Overview

"Leaders need a safe place to wrestle with the challenges ahead and a structure to draw forth their unique leadership contribution."
William E. Pannell, D.D.

The focus of this DMin Cohort will be planting, leading and developing transforming churches in the 21st century, with an emphasis on leadership of predominantly African American congregations. An empowered church that engages in transforming ministry is a church that makes a quantifiable qualitative difference in the lives of its members, its community and city by leading a biblically based ministry. An empowered transformative ministry is engaged in biblical preaching / teaching, biblically based social activism and political engagement.

This cohort will survey the historical foundation of the African American religious experience with careful consideration of its African roots, history throughout the Diaspora with a firm planting in this peculiar land called North America. The historical survey will serve as a foundation for a careful assessment of the present theo-socio-psychological state of African American religious life as compared to the past with the intention of such an assessment pointing to the prophetic future of the African American church.

Major Themes Covered…

• Empowering churches and leaders to make a real difference
  
• The changing context of ministry
  
• The prophetic future of the African American church
  
• Diversity in ministry (socio-economic, age, gender, and ethnicity)
  
• The keys to growing thriving ministries
  
• Balance in life and ministry
  
• Strategic planning

This Cohort will launch Winter 2010. Please contact the DMin office for more information on applying: email: dmin-adm@dept.fuller.edu phone: 800.999.9578.

Instructors

Ralph Watkins is the assistant dean of African-American Church Studies and associate professor of Society, Religion and Africana Studies in the School of Theology. His work is focused on building bridges between urban youth and the Church and mentoring future leaders for the African-American church.

With over 20 years of pastoral, teaching, and administrative experience, Watkins is an active teaching scholar and has over 250 publications and conference presentations to his credit. His chapter Rap, Religion and New Realities: The Emergence of a Religious Discourse in Rap Music in the book Noise and Spirit: The Religious Sensibilities of Rap Music is considered an outstanding treatment of hip hop and theology. He is author of the book I Ain’t Afraid to Speak my Mind and The Gospel Remix: Reaching the Hip Hop Generation . He is presently working on his next book Redemption in Hip Hop: Finding God in the Music and the Message which is scheduled to be published by Baker Academic Press in 2008.

In recent years, Watkins has received a Governor’s Teaching Fellowship, Lilly Teaching Fellowship, Fulbright Hayes Fellowship for a study in Ghana, a Wabash Teaching Fellowship, and various awards in the University System of Georgia.

Jamal-Harrison Bryant is pastor of Empowerment Temple. He has a global mission, which is to empower the world through the Word. His preaching and teaching focus on empowering believers spiritually, developing them educationally, exposing them culturally, activating them politically and strengthening them economically.

Bryant earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science and Intercultural Studies from Morehouse College, a Master of Divinity from Duke University and a Ph.D. in Theology from Oxford University in Great Britain. Prior to his pastorate, Bryant served as director of the NAACP's youth and college division where he organized over 650 youth councils and college chapters, representing over 68,000 young people in the United States, Germany and Japan. During his tenure he held the "Stop The Violence, Start the Love Crusade," and organized the HBCU speaking tour, "Youth at Risk." His contributions have been highlighted in numerous publications including Emerge, Sister To Sister, USA Today, and The Source. Bryant has appeared on BET, CNN, C-Span, and Politically Incorrect. He also served as panelist on the national town hall meeting, "The State of Black America," and "The State of the Black Church," hosted by Tavis Smiley.

Academic Content

The Doctor of Ministry degree requires completion of 48 units of credit. 40 units are earned through your attendance of three annual two-week courses (12-units per visit earned totaling 36 units) and a 4-unit directed study project.

The final 8 units are earned through completion of your Final Project under the guidance of your cohort faculty mentors.

Coursework Requirements

Each year, pre-seminar coursework will require from four to six months work before the on-campus seminar. Post-seminar coursework will be due four months after the on-campus seminar.

Coursework components include the following:

Pre-seminar: preparation including reading of approximately 4,500 pages, writing, reflection, evaluations, etc.

Post-seminar: writing projects or other forms of coursework application and integration with your ministry context (generally equivalent of 40 to 50 pages of writing).

