The Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) degree is an advanced, professional theological degree for ministers. In the D.Min. program, Nazarene Theological Seminary takes to the highest level its mission to prepare women and men to be faithful and effective ministers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and to offer itself as a theological resource in service to the Church of the Nazarene, its sponsoring denomination, and the wider Christian Church. This means that:

• The program is an in-service curriculum designed to be completed while remaining within one's present ministry context.
• The program is for ministers who have already earned a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree or who have (or are willing to work toward) M.Div. equivalency.
• The program is professional in orientation, passionately committed to the integration of theory and practice.
• The program is for Christian ministers – pastors, chaplains, denominational executives, staff specialists – who desire to expand their capacity to be faithful and effective ministers of the Gospel.
• The program is an integral part of the Seminary, drawing on the rich resources of faculty, curriculum, and library.
• The program is grounded in the particularities of the Church of the Nazarene and the broader Wesleyan-Holiness theological tradition, but is ecumenical in scope and spirit.

Email dmin@nts.edu with any questions you may have about the NTS D.Min. or to initiate the admissions process.