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Ph.D. Degree – Focus in Pastoral Ministry

The specialization in the Ph.D. degree is the focused area of study designed to prepare a student for a specific career path or professional goal. Courses in the major define the subject areas of expertise being developed by the student. All courses in the focus areas are 3 semester credit hours each.

Focus Core Studies – choose only 4 courses

• PM 742 Mentoring in Today’s Culture
• PM 749 Survey and Research of Small Group Dynamics
• BS 718 Contemporary Biblical Hermeneutics
• AD 724 Theoretical Analysis of Human and Organizational Development
• CE 770 Biblical Theology of Christian Education
• EP 890 Theories and Modalities Impacting Today’s Preacher
• CM 726 Critical Issues in Managing Conflict

Program Structure

• RW 001 Trinity Tutorial
• Focus Core – 4 Courses – 12 credits
• PR 800 Professional Compendium – 12 credits
• RW 876 Doctoral Thesis – 12 credits
• RW 890 Program Summary – 3 credits
• RW 991 Mission Outcomes Assessment

Information on the PhD Degree and Other Focus Areas

• The Doctor of Philosophy Degree 
• Focus in Biblical Counseling 
• Focus in Biblical Studies 
• Focus in Christian Counseling 
• Focus in Christian Education 
• Focus in Christian Management and Leadership 
• Focus in Christian Philosophy and Apologetics 
• Focus in Christian Women's Studies 
• Focus in Conflict Management 
• Focus in Pastoral Ministry 
• Focus in Pulpit Communication and Expository Preaching 
• Focus in Theology