About the Program
The Doctor of Ministry program at Drew is a quality, multidisciplinary program for ministerial leaders who have distinguished themselves in the practice of ministry.
It demands both a "group process" (of finding your passion and becoming a prophet) and a "professional contribution" (an implemented, evaluated and critically articulated act of ministry) in a professional thesis project.
The degree requires at least six semesters for completion, and features a stellar, mobile faculty and flexible curriculum.
Most groups form in the fall, continue to meet through winter and spring, and come together after the first year for a four-week summer intensive at the Drew campus. The program culminates in a professional project and publishable paper of one's process, findings and learnings.
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Areas of Concentration
Congregational Growth and Development
The Congregational Growth and Development track seeks to resource the candidate in a three year process to lead a congregation to develop ministries that lead to the congregation's spiritual growth. The basic operating premise of this process is that every ministry context and congregation are unique and there are no quick fixes or turn key solutions to the challenge of doing ministry in the post-modern context. Every situation will require the leadership to customize its ministry to its situation. Learn more.
Global/Online Doctor of Ministry
This program concentration is open to ministerial leaders anywhere in the world who meet qualifications for admission and have access to the Internet. A futurist-oriented program designed for ministerial leaders with a distinguished record of innovative ministry, the online curriculum includes: change leadership, leadership navigational skills, Christian futuring, ancient/future ecclesiology, and postmodern evangelism. Requires attendance at selected Drew@ national consultations, three online courses and a three-week summer intensive. Learn more.
Worship, Spirituality and Preaching
The Worship, Spirituality, and Preaching DMIN concentration is offered to those specializing in ministries of music, liturgy, preaching and spiritual formation; and who are sensitive to the spirituality of geography, sacred space and seasonal emphasis. It features team-teaching, travel-study, intensive sessions and active learning at multiple geographical and seasonal sites. Learn more.
Practicing Mind-Body-Spirit-Healing for Congregations and Clergy
The approach in the in Practicing Mind-Body-Spirit-Healing for
Congregations and Clergy concentration begins with the idea that health
is a process not a state of non-illness or disease. It presumes,
therefore, that a healthy community considers conflict a normal part of
existence, and that healthy community teaches people both how to
forgive and to be reconciled with differences and loss. The approach
found within this concentration also understands that communities must
develop symbols and structures of meaning making that sustain them
during times of crisis and trauma, including rituals for losing and
incorporating new members. These and other skills will be taught in
this exciting new Doctor of Ministry Concentration. Learn more.
Ecological Ministries
For ministerial leaders from any denomination or faith tradition who have an interest in ecological ministries, including those with an interest in the following emphases: faith formation, environmental justice, ecotheology, management of outdoor ministries, and camp and retreat ministries. The program is team-taught and requires preparatory reading, travel-study, and the doctoral thesis project. It requires a three-week residential component at Drew, an ecological pilgrimage, and periodic retreat sessions at other venue sites. Learn more.
