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The Doctor of Missiology is an in-service program introducing the student to the literature and resources of missiology, with special emphasis in the area relevant to the student’s on-going ministry. The program is not separate from the student’s ministry, but is intended to integrate higher learning with practical relevance. Time invested in D.Miss. studies should result in vast personal enrichment and ministry improvement.
CONTENT AREA CREDITS
Gateway Courses 6
Missiology Core Courses 18
Missiology or D.Min. Electives 6
Dissertation 6
Total 36
Students may select electives from four key areas: pastoral preaching, pastoral leadership, pastoral care, and pastoral life/spirituality. Each of these courses incorporates the spectrum of the pastoral task as it applies to one key area in the minister’s life. A minimum of six courses are offered per year. The goal is to schedule at least three years ahead, so that students can plan wisely in their curriculum selection.
In addition the dissertation serves as a capstone project which is immediately related to the ministry of the writer. It is theological reflection applied to the pastoral situation, and normally something the author completes with the people to whom he/she ministers. The project allows the student to focus upon a specific area which is crucial to his/her own ministry effectiveness.
In this program students will develop their global leadership with a stronger passion for Christian mission and better skills in making disciples, which is at the core of Jesus’ Great Commission. They will experience personal transformation and enhance their professional, strategic, and academic competency for serving as carriers of the gospel.
This is an advanced professional degree intended to aid in the development of leadership for the worldwide church. The program is designed to aid Christian workers who are being challenged by the dynamics of globalization, postmodern orientation and religious pluralism when serving at home or abroad.
The curriculum is offered in an annual cycle and each class is a week-long intensive seminar. Therefore practitioners can enroll in the program without resignation from ministry or relocation to campus. This allows students from domestic and international centers to enjoy in-service training and prevents “brain-drain” from the majority world.
This user-friendly program will allow maximum integration of academic advancement and ministerial proficiency. Students will enjoy the high-touch mentoring relationship with professors for personal enrichment and ministerial improvement.
Our faculty members are experienced field workers and seasoned researchers who will be accessible to students personally, leading to effective ministry professionally.
Students interested in an even broader exposure to ministry training may choose to enroll in up to 6 credits of coursework through the Western Seminary Doctor of Ministry program, with the support of the Doctor of Missiology program director.
Applicants must have earned a four-year baccalaureate degree or its full educational equivalent from a college or university accredited by a United States association holding membership in one of the six regional accrediting associations, that is a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges in Canada, that is a member of the Association for Biblical Higher Education, or from an institution which maintains similar academic requirements and standards.
Doctor of Missiology program applicants shall hold either a Master of Divinity degree or a two-year master’s degree in appropriate theological and missiological disciplines from an institution accredited regionally and/or by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) in the United States and Canada. Doctoral applicants who are otherwise qualified but whose graduate degrees not a M.Div. or other specified master’s degree may seek admission by establishing the educational equivalent of the admission requirement. A cumulative grade point of 3.0 (on a 4.0 point scale) is required. D.Miss. applicants are expected to have at least two years or more of effective ministry, preferably with an orientation to intercultural outreach.
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