About the Degree

The Doctor of Ministry degree is designed to help you reflect critically about ministry and engage rigorously in theological and missiological dialogue in an advanced learning environment. This is a practical and professional degree program centered on the intersection of culture and theology. This unique opportunity to do theology in your context will deepen your faith, challenge your paradigms, and help you develop personal, ministry, and intellectual habits so you will continue to flourish where God leads you.

Working with a team of mentors, you will:

  • Define areas of mastery in your knowledge base, personal character, and ministry skills.

  • Assess prior learning to determine levels of competency.

  • Identify opportunities for growth in your craft, character, and content.

  • Develop a contextual learning path for you to master.

  • Assess and adjust your path according to your context and vocation.

  • Conduct a master assessment with your mentor team to ensure progress toward your vocational and academic goals.

A typical student

Participants in the DMin degree are not simply students enrolled in a self-paced course. They join a learning community of like-minded experts and other explorers. We would love to welcome you into a creative and innovative global community.

Our typical student is . . .

  • A church or lay leader desiring to fulfill their passion to start new churches

  • A prospective missionary preparing to go to the field

  • A deployed missionary looking to sharpen cross-cultural effectiveness to successfully plant indigenous churches

  • A co-vocational pastor focused on equipping others to multiplying disciples

  • A lead pastor preparing his church for reproducing healthy churches

The Doctor of Ministry is . . .

A transformational journey of discipleship focused on helping you develop vocational excellence in your current or desired context – all on your time and from wherever you are.

  • Affordable

    Only $300 per month.

  • Accessible

    From anywhere in the world.

  • Relevant

    Customized learning for your goals.

  • Faithful

    Rooted in Jesus Christ.

Learning experiences focused on acquiring a new level of ministry expertise

Deepen not simply your knowledge base, but also your proficiency in its application to your ministry through doctoral-level research.

    1. Welcome to the Doctor of Ministry

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    2. Instructions for the Application

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    3. How to use this LMS player

    4. If You Entered the DMin Program Without an MDiv Degree...Read This!!!

    5. Revisit the DMin Outcome Descriptions

    6. Doctor of Ministry Handbook

    7. Before we begin...

    1. Instructions

    2. Writing Academic Book Reviews

    3. Writing a Seminary Paper

    4. Resources for Academic Research

    5. Writing & Style Guides

    1. Instructions for the MDiv Equivalency Learning Experiences

    2. The Study of the Ephesian Movement

    3. Practices of the Ancient Church

    4. Missiological Theology

    5. Movemental Ecclesiology

    1. Expected Learning Outcome

    2. Starting Well

    1. Expected Learning Outcome

    2. Reading Reflection Report - Sensing

    3. Reading Reflection Report - Cameron & Duce

    4. Proposal Questionnaire

    5. Foundations Seminar

    6. What is a Doctor of Ministry project?

    7. Project Proposal Template

    8. Submit your project proposal document here

    9. Directed Learning Experience Proposal Form #1

    10. Directed Learning Experience Proposal Form #2

    11. Master Assessment

    1. Expected Learning Outcome

    2. Directed Learning Experience 1

    3. Directed Learning Experience 2

    4. Master Assessment

About this course

  • $300.00 / month
  • Application instructions
  • 42 credit hour degree
  • 18-24 months to complete

Our Educational Philosophy

This is your education and our focus is on you not simply as a student, but as a fellow learner on a journey to develop a proficiency in theological and missiological content, vocational skills that will lead to success, and character motivated by your identity in Christ.

  • Character Development

    ✔️Deepen your faith as you follow Jesus.

    ✔️Participate in a journey of discipleship and formation that invites you to embody the way of Jesus as co-laborer on God’s mission.

    ✔️Learn to integrate your faith and your vocation so that what you do is shaped by who you are as a follower of Jesus.

  • Vocational Excellence

    ✔️Develop skills across a wide array of disciplines (e.g. Bible, theology, missiology, leadership, spirituality, and more).

    ✔️Learn to communicate effectively in your culture and in the world around you.

    ✔️Be equipped for a life-time of service of church planting and training church planters.

  • Proficiency Learning

    ✔️Develop patterns of thinking that reflect biblical, theological, historical, contextual, and vocational realities.

    ✔️Demonstrate your learning through a portfolio of learning that provides evidence of who you are, what you can do, and where you thrive.

    ✔️Learn in the context of real-life situations rather than fabricated classroom experiences.

Degree Benefits

  • Affordable

    Get high quality, and academically rigorous seminary classes for a fraction of the cost.

  • Doctor of Ministry

    Graduate in 24 months or less with a degree that positions you with the skills and expertise needed for effective engagement of culture.

  • Dynamic

    Dynamic video lectures with practical demonstrations and supplemental resources.

  • Engaging

    Engaging interaction connected to a global network of learners doing theology and ministry collaboratively.

  • 24/7 Access

    All day and all night access from wherever in the world you are doing ministry. You do not have to move to a seminary campus.

  • Accredited

    Kairos University is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools.

In partnership with Kairos University

Affordable. Accessible. Relevant. Faithful.

Kairos University is a global system of theological education that provides opportunities for students to build entirely customized educational journeys that are affordable, accessible, relevant, and faithful. The University has a campus in Sioux Falls, South Dakota with offices throughout the United States and Canada, partnerships with organizations around the world, and students from nearly every continent.

The university is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools and The Higher Learning Commission. Learn more by clicking the button below.
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