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.
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 25, 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.
Cohorts beginning Fall 2026 (June 2026)
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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 |
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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 |
(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 of Vital Churches int he Age of AI |
| Residency 5 | Immersion Experience |
| Residency 6 | Independent Study: Implementation and Project Report |
Cohorts beginning Fall 2027 (June 2027)
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 |
Closed Accordion
Religious Communication and Public Theology
| Residency 1 | Introduction to Doctoral Studies |
| 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 |
Closed Accordion
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 |
Cohorts beginning Fall 2028 (June 2028)
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| First Day of Fall 2027 Cohort June 1, 2027 |
Fall 2027 Residency July 12-16, 2027 |
First Day of Spring 2028 Cohort December 1, 2027 |
Spring 2028 Residency January 10-14, 2028 |
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