The D.Min. is the highest professional degree for pastoral ministry. We educate clergy in research and scholarship for direct support of their ministries.
The program combines instruction by dedicated and proven pastoral theologians, serious research, and lively interchange with peers actively engaged in pastoral ministry. Each student becomes one of a cohort of experienced pastors who contribute a wealth of perspectives to the learning environment.
Pastors participate in the the program within the context of their ministries. A pastor and his congregation/agency together analyze problems and opportunities and select a project for special attention whereby both the pastor and the congregation/agency may benefit from focused and sustained learning. The courses and activities of the seminary immerse the student in research methodology, study, and peer group exchange. The fruits of this work contribute to the pastor’s contextual research as he prepares his project dissertation in consultation with his adviser.
The Doctor of Ministry Program at Concordia Theological Seminary deepens the formation of pastors in Jesus Christ who teach the faithful, reach the lost, and care for all. We teach pastors to recognize theological issues that rise in their ministries, to analyze and evaluate these issues with various research methods, to work in concord with others in his context, and to be renewed by spiritual and intellectual collegiality.