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Overview

"Fuller’s Doctor of Ministry in Christian Spirituality creates a learning community that is grounded in biblical theology and history and enriched by the dynamics of spiritual formation."
Tom Schwanda, D.Min

In this age of growing interest in spirituality, it is important that people in ministry be able to give positive guidance in the midst of competing views of spirituality. There is a growing sense among pastors that we need to recover lost (or forgotten) traditions of spirituality if the church is to thrive in coming years. In this cohort, you will explore the various traditions of Christian spiritual growth and renewal, develop skills to help transform the spiritual life of your ministry, and examine the nature of Christian spirituality from a biblical and theological perspective. Practically speaking the thinking you do will result in the creation of innovative models, methods, and strategies you can implement in your ministry. Yet, the goal is not simply new knowledge; the goal is transformed people in a renewed congregation led by a pastor who has experienced what he/she is teaching.

Major Themes Covered…

• The Bible as Transforming Agent
• Spiritual Formation in History & Ministry
• The Practice of Spirituality
• The Pursuit of Wholeness
• The Character Formation of Pastors

This Cohort will launch June 2008. Please contact the DMin office for more information on applying: email: dmin-adm@dept.fuller.edu phone: 800.999.9578.

Instructors

Gary Sattler is a Presbyterian minister, pastoral counselor and research psychoanalyst practicing in Flossmoor, IL. He is an adjunct faculty member at Fuller Theological Seminary and Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in the areas of Church History, Christian Spirituality and Pastoral Care, and faculty member at the Center for Religion and Psychotherapy of Chicago where he teaches contemporary psychoanalytic theory. Among his publications are two books on church history, book reviews, and chapters and articles on subjects from mysticism to the meaning of pain in cancer pain management, as well as translations of articles by early psychoanalysts such as Freud, Reich, Rado and others. Gary serves as a spiritual director and retreat leader and has been an invited speaker at conferences in the United States and Europe on psychoanalysis and religion. He has doctorates in theology from the University of Marburg, Germany, and in psychoanalysis from the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis in Los Angeles.

Tom Schwanda is Associate Professor of Christian Formation and Ministry at Wheaton College and adjunct associate professor of Christian Spirituality at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is ordained in the Reformed Church in America (RCA) and served over 18 years as a solo, associate, and senior pastor in three churches. Tom has taught courses on Christian spirituality, spiritual direction, and worship in numerous seminaries throughout the United States, Canada, the Philippines, and Hong Kong. Tom earned his B.A. in economics from Moravian College, his M.Div. from New Brunswick Theological Seminary, and a D.Min. with a concentration in spirituality and worship from Fuller Theological Seminary. Currently he is working on a Ph.D. at the University of Durham, England in contemplative Reformed spirituality. He frequently leads retreats and workshops and is a spiritual director. He has written one book and over 65 articles. Tom is the founder and convener of the Reformed Spirituality Network.

Academic Content

The Doctor of Ministry degree requires completion of 48 units of credit. 40 units are earned through your attendance of three annual two-week courses (12-units per visit earned totaling 36 units) and a 4-unit directed study project.

The final 8 units are earned through completion of your Final Project under the guidance of your cohort faculty mentors.

Coursework Requirements

Each year, pre-seminar coursework will require from four to six months work before the on-campus seminar. Post-seminar coursework will be due four months after the on-campus seminar.

Coursework components include the following:

Pre-seminar: preparation including reading of approximately 4,500 pages, writing, reflection, evaluations, etc.

Post-seminar: writing projects or other forms of coursework application and integration with your ministry context (generally equivalent of 40 to 50 pages of writing).

Further Information

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Admissions

Tuition costs

 

Overview

La globalización está trayendo giros veloces que afectan el ministerio profundamente. El líder latino se encuentra en medio de muchos cambios. La constante migración desde América Latina plantea una serie de retos, mientras que la adaptación al mundo pos-moderno estadounidense presenta otros. Y esto se da en medio de una migración mundial que está trayendo a personas de todo el mundo a los Estados Unidos. El líder latino tiene el reto de re-imaginar el liderazgo cristiano para dirigir a una iglesia fiel en este contexto urbano multicultural. El Doctorado en ministerio Líderes latinos en un mundo multicultural le dará herramientas a pastores y líderes latinos para ampliar su visión del ministerio, por medio de conocerse a sí mismos y mismas, conocer su comunidad y aprender a visualizar a la iglesia latina como una iglesia misional.

Globalization is bringing changes that are profoundly affecting ministry. Latino leaders need to re-image Christian leadership to lead a faithful church in a multicultural urban context. The Doctor of Ministry for Latino Leaders in a Multicultural World will give Latino pastors and leaders tools to expand their vision of ministry, by learning about themselves, their communities and about how to see the Latino church as a missional church.

This Cohort will launch Winter 2010.

