Palmer Theological Seminary
DMin in Contextual Leadership
St. Davids, PA
Ripley, WV
Online

Preparing Transformative Leaders

Palmer's Doctor of Ministry (DMin) program is designed for professional church and parachurch leaders interested in holistic renewal of communities with concentrations: Religion and Public Policy, Personal and Spiritual Transformation, and Prophetic Preaching and Teaching.

Program Details

Mission

Palmer Theological Seminary’s Doctor of Ministry degree educates Christian leaders to nourish the connection between healthy spiritual life and sustained vitality in ministry. It guides the development of skills for discerning, implementing and assessing contextually relevant ministry within a global framework. On these foundations, the Palmer Doctor of Ministry prepares participants for holistic renewal of communities.

Stressing the church’s and parachurch’s role in a world marked by change, Palmer’s Doctor of Ministry degree trains students to examine the connections between local and global realities. With these local-global links in mind, participants assess communities, and conceptualize ministries that promote neighborhood and community health. As they learn to adapt ministries to new realities, students grapple with their understanding of the nature and mission of the church.

Designed for professional church and parachurch leaders who:

  • Desire to deepen their knowledge, skills and personal relationship with God
  • Long for renewal in their ministry setting
  • Treasure the support and mutual learning of fellow leaders
  • Recognize the relationship between the spiritual life of the leader and the renewal of the community
  • Know the benefits of studying with a faculty that is committed to training church leaders for adaptive and transformative ministry
  • Value academic rigor that is directly linked to the practice of ministry
  • Who need to spend minimal time away from work and family

Requirements: 36 Credits

  • Three-course Hybrid module (part-online and a one-week residency) each semester over a two year period

  • Residencies offered at both St. Davids, PA and Parchment Valley, WV
  • One colloquium and responding reflection paper
  • Summative Project Thesis significant for the ministry of the student in her or his setting that will benefit others in ministry.
  • The oral defense and submission of the Project complete the requirements of the program