Doctor of Ministry

The DMin is an innovative and exciting venture for the University of Wales, Lampeter, and is among the first degrees of its kind in British theological education. It is a doctoral programme containing both a taught course element and a research project, with a particular focus on the practice of ministry.

If you work in ministry (ordained or lay) for any Christian church, this course will offer you an opportunity to deepen and develop your understanding of theology, to enhance your ministerial skills and to engage in sustained and rigorous theological reflection on your practice and experience of ministry. The emphasis is on an interdisciplinary and integrative approach. The course will allow you to explore various theological disciplines, to develop practical skills and to form a habit of theological reflection which integrates theory with practice. It will culminate in a research project, arising from some aspect of your work, which should make a significant contribution to the understanding and practice of ministry.

The DMin can be seen in a number of ways:

* As an opportunity for continuing ministerial education / in-service training;
* As on-going personal development;
* As a chance to develop new skills;
* As a focus for evaluating your current work;
* As a structure for developing expertise in a specialized area of theology and/or ministry;
* As an opportunity to develop new approaches to pastoral ministry;
* As an opportunity to consider the challenges facing the church´s life and mission in the twenty-first century;
* As an opportunity to make a significant contribution to the understanding and practice of ministry through the completion of a major research project.