6 courses with the subject DMN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
DMN 401Re-Visioning Ministry Seminar3
This seminar is designed to enable students to examine their understanding and practice of ministry in light of the cultural conditions under which they minister. To assist them in doing this, the seminar requires readings from the Bible, the life and thought of the church throughout its history, biographies and autobiographies, trends in theological articulation, and works on various practices of ministry. An important element of this seminar is reflection on the students’ own theological orientation to ministry and analysis of their individual settings of ministry. The seminar leads each student to write a Re- visioning Ministry paper of approximately 25 pages that will define the student’s understanding of ministry. The quality of that paper will be a significant indication of the student’s ability and readiness to proceed with the other requirements of the DMin Program.
In this seminar, students will be expected to identify and understand the implicit and explicit personal patterns developed over their journeys thus far. It is these patterns that frame self- perceptions and interpersonal relationships. In the process of becoming more fully aware of the factors that have formed their sense of identity, students will be better equipped to expand and enhance their capacity to provide effective pastoral care to God’s people. In the naming of developmental influences and themes students will be better able to make transformative shifts in their perceptions and self-expectations. This seminar is designed to create a space for self-discovery as students explore the personal impact of negotiating the wide range of stresses and demands inherent in ministry.
This course is a consultative process designed to facilitate the formative stage of the professional doctoral project. Specifically, it assists each candidate in selecting an aspect of ministry for the project, in developing a topic, and in developing a prospectus for a project that meets the requirements of the program. Because the program requires the integration of the academic and practical components of ministry, the colloquium involves the engagement of two leaders: a member of the full-time faculty, and a qualified practitioner in ministry; the latter to be appointed by the director, with the approval of the Academic Dean. Pre-requisites DMN 401, DMN 402 and PTH 415.
The professional project is a unit of work designed specifically to enhance the candidate’s competence in ministry and to make a significant contribution to the candidate’s setting of ministry. This unit of work must be designed, executed, and evaluated within a specified time period, utilizing the various roles and competencies of the candidate, and involving the laity and others in that setting of ministry. Students register for this course twice for a total of 12 credit hours. Pre-requisites DMN 401, DMN 402 and DMN 403. Area I: Biblical Studies
The professional project is a unit of work designed specifically to enhance the candidate’s competence in ministry and to make a significant contribution to the candidate’s setting of ministry. This unit of work must be designed, executed, and evaluated within a specified time period, utilizing the various roles and competencies of the candidate, and involving the laity and others in that setting of ministry. Pre-requisites DMN 401, DMN 402 and DMN 403. 112
The professional project is a continuation of a unit of work designed specifically to enhance the candidate’s competence in ministry and to make a significant contribution to the candidate’s setting of ministry. This unit of work must be designed, executed, and evaluated within a specified time period, utilizing the various roles and competencies of the candidate, and involving the laity and others in that setting of ministry. Pre-requisites DMN 401, DMN 402, 403, and DMN 421. Area I: Biblical Studies
