1.     Church & Ministry Multiplication

 

2.     Leadership

 

3.     Ministry in Complex Contexts

 

4.     Theological Reflection

 

5.     Urban Youth Ministry  

 

6.     Theology of Work 

1.  To deliver practical ministry instruction so that each doctoral student demonstrates implementation of mission and holistic ministry; methods and tools to understand and evaluate ministry in multiple contexts; the ability to develop resources needed for ministry; and working with change within their context so that it is redemptive and productive.

 

2.  To deliver a biblically-based curriculum so that each doctoral student demonstrates a theological basis for diverse ministries and missions, theological reflection, and the ability to develop and teach contextual theology and exegete belief systems.

 

3.  To provide ministry practitioners as faculty so each doctoral student is exposed to practitioners and on-going ministries in global and urban contexts.

 

4.  To deliver adult learning so that each doctoral student demonstrates the ability to do quality research; to communicate effectively; to complete a significant Dissertation/ministry project that will strategically impact their particular ministry; and to demonstrate renewal and multiplication of ministries.

 

5.  To provide education that enables students to expand their recognition of the diversity of the church so that each doctoral student demonstrates their recognition of diversity as a gift of God, ethnically, economically, culturally, and globally.

 

6.  To provide education that enables students to expand their ministry embracing the Church and society so that each student demonstrates a world-perspective of God's kingdom; the importance of culture within Church and society; and the responsibility of the Church to address oppressive conditions in various cultures and contexts.

 

7.  To provide leadership training to build the local church so that each doctoral student demonstrates their understanding of six perspectives on leadership: gift and calling based, incarnational, reflective, transformational, contextual, and global; and demonstrates personal spiritual growth; and growing international relationships.

 

8.  To instill in students the reality of globalization so that doctoral students demonstrate a global perspective, with a Christian worldview, self awareness, and knowledge of how systems work globally.

 

a.  An earned bachelor's degree;

 

b.  Enough master's level course-work to demonstrate proficiency at the master's level and/or willingness to take additional hours of master's level coursework as part of their evaluation as a special student seeking conditional admission status;

 

c.  A minimum of ten (10) years of documented or proven ministry leadership experience;

 

d.  A minimum age of 35 years old;

 

e.  A paper describing a good rationale for the student not having had access to higher education, e.g. religion, culture, geographic, etc.;

 

f.   A total of six references: two academic, two professional, and two ministry;

 

g.  Writing samples demonstrating graduate level scholarship (grammatical excellence, proficiency in the English language, clarity, synthesis, and objectivity); and

 

h.  An assessment conducted by a subcommittee of the AAC that includes a review of the documentation in the seven areas of criteria listed above and possibly a personal interview with the applicant and/or references, ministry colleagues, and members of the applicant's support system.

 

a.  The ability to identify a specific concern in ministry, mobilize appropriate resources, develop a method for addressing the concern and evaluate the completed

     results;

 

b.  The ability to reflect depth of theological insight in relation to practical ministry; and

 

c.  The ability to function responsibly under supervision appropriate to the project.