Eden’s Seminary’s Doctor of Ministry program is designed for students who have already completed a ministry-related master’s degree and who want to take their ministry to the next level, working with their congregation or organization to further engage the public square and serve the common good. Because God is already at work in the world through acts of compassion and movements for justice, Eden’s Doctor of Ministry program has been developed to help you join in that work, with a more advanced and reflective practice of ministry.

The core courses of the DMin program will bring you together with people in a variety of ministries to deepen your knowledge and reflect together on ministry for the common good. Then, your independent study and thesis project will give you a chance to develop your leadership in a specialized area of ministry, or launch a new ministry in your life. Your specialized study could focus on organizing with faith-centered communities, womanist proclamation, progressive Asian theologies, liberative interpretation of the psalms, interfaith dialogue, or a host of other specializations that will help you move toward the next stage of your ministry.

Highlights

• Complete your degree in as little as three years.
• Engage most of your coursework online, from your ministry context, plus three trips to Eden’s beautiful campus to build relationships and get some focused time away.
• Your core coursework with Eden’s world-class faculty will equip you to expand your leadership, engage scripture and theology for the sake of the broader community, and build collaborative relationships for positive change.
• In your second and third years, work with a member of the faculty on an independent study and a thesis project in which you will engage your community and focus on an area of ministry that is of particular interest to you.
• Eden’s DMin scholarship program seeks to form partnerships with your congregation or organization to share the cost of your education, with one third paid by the congregation, one third matched by Eden, and one third paid by the student.