Denver Seminary

134 Doctoral-level Course Descriptions Course Numbering DMin course numbers are 1100-level and above and begin with the following course prefixes. FC Foundation Courses DT Doctoral Thesis LD Leadership MF Marriage and Family Ministry PS Pastoral Skills SF Spiritual Formation EL Special Topic and Individualized Study Electives Term of Instruction The instructional year consists of two semesters. The fall semester begins mid-October and ends at the end of the following March; one-week seminars are on campus in January. The spring semester begins mid-April and ends at the end of September; one-week seminars are on campus in July. All students are required to take the three foundational courses; DM 1101 and DM 1102 are offered in spring of the first year (July seminars); and DM 1103 is offered the following fall (January seminar). Each track has four required courses. Electives are at the discretion of the student. They may be taken from the list of electives that follow (including the option of an individualized study), or, with permission from the director, these courses may be transferred from another accredited seminary. FOUNDATIONAL FC 1101 Biblical and Theological Reflection on the Practice of Ministry This first core course provides students with a nuanced biblical/theological framework for ministry and an opportunity to reflect on their own practice of ministry from within this framework. Utilizing the concept of the reflective practitioner and drawing upon their ministry experience, students will demonstrate an advanced ability to allow biblical/theological reflection to inform and empower their practice of their ministry, specifically in the more complex and intractable challenges presented by their ministry context. Particular attention is given to the mission of God and how it intersects with the student's own cultural and ministry context. Co-requisite: FC 1102 Relational and Vocational Foundations. Three hours. FC 1102 Relational and Vocational Foundations This second core course provides students an opportunity to reflect on their own personal and vocational strengths and weaknesses and explore areas in which they need to grow and mature in relationship with family, faith, calling and self. Students will assess the health and vitality of their own life and leadership as well as their primary relationships. They will also develop a plan of action for health and wholeness so they may engage the world through redemptive relationships. Co-requisite: FC 1101 Biblical and Theological Reflection on the Practice of Ministry. Three hours.

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