Western Seminary Doctor of Ministry Program






	Because it offers a great opportunity to move to the next level of ministry -- intellectually, skillfully, spiritually -- in order that you might be equipped to lead the church effectively into the future.


	In a post-modern age of uncritical pragmatism, the church desperately needs shepherds who skillfully and faithfully apply classic pastoral wisdom to contemporary challenges. Western's D.Min. program is committed to this task. In addition, at Western we have teamed up with the Doctor of Missiology program to offer courses that will also prepare pastors to engage in a shifting world of radical migration and urbanization.
				Dr. John E. Johnson D Min Program Director 503-517-1855 Check out Dr. Johnson's blog for additional program information

			Prospective Students Discover Western D Min Web Pages Degree Requirements Admission Requirements D Min Catalog Section (PDF) Doctoral Application Form Current Students Current Schedule of Courses Program Handbook Dissertation Manual Application to Initiate Thesis or Dissertation Form (PDF) Thesis and Doctoral Dissertation Writing Standards and Recommendations D Min Newsletter Archives April 2008 (PDF) February 2008 (PDF) December 2007 (PDF) September 2007 (PDF) July 2007 (PDF) April 2007 (PDF) March 2007 (PDF) Pastoral Integrity Journal Volume 1 (PDF) Volume 2 (PDF)

	At Western, we are committed to the following purposes... to enable you to be the shepherd leader God has called you to be to attract the very best resources in order to provide the very best classes to maintain a standard of integrity and commitment that assure that our DMin has solid credibility to provide an optimum environment for learning--peer and professional discussion, diagnostic testing, significant reading and research, case studies, and congregational involvement to be servant leaders in all that we do, providing personal and professional support, so that your educational needs will be met to offer a wide selection of courses that reflect four basic grids -- pastoral preaching, pastoral leadership, pastoral care, and pastoral spirituality to create a program in which our best advertisement is by word of mouth

			For more information on the D.Min. program, please email Sara Pirolo, administrative assistant to Dr. Johnson, or call toll-free 1.877.517.1800 ext.1868 or direct at 503.517.1868.


	In Western's new course design, a student must complete eight courses. Two of the eight are required entry-level courses designed to prepare a student to do research, as well as to come to grips with classical pastoral wisdom. The remaining six courses are electives, and students are encouraged to design the curriculum around their ministry needs.


	Our tuition rates are among the most affordable for accredited theological institutions. We also offer a 25% discount to alumni of Western Seminary and/or staff members of a supporting church. Because Western is committed to ongoing education, all alumni of the D.Min. program may take up to one course per year at no cost, space permitting.

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