Doctoral Programs

Doctoral Programs

Doctor of Ministry Program

Each Doctor of Ministry is an advanced research degree enabling you to practice ministry at an expanded level by merging theory with experience. These degrees are designed to prepare you to be effective in the practice of ministry rather than preparing you for research and teaching vocations. 

Choose from Six Concentrations for Your DMIN

Many people today are synchronizing the Bible with human philosophical errors. This degree is for the person who wants to help people by teaching them to build their lives on the solid rock of God’s Word.

The best way to influence the next generation is to teach it. For the person who desires to see minds opened as they teach and instruct, this degree is for you.

If you see potential and possibility in just about everything, especially churches, this degree is for you. This degree will prepare you to say, as Jesus did to the church at Sardis, “Wake Up!”

“There’s expository preaching, then there’s everything else.” This degree is for the person who wants people to be more enamored with the Word of God than the person who delivers it.

At the heart of the Great Commission is the idea of missions. If you enjoy crossing cultural boundaries, solving complex problems, sharing the Gospel in unique ways, and building relationships with people different than you, consider this degree.

If you look at the multitude, and like Jesus see “sheep without a shepherd,” consider this degree.

Doctor of Philosophy Program

Our Doctor of Philosophy degree prepares you for careers requiring advanced scholarship, independent research, effective teaching and preaching, and service in church-related ministries. It is ideal for those who seek to apply biblical scholarship to the most pressing questions and issues facing Christians today.  

Choose from Eight Fields for Your PhD

The Doctor of Philosophy in Biblical Counseling prepares you to extend your influence in the field of Biblical Counseling and improve your practice as a Biblical counselor. This degree focuses on advanced scholarship and delves further into the theories of counseling, with a commitment to nouthetic counseling–using Scripture as the source of counseling.

The Doctor of Philosophy in the Church History prepares you to instruct at the highest levels within churches, academia, or parallel institutions. This program offers an in-depth study of the original languages, pivotal people and trends, and applications for contemporary church issues. David wrote, “The works of the Lord are great, studied by all who have pleasure in them” (Psalm 111:2, NIV). The one who studies church history is also studying the great works of the Lord.

The Doctor of Philosophy in Education prepares you to instruct at the highest levels within churches, academia, or parallel institutions. This program offers an in-depth study of educational theory and practice, pivotal people and trends, and applications for contemporary issues within education. With this terminal degree, you can help move beyond the dissemination of information to instruction and learning.

The Doctor of Philosophy in Missions prepares you to instruct at the highest levels within churches, academia, or parallel institutions. This program offers an in-depth study of the missiological methodology, pivotal people and trends within missions, and applications for the Great Commission today. At the heart of the Great Commission is the idea of missions.

The Doctor of Philosophy in New Testament (including Greek) prepares you to instruct at the highest levels within churches, academia, or parallel institutions. This program offers an in-depth study of the Greek language, historical contexts, and applications for contemporary issues.

The Doctor of Philosophy in the Old Testament prepares you to instruct at the highest levels within churches, academia, or parallel institutions. This program offers an in-depth study of the original languages, historical texts, and applications for contemporary issues.

The Doctor of Philosophy in Practical Theology prepares you to instruct at the highest levels within churches, academia, or parallel institutions. This program offers an in-depth study of the nature and character of God and applications for contemporary church issues. With this terminal degree, you can help people translate their knowledge of God into right living.

The Doctor of Philosophy in Theology prepares you to instruct at the highest levels within churches, academia, or parallel institutions. This program offers an in-depth study of the nature and character of God and its applications for contemporary issues. With this terminal degree, you will help people think rightly about God so they can walk rightly with Him.

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