istrv concc.:xt through a special emphasis in pasrnrnl counse ling sk ill s is focused on issues in mar ri :1gc, farnih· and youth rninisrrv. Residency 3 (third , car) ll'i ll addrcss challenges in congrega tional rnini srrv and the primar,· goal is ministry transformation. ,\ s the church cxiscs ro li,·c.: our rhc life of Christ in this wo rld and m fu lfill the Grt:at Commission, the thi rd rcsidt:nc, focuses o n kq issues in cong regationa l dc1t:lopmcnr and minisrr,· in cluding church grmnh. health and rc.:ne" :11. adminisrrnrion, finance and rnulci-sraff manage ment. Thc residc.:nc, ends" ith a focus on I is ion and mission for the.: fururc with a specia l emphas is on the unique kinds of pmt-mod ern ch:ill cn_gc, facing the church.
1 .,·e111t1rl for 11r/111issio11 or f"'i..'fll11a1ir111 bnm 11' /Hll'I of the st11rll'11r's amde111ir file r111d 11on11rill1' m111101 he n'/11m{'(/ or copier/for rlistri/1111io11. requirements docs not ncccss,-n il\' guarantee admission into the program. I 11 ge neral. a high stan da rd of o,·cral l performance.:, especial!) in the practice of min istry, will be the governing crite rion. Admission is limited to 20 new st ud ent~ eac h year. .\'oft' : Offirifll dow111e11ts JJre sor or ocher ministry supe r, isor or leader, another from a clerg, col lc.:aguc.: outs ide of your cur rcnr min iscn· ass ignment. and a third from a lay person in you r congrega ti on. D. Statement of Support Submit a letter ,cnt from a leader of vo ur c hurc h board or local ministr') assignment indicat ing their support of your studies in the.: Docror of i\ l inistn pro gram. This is not to be an indica t ion of financial support. Rather. ir is a srncc.:mcnt b) your ministr~ cmplovcr that indi cates the ir sup port of ,our proposed stud ies and :1pprorn l for rr.11 cl and stud\' rime. E. Internationa l Students If Eng lish is yo ur seco nd lan guage.: you must ha1e a T OEFL score.: of 600 or complc.:tc an edu cat ional course seq uence at T al bot before beginning a1w Docwr of i\ l inism swdies. F. Interview ,\ ppcar for a formal inrcn·ic11· with rhc director of the Docro r of i\linism program. Fulfillmrnr of the :1bo,·e basic
Swdcnts ,ire placed 011 aca demic probation if t heir gra de point ,11c ragc for am semester fa ll s below .1.0 and "ill remain on pro bation a, long as the.: single semes ter or cumulaci,·c grade point al'c r age remain, below 3.0. Probation ,wdcnr, arc granted one semeste r in II hich to bring their academ ic \\Ork up to the requ ired lc,cl (3 .0) for cominuance in the seminarv. A stude nt cannot graduate while on probation. COURSES (TTDM) 851 Foundations and Disciplines of Spiritual Formation (4) Explores the bibliGtl, t heologica l mid histori ca l foundations of ,piri walin and spiriwal formation. S tudents II ill read classical texts .111d recent literature and explore n1 ri ous models of spi riru.liiry. Th e cou rse ernphasi1.cs understanding tht: nature of the spiritual disc i plin es and t heir relationship w personal gro" th, idc.:nrif) ing t heir pachnlogical rnan il'cstacions, and app rec iating their impact in one's personal and cornrnunitv exper i ence. T opic, 111a1· include va ri ous approaches to. and experiences in pra,·er, fasting, solitude. aces of scn· icc and meditation. 85 3 Discipleship in the Home and Church (4) I lclp swdcnts estab li sh b ibli ca l discipleship as the co re.: of their ministries. Biblical re,1chi ng and principles "ill he.: c.:,amined carc fulh ,o that swdcnrs can dc1·clop a concrete parncligm of disc ipl e ship." hich "i ll be appl ied co their mini str ie s and persona l li1·es. In this course ,tLH.lcnts learn hcl\\ to :1,si111 il :1re the proc:cs, of becoming li ke Christ so rhar the, can be more inrcmional in ,haping their mini stries to carr\' om biblical d is cipleship in their personal li,·es , homes and local miniscr, contexts. 855 Character and Leadership Development (2) l!~p lorcs the impact of perso nal and family hisrory on the rheolog ical out look, cmoriona l congr u ence., rc larional attractio ns a nd moral decision, of rhc Chr istia n leader. Ir in,·oll'es I arious assess ments and explorations to deepen self-understanding and increase personal :t\\arcnc,s before God. Th en. it sc.:c.:ks to integrate this understanding \I ithin a larger rime-line perspecri1 e and to help c.:ach swdenr idenrif) and define
