In-Ministry track

The In-Ministry track is designed for church leaders who desire to expand their knowledge and develop their leadership abilities. The program is normally completed in three to five years, with a maximum of five years allowed. All D.Min. seminars are offered as one-week intensives. Required seminars are offered on the Kentucky and Florida Dunnam campuses in January and July.

1.  Missional Leadership
Integrate your understanding of ministry with the dynamics of community life, culture change, human development and interpersonal relationships; effectively utilize skills in leadership and care that are essential in pastoral ministry.  Master the ability to apply missiological knowledge to the practice of ministry in evangelism and mission with cultural adaptation and effectiveness.

2.  Christian Formation
Understand the broad sweep of Christian spirituality from a theological and historical perspective; the role of Scripture in one's personal spiritual formation; and ways in which spiritual direction as a specific ministry occurs.  Create recovery strategies and programs for people wounded by family and in families; and enhance moral and faith development.

3.  Preaching and Worship
Broaden your knowledge of essential literature in the field of biblical preaching; enrich your spiritual life as a preacher; and expand your awareness of contemporary culture.

4.  Transformational Innovation (Florida Dunnam Campus only)
Empower leaders and practitioners to retool and realign their gifts, talents and passions with the heartbeat of God's mission in and for the world. "God is moving on the earth today in ways that are new and exciting," says Dr. Steve Harper. "The new Doctor of Ministry program provides an interdisciplinary opportunity for leaders to connect with that movement and contribute to it."

Biblically Sound

The Christian faith rests on the personal self-revelation of God in Jesus Christ. Therefore, the philosophy of education at Asbury begins with the Christian faith which centers in God as revealed in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ and as witnessed in the Holy Scriptures by the Holy Spirit.

While Asbury Seminary stands within the Wesleyan tradition and holds to a clearly defined statement of faith, the faculty is committed to academic freedom. Central to all academic work at the seminary are two commitments: the first to Jesus Christ as sovereign Lord and the second to the pursuit of truth as a corporate and personal vocation.

Faculty members are committed to objective study and discussion of all theological opinions, and the seminary regards liberty of conscience as an important dimension of theological and personal integrity.