Toda solicitud de admisión debe estar completa y sometida para el 31 de Enero, 2009

Comuníquese a dmin-adm@dept.fuller.edu o llame al 626.584.5290 para más información.

Admission Applications must be completed by January 31, 2009

Contact dmin-adm@dept.fuller.edu or call 626.584.5290 for more information.

Instructors

Juan Martínez, on the faculty since 2001, is assistant dean for the Hispanic Church Studies Department and associate professor of Hispanic studies and pastoral leadership in the School of Theology. Among other topics, his current research focuses on the history of Latino Protestantism, Latino Protestant identity, ministry in Latino Protestant churches, and Latino and Latin American Anabaptists.

Martínez joined Fuller from the Latin American Anabaptist Seminary in Guatemala City, Guatemala, where he served as rector for nine years. A Mennonite Brethren pastor, Martínez also has experience in church planting and teaching in both religious and secular venues. He served as director of Hispanic Ministries for the Pacific District Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Church and of Instituto Bíblico del Pacífico, a Mennonite Brethren Bible Institute.

Most recently Martínez published the books Sea la Luz: The Making of Mexican Protestantism in the American Southwest, 1829-1900 (2006) and Iglesias peregrinas en busca de identidad Cuadros del protestantismo latino en los Estados Unidos (co-edited with Luis Scott, 2004). He also contributed a chapter "Church: A Latino/a Protestant Perspective" to the Handbook of Latino/a Theologies (2006). Martínez has published articles in multiple journals in both English and Spanish, including the Journal of Mennonite Studies, Kairos, Mennonite Quarterly Review, Esperanza en Camino, Apuntes, and Direction. He is also a regional editor for the upcoming Dictionary of Global Theology (IVP). On a popular level, Martínez also writes a monthly column in Spanish (“Alterando el Curso”) for the Spanish language evangelical monthly El Inter. He serves on the board of several associations including Seminario Todas Las Naciones, Centro Hispano para la Educacion Teologica, and the Center for Anabaptist Leadership. .

Juan Martinez will be joined every year by additional lecturers and instructors.

Academic Content

The Doctor of Ministry degree requires completion of 48 units of credit. 40 units are earned through your attendance of three annual two-week courses (12-units per visit earned totaling 36 units) and a 4-unit directed study project.

The final 8 units are earned through completion of your Final Project under the guidance of your cohort faculty mentors.

Coursework Requirements

Each year, pre-seminar coursework will require from four to six months work before the on-campus seminar. Post-seminar coursework will be due four months after the on-campus seminar.

Coursework components include the following:

Pre-seminar:

...aproximadamente 4,500 páginas de lectura antes de asistir a clase (2,250 por curso).

...preparation including reading of approximately 4,500 pages, writing, reflection, evaluations, etc.

Post-seminar:

...un proyecto(s) que aplique el curso al ministerio del estudiante.

...writing projects or other forms of coursework application and integration with your ministry context (generally equivalent of 40 to 50 pages of writing).

Further Information

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Admissions (en Espanol)

Tuition costs

 

Overview

"What the church urgently needs are men and women capable of leading others toward missional transformation for a future church which has not yet been imagined."
Alan Roxburgh, D.Min., Allelon

Today’s global culture is experiencing rapid, tumultuous change that is affecting the very structure and significance of church leadership. As ministry professionals, we find ourselves in the center of this transition, facing the challenge of how to re-vision church leadership to meet the uncharted requirements of being a faithful church in a postmodern world. With the widening quest for a spiritual dimension to life––yet a greater breach between the church and society––church professionals need Spirit-empowered, missional leadership that has a dynamic impact on the church as well as their local communities. Through the Missional Leadership Cohort, ministry professionals become equipped to engage today’s rich diversity of cultures with broadened perspectives and cutting-edge practices that are grounded in the biblical narratives.

 
Major Themes Covered…

This Cohort will launch June 2008. Please contact the DMin office for more information on applying: email: dmin-adm@dept.fuller.edu phone: 800.999.9578.

Instructors

Alan Roxburgh, D.Min, president of the Missional Leadership Institute, is a teacher and consultant in pastoral leadership and seminary education. He has been involved in the successful redevelopment of both urban and small community churches and teaches in several seminaries as an adjunct professor. He also serves as a leader in the Gospel and Our Culture Network and is the author of several books, including Reaching a New Generation and Crossing the Bridge: Leadership in a Time of Change.

