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Doctoral Degree Program DOCTOR OF MINISTRY DEGREE (DMIN) Goals Effectiveness in ministry depends to a large extent upon a leader or counselor's ability to overcome the challenges they encounter. The primary goal of the Doctor of Ministry program is to help leaders and counselors grow in their ability to overcome those challenges. This is accomplished by: (1) modeling and encouraging effective teaching so that the people being ministered to feel understood and helped; (2) helping students connect with God to access his help; (3) helping students grow in their ability to do what they need to do; and (4) helping students overcome the issues in their lives that keep them from doing what they need to do. Track Options The DMin program offers two tracks of study, one with four concentrations. 1. Leadership with concentrations in: Chaplaincy Church and Parachurch Executive Leadership Community Spiritual Formation Preaching and Pastoral Ministry 2. Marriage and Family Counseling Leadership Track In each of the four concentrations, students combine required seminars with their own choices to customize the program for themselves. Seminars are conducted on the Denver Seminary campus. Eight one-week seminars (twenty-four hours), mentoring (one hour), two learning contracts (two hours), and a project and thesis (seven hours) total thirty-four semester hours for each concentration. The seminars are held in January and July each year. Extensive reading and special assignments both precede and follow these one-week sessions. Seminars include faculty instruction, peer-group interaction, self-analysis, theological reflection, independent research, and practical projects. Participants who take two summer seminars and one winter seminar each year and spend one year on their final project can complete the entire program in four years. A minimum of three years and a maximum of six years are available for completion of the degree. Marriage and Family Counseling Track The program is based upon biblical principles incorporated into each seminar. In addition to counseling skills, students will learn how to implement an effective prevention program for reducing family problems and developing strong families. They will learn to develop a policy procedure for effective premarital counseling. They will also learn how to have a greater impact on their community through a more comprehensive program that produces practical results. Eight one-week seminars (twenty-four hours), one hour of mentoring, a two-hour residency, and a sevenhour thesis make up the thirty-four credit hour degree. Students take one seminar in January and July. Extensive reading and special assignments will precede and follow these seminars. 76