DMin Academic Catalog: The Doctor of Ministry Seminars
All seminars at the Denver Seminary campus are one week long. There are seminars in January and July. Seminar leaders are experts in their areas and are drawn both from the Denver Seminary faculty and from exceptional people around the country. Emphasis is on the practical application of learning and not just learning alone. Students submit evaluations of each of the seminars. This feedback is used in order to continue to select the most helpful seminar leaders. The seminars themselves use a wide variety of adult education practices that involve the student in the learning process. There is always extensive reading in advance of the seminars as well as a pre-seminar project or a post-seminar project or sometimes both.
Students in any of the four concentrations in the leadership track must average two seminars per year to stay on a reasonable schedule to graduate in six years. Students, however, often take more than two seminars per year. Students have five months or more to complete the 2,000 pages of reading.
Leadership Track
Required for all Leadership Concentrations
- DML-801 How the Nature of the Church Affects Strategies for Ministry (3 hours)
- DML-802 Becoming a Leader Who Can Lead Effectively (3 hours)
- DMR-801 Research Method and Strategies – (3 hours; one of the last two seminars)
- DMM-801 Effective Mentoring Relationships (1 hour; one year of mentoring; register first year)
- DMR-802 Ministry Evaluation Learning Contract (1 hour; term following DMM-801)
- DMR-806 Thinking Systems in Ministry Learning Contract (1 hour; term following DMR-802)
- DMR-901 Project & Thesis (4 hrs; P&T first term)
- DMR-902 Project & Thesis Continuation (0 hrs)
- DMR-903 Project & Thesis Extended Continuation (0 hrs)
- DMR-904 Project & Thesis Completion (3 hrs; P&T final term)
Required for DMC-Leadership in Chaplaincy Concentration (34 hours)
- DML-801, DML-802, DMR-801, DMM-801, DMR-802, and DMR-806 listed above (12 hours)
- DMC-801 Organizational Leadership, DMC-802 Prevention, and DMC-803 Resoration (9hrs)
- Two open elective seminars (6 hrs)
- DMR-901 and DMR-904 listed above - topic related to Leadership in Chaplaincy (7 hrs; DMR-902 and DMR-903 as needed to complete)
Total - 34 hours
Required for Church & Parachurch Executive Leadership Concentration (34 hours)
- DML-801, DML-802, DMR-801, DMM-801, DMR-802, and DMR-806 listed above (12 hours)
- At least two additional DML seminars (6 hours)
- Three open elective seminars (9 hours)
- DMR-901 and DMR-904 listed above – topic related to Church and Parachurch Executive Leadership (7 hours; DMR-902 and DMR-903 as needed to complete)
Total – 34 hours
Required for Leadership in Preaching & Pastoral Ministry Concentration (34 hours)
- DML-801, DML-802, DMR-801, DMM-801, DMR-802, and DMR-806 listed above (12 hours)
- DMP-801 Leading through Preaching/Communication (3 hours)
- At least two additional DMP seminars (6 hours)
- Two open elective seminars (6 hours)
- DMR-901 and DMR-904 listed above – topic related to Leadership in Preaching and Pastoral Ministry (7 hours; DMR-902 and DMR-903 as needed to complete)
Total – 34 hours
Required for Leadership in Community Spiritual Formation Concentration (34 hours)
- DML-801, DML-802, DMR-801, DMM-801, DMR-802, and DMR-806 listed above (12 hours)
- DMS-801 Leadership in Community Spiritual Formation (3 hours)
- At least two additional DMS seminars (6 hours)
- Two open elective seminars (6 hours)
- DMR-901 and DMR-904 listed above – topic related to Leadership in Community Spiritual Formation (7 hours;DMR-902 and DMR-903 as needed to complete)
Total – 34 hours
Marriage and Family Counseling Track
Required for Marriage & Family Counseling Concentration (34 hours)
- Seven three-hour marriage and family counseling seminars (21 hours)
- DMR-801 Research Methods and Strategies Seminary (3 hours)
- DMM-801 Effective Mentoring Relationships which includes one year of mentoring (1 hour)
- DMF-812 Residency (2 hours)
- DMR-901 Project and Thesis – topic related to Marriage and Family Counseling (4 hours; P&T first term)
- DMR-902 Project & Thesis Continuation (0 hrs; as needed to complete)
- DMR-903 Project & Thesis Extended Continuation (0 hrs; as needed to complete)
- DMR-904 Project & Thesis Completion (3 hrs; P&T final term)
Total – 34 hours
