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DOCTOR OF MINISTRY

The Doctor of Ministry (DMin) degree is available for faith leaders who have a Masters degree in a ministry related area (or equivalency through coursework and/or life experience) and who desire a higher level of competence in the practice of ministry. Designed to increase the ability of servant leaders to analyze and reform ministry and to empower constituents for discipleship in the world, it is the highest degree in the practice of ministry.

Doctor of Ministry Tracks
Memphis Theological Seminary offers nine (9) tracks based on different ministry areas for the DMin program. Application due by April 30th.

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Fall 2025

1st section cohort | Application deadline April 30, 2025, start date June 2, 2025

1st section Residency dates July 7-11

2nd section cohort | Application Deadline July 25, 2025, start date of August 29, 2025

2nd section Residency dates October 6-10

The DMIN tracks are structured in cohort groups. Please click the cohorts below to find out more about the residencies.
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Community Witness and Social Justice
Residency 1 Introduction to Doctoral Studies
Residency 2 Biblical and Theological Foundations of Practical Ministry
Residency 3 Rhetoric, Race and Religion: Christian Nationalism
Residency 4 Immersion Experience
Residency 5 Community Organizing for Social Justice
Residency 6 Independent Study: Implementation and Project Report
Faith and Health: Pastoral Therapy
Residency 1 Anxiety, Psychotherapy and Theology
Residency 2 Advanced Studies in Human Development
Residency 3 Advanced Studies in Pastoral Care and Counseling
Residency 4 Addiction, Recovery, and Family Treatment
Residency 5 Integrating Theology, and Psychology in Clinical Practice
Residency 6 Independent Study: Implementation and Project Report
General
Residency 1 Introduction to Doctoral Studies
Residency 2 Constructing Biblical and Theological Futures
Residency 3 Circuitous Relationships: You, Your Context, Your Project
Residency 4 Immersion Experience
Residency 5 From Research to Resource
Residency 6 Independent Study: Implementation and Project Report
Land, Food and Faith Formation
Residency 1 Introduction to Doctoral Studies
Residency 2 Theologies of Land
Residency 3 Immersion Experience
Residency 4 Theologies of Food Justice
Residency 5 The Integration of Land, Food and Faith Formation in Ministry: Liturgy, Preaching and Pastoral Care in Relation to Land and Food
Residency 6 Independent Study: Implementation and Project Report
Leadership and Education in Church and Society
Residency 1 Introduction to Doctoral Studies
Residency 2 Social, Political, and Theological Foundations for Leadership
Residency 3 Education Leadership Models and Approaches
Residency 4 Communicating to Lead
Residency 5 Using Artificial Intelligence Ethically and Effectively
Residency 6 Independent Study: Implementation and Project Report
Closed Accordion
Preaching
Residency 1 Introduction to Doctoral Studies
Residency 2 Preaching as a Theological Task
Residency 3 Reclaiming Moral Imagination Through Preaching
Residency 4 Proclamation, Healing and Restoration
Residency 5 Immersion Experience
Residency 6 Independent Study: Implementation and Project Report
(Re)Forming and Growing Churches
Residency 1 Introduction to Doctoral Studies
Residency 2 Church Growth Models and Methods
Residency 3 Leveraging the Post-Pandemic Digital Church
Residency 4 Strategies for Vital Churches inthe Age of AI
Residency 5 Immersion Experience
Residency 6 Independent Study: Implementation and Project Report
Womanist Witness
Residency 1 Introduction to Doctoral Studies
Residency 2 Introduction to Womanist Theology
Residency 3 Womanist Biblical Interpretation for Preaching
Residency 4 Womanist Rhetoric, Criticism and Rhetorical Theory
Residency 5 Womanist Leadership Models and Womanist Play
Residency 6 Independent Study: Implementation and Project Report
Religious Communication and Public Theology
Residency 1 Historical Foundations, Present Realities
Residency 2 Introduction to Preaching and Religious Communication
Residency 3 Foundations for Public Theology
Residency 4 Immersion Experience
Residency 5 Beyond the Pulpit: Religious Communication in the Public Square
Residency 6 Independent Study: Implementation and Project Report
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Important Cohort Dates 

 

First Day of Fall 2025 Cohort
June 2, 2025
Fall 2025 Residency
July 7-11, 2025
First Day of Spring 2026 Cohort
December 1, 2025
Spring 2026 Residency
January 12-16, 2026
First Day of Fall 2026 Cohort
June 1, 2026
Fall 2026 Residency
July 6-10, 2026
First Day of Spring 2027 Cohort
December 1, 2026
Spring 2027 Residency
January 11-15, 2027

 

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We appreciate your interest in Memphis Theological Seminary. The MTS admissions staff is committed to supporting you in your theological journey. We are here to help you while you are discerning your call, considering degree and certificate options, and supporting you as you do ministry in the real world. At MTS we are committed to educating and sustaining men and women for ordained and lay ministry in the church and the world through shaping and inspiring lives devoted to scholarship, piety, and justice. Please don’t hesitate to ask how we can assist you along in your journey.

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Associate Dean for Students