From its earliest days, the Church has struggled to be in the world but not of it. Controversies in Rome and Corinth over what Christians could eat or not eat. Paul attempting to appease Judean nationalists in the Temple and being arrested....
Research influences its context. While careful researchers try to minimize this influence by, for example, avoiding research contexts where researchers exercise authority over individuals or organizations, many DMin students develop research that is designed to influence a context in which they are in power over...
It was a long evening. It was about a new, very well designed, cohort model DMin program that met the ATS Commission on Accrediting standards. There was keen interest in the program being offered in a population area in a nearby state that was separated...
Dr. Perry Shaw suggests in the preface of his "Transforming Theological Education" that a common outcome of seminary preparation is the transformation of students passionate for ministry into students passionate for academia "with little idea how to empower the church and often with no genuine...
A deliberate and delicate balance of principle and practice permeates the text....
The Doctor of Ministry (D.Min) degree is the most popular terminal degree offered under the accreditation umbrella of the Association of Theological Schools (ATS). ...
The art of persuasion is a competency rooted in awareness of what counts as knowledge. Although skepticism over the value of theological education and challenges to the authority of pastoral leaders are not new, they are certainly dynamic factors today....
Drawing on the author’s experiences working with DMin students at Central Baptist Theological Seminary, including recent interactions with students from Myanmar, Korea, and the United States, this paper discusses the insights gained. ...
This paper proposes a narrative approach to theological reflection that better suits both the nature of the D.Min. degree as a professional degree in the practice of ministry...
So begins the portrayal of an anxious young captain, commanding his first ship, coping with the intimidation he feels in relation to his new crew....