TALBOT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
Doctor of Ministry Program
E. Concurrent Enrollment Option : Senior Talbot M.0iv. students who hove completed 80 or more units and ore accepted in the Th.M. program ore permitted to toke omaximum of four units per semester of Th.M. courses (with faculty permission), for application to Th.M. program requirements. Such course ll'llrk must meet all normal Th.M. stondords ond cannot be credited toward M.0iv. program requirements. Th is option allows students who occelerote their M.0iv. studies by toking courses in interterm ond summer session to obtain both the M.0iv ond Th.M. degrees in four years or less. F. Admission to Candidacy , Student completing 16 hours of course ll'llrk moy be granted status as a degree condidote by written application to the program director. Applications for candidacy must be supported by (I) evidence of satisfactory completion of oil prerequisite and normal course IVllrk to thot point; (2) o recommendation for admission to candidacy by the deportment choirmon in the student's major field; (3) opprovol by the major departmental choirmon of on acceptable thesis topic G. Comprehensive Examinations: All candidates for the Th.M. degree must poss a written comprehensive examination over the major field of study. At the discretion of the Groduote Committee, on recommendation of the faculty, candidates may also be required to toke minor comprehensive exominotions in Old Testament, New Testa ment ond Systematic Theology. These examinations serve os o major means of evoluoting the student's academic competen cy ond ability to complete the degree requirements. Compre hensive examinations may be token ony time otter completion of 18 units of Th.M. course 1VOrk. Only two retakes of such on examination ore permitted. H. Thesis, An acceptable thesis evidencing o high degree of scholony competence in the student's major field must be submitted by oil Th .M. candidates. Info rmat ion regarding thesis form ond submission deadlines is provided in the "Thesis Information" section of the Talbot graduate student handbook for details. TIVO copies, the original ond one copy, ore to be presented to the library for binding. The thesis fee is to be poid the semester the thesis is presented for examination. Students ore encouraged ond trained to make presentations ot the meet ings of professional organizations and to publish their research in oppropriote professional journals or os monographs. Ad vonce permission to publish material submitted in o thesis to Talbot School of Theology should be requested in writing from the university theological faculty. Only one yeor following the completion of course ll'llrk is normally allowed forcompletion of othesis. Astudent who has completed his course 1VOrk must register as a thesis-non resident student for every semester the thesis remains out standing. Astudent moy go beyond this one yeor period only by odvonce permission of the Groduote Committee. Such permission is usually granted only in extreme circumstances. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Degrees ore □ worded to qualified candidates at the universi ty's winter and spring commencements. Students ore required to be present for graduation unless odvonced permission to graduate in absentia hos been secured. To qualify for graduation, candi dates must present acceptable theses, hove satisfactorily passed their comprehensive examinations and hove comple ted all re quired course \Vllrk with aminimum overage of 3.0. No grade less than a B(3.0) wi ll be credited toward the Th.M. degree units. Candidates for the Th.M. degree should also manifest promise of usefulness in Christion ministry, exhibit exemplary and consistent Christion character and evidence sound theological beliefs in accordance with the university's doctrinal statement.
7. Apersonal interview with the Graduate Committee moy be required. Fulfillment of the above basic requirements does not necessarily guorontee admission into the program because individual cases and circumstances, such 01 ovoiloble openings in the program, moy dictateother factors to be considered. In general, o high standard of overall perlormonce, especially in practice of ministry, will be the governing criterion. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS A. Resident Study: Six courses of study (six units each) comprise the basic residency requirement. At least four of the courses must be token in the field of concentration. Each course will require significant preliminary reading in preporotion and a follow-up project at the conclusion of the classroom experience. 0.Min. course descriptions ore listed below Aminimum grade of "B - " must be mointoined in eoch course acceptable toward completion of the program. A minimum of o "B" overage is required for graduation. B. ADissertation Action Project: Action research, os distin guished from library research, will be conducted by the candidate in the major field of concentration. Ordinarily, the minimum length will be I00 pages ond the maximum length 150 pages. However, the quality of the project will be considered of more importance than the length. The sub ject must be approved by the candidate's advisor. The dissertation action project must be submitted to the student's advisor according to dotes prescribed by the Graduate Committee. The original and one copy of the dissertation, com pleted in prescribed seminary form, must be in the dean's office six weeks before graduation. Aschedule of classes is ovoiloble upon request. for more information, please contact: Or. Jim Conway, Director of the 0.Min. Program, Tolbot School of Theology, lo Mirodo, California 90639. DOCTOR OF MINISTRY COURSES: COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Courses in this section are conducted at the postgraduate level, with enrollment restricted to those who hove been granted admission to the 0.Min. program at Tolbot. MIN B0I PASTOR'S SYMPOSIUM' An in-depth study of the voried tasks of the contemporary pastor, with porticulor consideration of his roles 01 expositor, discipler, evongelist, counselor ond leader of ll'llrship. Pastorswho hove distinguished themselves as thoughtful practi tioners of the art serve as resource leaders. MIN 803 PRE-MARITAL ANO MARITAL COUNSELING + Acourse designed to equip the pastor in the principles of pre marital counseling. Emphasis given to the practical aspects of structuring ond conducting o complete pre-marital preparation program within the local church. Specific techniques for marital counseling to be presented, discussed and demonstrated through out the duration of this course. Prerequisite: training in the use of the Toylor-Johnson Temperament Analysis. (Concurrent with this course, training in the use of the Taylor-Johnson Temperament Analysis is offered at additional charge. )
Program Director: Jim Conway, D.Min.
The D.Min. degree offered by Talbot School of Theology is the highest professional degree for or dained persons in the church or related ministries. It is distinct from the Th.D. or Ph.D. in that its primary emphasis is on the practice of ministry rather than on research and teaching. PURPOSE "The purpose of the professional doctorate is to equip one for a high level of excellence in the practice of ministry" (Association of Theological Schools, Standards for Accrediting). This program builds on the basic theological degree, the M.Div., or its equivalent, and provides an opportunity for the person in ministry to strengthen abilities and correct deficiencies. In order to accomplish these ends, the student will be expected to integrate theological education in the context of ministry by demonstrat ing high levels of competence in one of two available fields of concentration; church leadership or marriage and family ministries. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Admission to the Doctor of Ministry program will be granted on a very selective and individual basis with the following basic requirements applying to all applications: 1. An M.0iv. degree or its equivolent from on omedited seminary with a grade-point overage of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale). 2. Applicants must hove a knowledge of the original languages of Scripture. Th is may be attested by evidence of prior satisfactory completion of courses in the longuoges or through examination. 3. Proficiency in ot least one ministerial skill as verified by professional ministerial experience. Aminimum of two years of full-time "in ministry" experience □ her the student hos received the M.0iv. degree or its equivolent is needed to demonstrate this proficiency. 4. Completion of such ·diagnostic ond/or theological tests that the Graduate Committee determines necessary. 5. Written recommendations from the following: o clergy col league, odenominotionol official or other recognized Christion leader, o lay pe~on in the congregation, agency or board served by the applicant, a former professor in the field of practical theology and if married a letter of support from the applicant's spouse. 6. Apersonal statement of approximately IO typewritten pages (double-spaced) detailing ministerial experience, strengths, weaknesses, ond the candidate's personal objectives for the Doctor of Ministry program.
MIN 807 BIBLICAL EVANGELI SM IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY'
Apractical study of the histonc biblical foundations, the theology and the "how to" of lacol church evongelism. focus on a spectrum of basic approaches to evongelism in order to have o balanced and comprehensive program of outreach. Special atten tion given io contemporary evongelistic strategies and effective ·principles of individual and corporate witness.
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