Ministry Leadership Track
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Learn to mold future organizational leaders, conduct cutting-edge research, and build the context of church ministries in a tangible way.
Are you called to serve others in the fields of ministry and leadership through higher education? Do you want to conduct innovative research in the areas of church ministry, parachurch ministries, and Christian leadership? Does leading faith-based organizations in diverse contexts sound like your ideal career? Students who graduate from this program will be able to accomplish all this and much more!
As a track of our popular PhD in Organizational Leadership degree, this cutting-edge, partner-focused program incorporates courses from the Doctor of Ministry program, giving students the ability to conduct research within churches and parachurch partners.
In these courses, you will learn to:
This track helps students find and fulfill their divine design by providing education on conducting scholarly research in the fields of ministry and leadership.
Est. Program Length: 4 years
Credit Hours: 60
Tuition: See rates*
Format: Hybrid Online**
**Online with periodic, in-person residencies (on our main campus in Lakeland, Florida and strategically selected off-campus ministry locations)
MISS 7013 Missional Theology
MISS 7023 Foundations of Research Methods
MISS 8003 Leading Missiological Movements
MISS 8013 Contextual Missiological Movements
MISS 7053 Missional Thought Leadership
MISS 8023 Missional Impact
MISS 8012 Contextual Engagement I
MISS 8022 Contextual Engagement II
MISS 8032 Contextual Engagement III
MISS 9003 Doctoral Project I
MISS 9013 Doctoral Project II
Total Program Credit Hours — 60
*Note: A Doctoral Writing fee of $200 will apply to each semester of the program. This fee will cover the extensive doctoral writing support, the Brightspace platform, intensives, library services, and the extra costs associated with operating and attending an excellent doctoral program. Additional fees may also apply. See our tuition & fees page for details.
*Note: A Doctoral Writing fee of $200 will apply to each semester of the program. This fee will cover the extensive doctoral writing support, the Brightspace platform, intensives, library services, and the extra costs associated with operating and attending an excellent doctoral program. Additional fees may also apply. See our tuition & fees page for details.