— Professional Doctoral Degrees —

Black Church Leadership

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Are 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. 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.

32 Hours

  • Foundational Seminars (16 hours)
    • Black Church Historical/Theological Emphasis
    • Black Church Leadership and Administration
    • Black Church Ministry with the Community
    • Elective Seminar or Transitioning the Church for the 21st Century
  • Applied Ministry Experience (8 hours)
  • Research Project and Methodology (8 hours)

Truth. Legacy. Vision. Southern Seminary Sesquicentennial

Announcements

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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

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Render Not to Caesar What Is God’s
by Denny Burk – 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 R. Albert Mohler Jr. – 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 R. Albert Mohler Jr. – 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 Denny Burk – 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.