DMin continued DEGREE PROGRAMS
language used for ministry. This concentration will
courses. Classes are offered over a three- to
& ADMISSIONS
be offered every other year. Students will have the
four-year period of the degree, but students will
opportunity to critically analyze their particular
complete most of their studies, their practicum,
ministry contexts by engaging in the emerging
and their project in their own ministry setting in
themes in Asian North American theologies and
consultation with the faculty.
ministries. Coursework will include study of Asian North American theology, history, ethics, pastoral
DMIN PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
care, religions, social sciences, family and cultural
The DMin program operates under the
systems theory of ministry, and participation in
supervision of Columbia’s Advanced Degrees
a practicum and travel seminar. The trajectory
Committee and is administered by a faculty
of this concentration will be towards students’
member serving as associate dean for advanced
reengagement in their ministry with new vision
professional studies. The program cooperates
and creative energy, undergirded by a deepened
with the other member schools of the Atlanta
understanding of critical issues in Asian North
Theological Association (ATA). Students may
American contextual theology.
take courses in the DMin programs of other ATA member schools through cross registration.
GOSPEL, CULTURE, AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE CHURCH ADVISING Equipping leaders for a new, more Each student is guided by an adviser who is faithful church, reformed not through assigned during the introductory seminar. The accommodation to contemporary student is responsible for consulting with the culture, but through critical engagement advisor to develop a plan of study. When the Addressing a pervasive need in the Church for a student is ready to submit a proposal for the new paradigm for relating gospel and culture, this student’s project, first and second readers are DMin program in Gospel and Culture enables chosen. The adviser may serve as either the first pastors to engage the mission field of North or second reader for the project; however, the American, postmodern, post-Christian society. first reader will become the new adviser of record. As students engage in disciplined cultural analysis, The first and second readers assist the student they will find that familiar biblical texts, doctrines, in developing a project proposal and evaluate the and ethics take on new meanings as they student’s written DMin research project. confront the challenges of today. They will see the emergence of new readings of the Church’s situation and the human project alongside their own renewed and enlivened commitment to theological truths. COURSE FORMATS Classes are taught in one of three formats: 1) intensive two-week courses at the seminary; 2) hybrid courses where students will take classes on campus for one week and complete the remainder of the course online; or 3) fully online
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COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM The thirty-six-hour program comprises the following: • Introductory Seminar (6 credit hours). Students take part in an intensive seminar at the outset of the program to explore interdisciplinary perspectives around contemporary issues of ministry and professional development. In this seminar students begin interdisciplinary integration and