This course examines the ongoing conversation concerning the primacy of mission for Christian thought and practice. It provides an orientation for advanced reflection in missional theology and leadership.

Missional theology involves continual intellectual and imaginative reflection on the interaction between the gospel and culture and the creative outworking of this activity in community. This course provides an overview of the central theological commitments that shape this perspective.

Using reflection on Jesus’ ministry, missional distinctives, and various assessment profiles, this course guides the student toward deepened self-understanding of his or her leadership. Students develop a plan for ongoing personal development in spiritual formation, ministry team building, and maintenance of healthy life and ministry balance.

This course explores the different perspectives that have a bearing on the task of interpreting culture and approaching it with engaging Christian ministry and the message of the gospel. Students examine their assumptions and predispositions in order to develop the necessary understandings and skills to be missional leaders in their context.

This course examines how God continues to utilize cities in his mission to reach the nations and how globalization has changed today’s cities. Using a variety of models of analysis, students will expand their understanding of their urban contexts and their urban neighbors.

The urban global world is complex and missional leaders need contextual theology and contextual praxis. This course provides an overview of contextual theology, models of contextual theology used today, and elenctics: how to approach other religions that co-exist in the urban centers.

This course explores leader formation and change dynamics in organizations facing change or needing to change. Ecclesiology, missional culture formation, assessment of readiness for change, change dynamics management, and the establishment of appropriate benchmarks for the creation of healthy, reproducing Christian communities will be addressed.

Re-missioning starts with appropriately skilled leadership and a restoration of values and purposeful action in the local congregation. This course examines the issues and models of restoration for churches that have lost a sense of the importance and value of the local church and its ministry.

This course examines how to teach and preach in a way that is sensitive and relevant to the surrounding culture, that is inviting and compelling, and that overcomes hindrances typically present in today’s audiences.

The label “Christotelic” reminds us that the Old Testament is a narrative that is going somewhere: to Jesus Christ. Jesus is the key to biblical interpretation. This course examines the reading and handling of the whole of the Bible through a Christotelic, eschatological lens.

The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the applied research project and to provide a starting point for choosing their topic, planning their project, writing their proposal, and identifying resources. Pre-assignment is due at the first class and post-assignments are due in December.

The purpose of the project research module is to enable students to work on their project research with their advisor. Students submit the first half of their dissertation at the beginning of the module and continue to work on it with their advisor and reader during the module.

The purpose of the project completion module is to enable students to complete their project. Students submit a draft of their pre-final dissertation at the beginning of the module and continue to work on it with their advisor and reader during the module.

The purpose of the project continuation module is to enable students to complete their projects and submit their dissertations to the DMin committee. Students develop a learning proposal for project completion. Students may enroll in continuation modules up to the six year statute of limitations. No credit. Fee applied.

The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the applied research project and to provide a starting point for choosing their topic, planning their project, writing their proposal, and identifying resources. Pre-assignment is due at the first class and post-assignments are due in December.

The purpose of the project research module is to enable students to work on their project research with their advisor. Students submit the first half of their dissertation at the beginning of the module and continue to work on it with their advisor and reader during the module.

The purpose of the project completion module is to enable students to complete their project. Students submit a draft of their pre-final dissertation at the beginning of the module and continue to work on it with their advisor and reader during the module.

The purpose of the project continuation module is to enable students to complete their projects and submit their dissertations to the DMin committee. Students develop a learning proposal for project completion. Students may enroll in continuation modules up to the six year statute of limitations. No credit. Fee applied.