— Professional Doctoral Degrees —
A Letter from the Director
• • • • •The goal of the Doctor of Ministry program at Southern Seminary is to sharpen leaders, to strengthen churches, and to impact our world with the message of Jesus Christ. To these ends, we have created a doctoral studies program specifically tailored to help ministry professionals achieve ministry excellence within their personal lives and within the ministries they serve.
We sharpen leaders first by challenging them rigorously to understand the theory, logic and reason of ministry. The intellectual training we provide students is of the highest caliber available. Ministerial education, however, goes far beyond the academic classroom. After asking the “why” of theory, we require our students to answer the “how” questions of practice. The knowledge and insight gained though our coursework is most beneficial when students work to test and refine their learning within their individual ministry contexts. As our professors invest in the lives of our doctoral students and as students sharpen one another within their class cohorts, we place high expectations on all students to use their findings to strengthen their churches and ministries.
The Doctor of Ministry program faculty and staff view our work as a ministry to ministers. We understand the numerous demands you face as you now seek to further your education and at the same time remain committed to full-time ministry. We know that should you choose to do this degree with us at Southern, you will face a difficult task. While making the decision to do doctoral studies is undoubtedly costly in many regards, the costs are minimal compared to the lasting benefits of the degree’s experience. It is indeed a short-term sacrifice for a long-term gain.
Please take time to view the resources we provide to you through this web page. If you have further questions or if you are ready to make application to the program, please contact us by phone at 800.626.5525, ext 4113 or by email at dmin@sbts.edu. Have a great day, and may God bless you richly!
Chuck Lawless, Ph.D.
Director, Professional Doctoral Studies
Truth. Legacy. Vision. Southern Seminary Sesquicentennial
Announcements
RSS- Christianity in Africa class
A special opportunity is available to students during the upcoming winter term. Along with George Martin, Randy Arnett (over 30 years ministry experience in West Africa) and Charles Juma (from East Africa) will be offering the course 33477, “Topics in Missions: Christianity in Africa.” The seminar format class will be offered from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Dec. 14-18. (more…)
- Church planting family banquet
On Friday, Dec. 4, the Church Planting Center will be hosting its annual church planting family banquet from 6-8 p.m. in the President’s Reception Room. You must RSVP by Nov. 24 to attend. Come hear Cincinnati-area church planter and Southern Seminary graduate Michael Clary, and his wife share about the difficulties and delights of being a church planting family. (more…)
- Study break during finals
The SBTS Student Council will serve coffee and doughnuts to all students from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1. Come by the lobby of 5th and Broadway early to pick up your free Blue Book for you final exam. The event is sponsored by the Seminary Student Council.
Blogs
RSS- Render Not to Caesar What Is God’s
- by – Nov 20
I just finished reading and signing The Manhattan Declaration (MD), and I urge you to do the same. The Manhattan Declaration is a document affirming the sanctity of human life, the sanctity of marriage, and the rights of conscience and religious liberty.
- The Blur of Gender — Is The New York Times Trying to Tell Us Something?
- by – Nov 20
Is The New York Times trying to tell us something? Just eleven days after running a story on gender-bending teenagers on the front page of its “Style” section, the paper is back with yet another front page story in the same section, this time on gender-bending young adults. The articles even cite the same psychologist as authority. What’s going on here?
- When Morality Collapses — The Therapeutic Evasion
- by – Nov 19
Any civilization requires a stable, rational, and consensual moral framework in order to survive. Western civilization has been built on a framework of Christian morality, with the so-called “Judeo-Christian ethic” providing the moral principles that support laws, ethical reasoning, and moral impulses.
- Turning the Bible into Toilet Paper
- by – Nov 18
I mentioned yesterday that I am in New Orleans this week to deliver a paper on homosexuality at the Evangelical Theological Society. Yesterday I came across an article that relates to the subject matter of that paper.