The Doctor of Ministry degree is the highest professional ministerial degree offered by the academy.
Graduates are doctors in the church.
The purpose of the Doctor of Ministry program is to help students become more disciplined in their praxis of ministry. Each student is expected to become an expert in a specialized area of ministry and to contribute this expertise to the strengthening of the church in its mission in the world. The D.Min. program at Phillips Theological Seminary is a 32-credit hour program which may be completed in a minimum of three and a maximum of six years. Admitted students will have earned a Master of Divinity degree and will have at least three years of full-time ministry experience following graduation with an M.Div. Three Program Options Students are admitted to one of three program options.