eraturc n.:1 ie\\. In the third ,car, sr 11d c.:nrs hone their form and , r,l e, \\'rite.: the.: first rwo chapters and finali;,c rhc.:ir docroral p roject resea rch and "riring sequence. THE DOCTORAL PROJECT Swdenrs "ill conduct rc.:scarch and de, clop a project in their major field of interest. · I'he projee r 111a, focus on the II ricing of a book 111anuscripr, the research of a criti cal issue. the de, elopmcnt of a ne\\ program or an in-depth case stlldy of a ministr, sitll arion. Ordi narily, the 111inimum length" ill be 100 page, and the m,l\imum length 250 pages. I nrcrnarional students 111lht linish their doctoral project II irhin one vcar of comple tion of the core course work of .16 unit,. Complete.: information on t he doctoral project is a,ailablc from the l)octor of \linism office. For 111orc information. please con tact: The l).\ lin. program. Talbot School of Thc:olog,, La \lirad:r. CA 906.N-000 I.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
t\clmission co rh e Doctor of :--. li ni,m program" ill be grnnrcd on :1 very se lcct il'C and indil'idual basi, 11 ith tht: folio" ing basic rcquircrncnt'.-,; The.: degree i, built upon an accredited \laster of l )i1 init) degree (or cqui,·alcnt rheolog ical preparation). high academic achic1 cment anti professional corn pc tcncc, and ,ubsta nti al pro fl'."i~ional c,pcrit.:nct.: in rnini..,tr~. A. Application Ca II o ur office at 562-903- -!822 or contact u, 1ia thc "cb at (hnp://1nn1·.rnlbor.edu) to request an application online. Cornplcrc and st:nd in the appli c,1tion to the.: Office of t\d 111 is sion s-Tal bot along with the application fee: $-lS. Th en. com p lete the folio" ing admission requirements as soon as poss ible. 8 . Autobiographical Essay Corn piece a r, pcd. I 0-pagc cssa, that include, , ·our educational history, m ini ster ial expe r ience, a cr itic:il incident report. :incl , our rca,011, for seeking the l).\ l in. degree. The critical incident report should discuss a critical inc ident that occurred in one of you r min iscr, context,. You shou ld e,plain ll'hat happened, ,our responses as a leader, and the outcomes. Please also reflect on the biblical. sp iritual and relational iss11c, inl'oh-ed. C Letters of Recommendation Submit lcncrs of recommenda tion scnr from three sources. One from , ·our denominational su pcn·i-
THE PROGRAM CURRICULUM
Residency 1 (first )Car) "ill focus on spirirual transfonnation and leadership and the pri111ar, goal is personal rr:111sform :1r ion. The process of ch:111ging the II orld for Christ begins "ith pc:r,onal change and spiritllal rransform,n ion. This residcnC) begins with tht: pe rsonal life and hisron of the leader and bridges into the current professional a~-;ignmcnt. Specific content fir"it integrates pcr..,onal, marriage and farnil) renem1I. sp iritual transforma tion and discipleship in the context of the leader\ personal life. then as skills and competencies for leading others in this process. Residency 2 (second ,car) 11 ill emp hasi;,c communication skilh for the leader and the primai, goal is professional transformation. The pastoral leader is a communi cato r of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and this goal is reached through preaching, reachinf!;. counseling and li , ·ing our the life of Christ in re lat ionsh ip . In t he second rcsi dcnc~. you focu., on tht:: core com muni ca ti on ,kil\.., ncc<..:'.-1..,ary for effect ii e pastoral and minisrn leadersh ip. These include.: con cc.:mporan biblical preaching, ad, ·anccd pasrnrnl coun,c.:l ing and conllicr resolution and reconcil ia t ion skil l,. Thc.:,c ski lls arc.: karnecl and intcgr,1tcd wirh a prac tical emphasis 011 the entire min-
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
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fl. T a ke t he co ur ses prc scr ibed in the Doctor of :-S 1in isrrv curri cul um. C. Submit an acceptable doc tora l project, chosen in co nsu lta tion with the docrnral advisor. D. Obtain a 3.0 a, erage with 110 grade below a "B" in all courses robe c red it ed toward gradu:1rio n. I·:. At lease 24 units of cou rsc- 11 ork plus the.: doctoral project mu st he completed at thi s semi nary. F. Com pl etion of the pro gram in no less than th ree years and no more than fi\'c . Intc rna tional swdcnrs must comp lete th e program in no less than three yea r~ and no more than four.
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