Overview
Leadership matters. The development of effective transformational leaders is vital as organizations seek to navigate the complex and changing realities in our world today. To partner with church leaders facing this challenge, Bethel Seminary is offering a unique and fully online cohort in its Doctor of Ministry program. The Doctor of Ministry in Transformational Leadership focuses on developing reflective leaders grounded in the theory and practice of transformational leadership.
This Doctor of Ministry Program is targeted toward those actively engaged in the practice of leadership in diverse ministry settings including church, parachurch, nonprofit, and cross-cultural settings. Engaging learners who desire to advance their understanding of effective transformational leadership in our changing world, the program will challenge learners to explore contemporary leadership theory in light of biblical foundations. Further, as they develop their skills as doctoral researchers, students will be challenged to develop innovative and research-based solutions to the leadership demands of today and tomorrow.
The courses in this Doctor of Ministry cohort will utilize interactive coursework conducted through Bethel’s online distributed learning system, doctoral-level reading and project implementation, and regular interaction with faculty mentors, student peer mentors, and on-site evaluators. We hope you will join us in this innovative, fully online, cohort-based learning experience.
Degree Requirements
Doctor of Ministry: Transformational Leadership Fully Online Cohort Program
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Core Requirements | ||
GS 007 | Graduate Research Seminar: Doctoral Level | 0 |
GS 801 & GS 801P | Integral Research & Writing and Integral Research & Writing: Project | 6 |
GS 901 & GS 902 | Thesis Proposal Foundations and Thesis Proposal Workshop | 6 |
Cohort Courses See footnote: "Cohort Notes" for more details | ||
ML 826 & ML 826P | The Transformed and Transforming Leader and The Transformed and Transforming Leader: Project | 6 |
ML 827 & ML 827P | Trans Min Ldrsp:Theory & Pract and Transformational Ministry Leadership Theory and Practice: Project | 6 |
ML 923 & ML 923P | Leading Transforming Organizations and Leading Transforming Organizations: Project | 6 |
ML 924 & ML 924P | Teams, Grps & the Transfmg Ldr and Teams, Groups, and the Transforming Leader: Project | 6 |
ML 925 & ML 925P | Case Studies in Transfm Ldrshp and Case Studies in Transformational Leadership: Project | 6 |
Thesis Project Courses & Requirements See footnote: "Thesis Notes" for more details | ||
GS 991 | Thesis Project A Pass/Fail | 3 |
GS 992 | Thesis Project B Pass/Fail | 3 |
GS 993 | Thesis Project C | 3 |
Mid Career Assessments | ||
TL 005 | Doctor of Ministry Assessments 1 | 0 |
Total Credits 1 | 48-51 |
1 | 48 semester credits are required for graduation in the DMIN program for students who have less than nine doctoral credits transferred into the doctoral program. 51 credits are required for those transferring nine or more credits into the doctoral program. The student is responsible to meet all graduation deadlines and requirements. |
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Thesis Notes |
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Adult Professional Studies
College of Arts Sciences
- B.A. in Biblical and Theological Studies
- B.A. in Missional Ministries
- Minor in Biblical and Theological Studies
Seminary
- Master of Arts (Theological Studies)
- Master of Arts in Children's and Family Ministry
- Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy
- Master of Arts in Ministry
- Master of Arts in Transformational Leadership
- Master of Divinity