The complex challenges of ministry today call for spiritual leaders who can integrate the wisdom of their traditions with a greater understanding of social justice challenges in the context of their communities. The Doctor of 最小值istry degree at SFTS emphasizes a core of personal qualities and skills for ministry and a highly contextualized approach to analysis and problem solving, in a personalized program of study. We seek to eng年龄 the intersectionality of race, 性别, class and culture with theological reflection for faithful and transformative leadership.
Our Doctor of 最小值istry program is ecumenical, 《澳门威尼斯人官方网》, 文化主管, 精神上的接地, and pedagogically innovative. We bring together scholar practitioners from a wide variety of active ministries to learn, 探索, and envision creative approaches to community growth and spiritual connection. Designed with an interdisciplinary and contextual research focus, the D.最小值. degree provides students a framework to integrate critical theological analysis and biblical reflection with contextually-applied social analysis to examine current issues in ministry.
Throughout its 50-year history, the program’s hallmark has been the interfaith and interreligious character of the student body and faculty, as well as its eng年龄ment with forward-looking scholarship embracing spirituality and social justice. The Seminary’s collaborative learning environment is an incubator for the research and development of innovative and creative approaches, 新工具, and novel resources for ministry in a rapidly changing world.
D.最小值. students at SFTS design and implement a field research project as the central component of their Dissertation/Project. In preparation for their dissertation/project, students take a combination of required foundational and elective seminars, tailoring their coursework to their research interests.
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Dissertation/Project (D/P)
The Dissertation/Project is the culminating requirement of the D 最小值 degree. The D/P is an original project that effectively analyzes a practical problem of ministry, 制定解决方案, and evaluates the effectiveness of those solutions. 顾名思义, the D/P combines a research dissertation and a practical project relevant to the student’s particular ministry. During this period, students are enrolled in D最小值 Supervision.
Students may complete coursework in a variety of ways, including regular academic-year courses and/or intensive January and summer courses. The January and summer courses are taught in one- and/or two-week formats, designed to fit in with a pastor’s study leave. We offer affordable campus housing during these events, subject to availability.