Mark Lau Branson, Ed.D., is the Homer L. Goddard Associate Professor of Ministry of the Laity at Fuller Theological Seminary. He has served in United Methodist and Presbyterian Churches. His ordination is from an African-American Pentecostal church, and he brings numerous experiences in community organizing, economic development, consulting and teaching. His focus is on forming congregations in which all God’s people become a learning, worshiping, missional community that values intergenerational and multicultural life and a full engagement with the people, cultures, and structures of the surrounding society.

Academic Content

The Doctor of Ministry degree requires completion of 48 units of credit. 40 units are earned through your attendance of three annual two-week courses (12-units per visit earned totaling 36 units) and a 4-unit directed study project.

The final 8 units are earned through completion of your Final Project under the guidance of your cohort faculty mentors.

Coursework Requirements

For years 1, 2 and 3, pre-seminar coursework will require from four to six months work before the on-campus seminar. This may also include online-community work. Post-seminar coursework will be due four months after the on-campus seminar.

Coursework components include the following:

Pre-seminar: preparation including reading of approximately 4,500 pages, writing, reflection, evaluations, etc.

Post-seminar: writing projects or other forms of coursework application and integration with your ministry context (generally equivalent of 40 to 50 pages of writing).

In Year 4 students come together to present, discuss, and perfect their final projects for the program in a context of the cohort community. Under the mentorship of the cohort instructors students also begin writing their Final Project. The entire program can be completed in 4-5 years. Students have up to a total of 7 years to complete their degree.

Further Information

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Overview

"The Doctor of Ministry degree in Youth, Family and Culture offers doctoral level training and exposure with an emphasis on theological discovery and practical application. With this cohort, you will be led into the most significant training in youth and family ministry on the planet. Whether you are a college professor, a denominational leader, a camp director, or a youth pastor, this cohort is designed for you. Be part of rethinking and reshaping youth and family ministry for future generations."
Chap Clark, PhD

Fuller's D.Min. degree program in Youth, Family, & Culture utilizes the cohort format. You attend a two-week seminar for three consecutive years with the same group of ministry professionals who share your heart for youth and family ministry. Limiting the class to 24 students affords you the opportunity to be personally mentored by Dr. Chapman R. Clark and other noted youth and family ministry leaders. While earning your doctorate, you grow together with others as a learning community.


Major Themes Covered…

• Theology and Strategic Issues of Youth and Family Ministry
• Psychological Development of Adolescents
• Developing the Spirituality of Adolescents
• Emerging Models of Youth and Family Ministry
• Youth and Family Ministry: An Integrated Approach

Please contact the DMin office for more information on applying: email: dmin-adm@dept.fuller.edu phone: 800.999.9578.

Instructors

Chapman Clark is Professor of Youth, Family, & Culture and is the Director of Fuller's Youth Ministry Programs. "Chap" is that rare individual who combines extensive youth and family ministry experience and passion with academic study. Apart from his work at Fuller he has also taught at Denver Seminary and has more than 20 years in ministry, including 15 years with Young Life. During his years as area and regional director for Young Life, he innovatively reached out to young people and their families through weekly clubs and camps and recruited and trained staff members in cooperation with local churches. He has also served on the pastoral team of Glendale Presbyterian Church. Chap is the author of numerous books, including Next Time I Fall in Love, The Youthworker's Handbook to Family Ministry, Daughters and Dads, From Father to Son, Starting Right, and Hurt: Inside the World of Today's Teenagers. Chap is committed to further equipping men and women who recognize the Church's mandate to reach young people in the name of Christ.

Academic Content

The Doctor of Ministry degree requires completion of 48 units of credit. 40 units are earned through your attendance of three annual two-week courses (12-units per visit earned totaling 36 units) and a 4-unit directed study project.

The final 8 units are earned through completion of your Final Project under the guidance of your cohort faculty mentors.

Coursework Requirements

For year 1, 2 and 3, pre-seminar coursework will require from four to six months work before the on-campus seminar. Post-seminar coursework will be due four months after the on-campus seminar.

Coursework components include the following:

Pre-seminar: preparation including reading of approximately 4,500 pages, writing, reflection, evaluations, etc.

Post-seminar: writing projects or other forms of coursework application and integration with your ministry context (generally equivalent of 40 to 50 pages of writing).

Sometime after year 2, students will complete a 4-unit directed study that addresses their specific ministry context. Under the mentorship of the cohort instructor students also begin writing their Final Project. This stage does not require a visit to campus. It can be completed in as little as one year, but usually takes between 1 and 2 years. Students have up to seven years to complete their degrees.

Further Information

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Admissions

Tuition costs