resident study, your program will culminate with a field research project that addresses a missiological issue in your particular missionary context.
Tired of singing the same old songs in the same old way? Ready to challenge yourself academically and musically? Do you want to do something more with your musical gifts? If you are committed to vocational music ministry and ready to take your ministry to the next level, this program is for you. This doctoral degree provides advanced professional education for persons who wish to pursue an advanced degree in music ministry. Combining academic excellence and flexibility, the student will study church music and performance, as well as participate in a supervised ministry component. This is a partially resident program requiring a minimum of one-year residency.