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DOCTOR OF MINISTRY PROGRAM
The Doctor of Ministry degree is the advanced or terminal degree in
the professional field of Ministry. Persons who have received the
D.Min. degree work as pastors, associate pastors, pastoral
associates, rectors, university presidents and officers, chaplains,
college faculty members, diocesan agency directors, and consultants.
The Doctor of Ministry degree at Mundelein Seminary is a specialist
rather than a generalist degree. The overall goal of the program is
to develop in candidates the art of doing transformative theological
reflection in a ministerial setting. The program draws extensively
on the wisdom of the Catholic Tradition to address areas of
theological and ministerial concern at an advanced level.
This overall goal of developing the art of doing transformative
theological reflection in ministerial settings has a number of
sub-goals:
To
grow in understanding the biblical, historical and theological
warrants for contemporary ministerial practice;
To have a working knowledge of methods of doing theological
reflection in ministerial settings;
To be able to articulate faith convictions and strategies;
To appreciate the transformative power of ideas and belief;
To have an in-depth understanding of the personal spirituality which
forms ministerial style;
To develop the people-in-systems skills necessary for effective
religious
leadership. PROGRAM
Educational methodologies employed include lecture, seminar, a high
level of active candidate participation and interaction, and mutual
resourcing. Peer-group learning is based on the Tradition and
experience and is resourced by professionals in theology and
ministry. Reading and written work are part of every course.
The program includes four parts:
The candidates meet on 27 Tuesdays from September through May from
9:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. at the U.S.M.L. Conference Center for two
academic years. These Tuesdays are divided into three sessions of
one and one-half hours each. In general, two of these sessions
employ input and discussion and one employs guided transformative
theological reflection. In all sessions a high level of participant
activity is required.
In addition to the Tuesdays, there is a two-and-a-half-day intensive
at the beginning of each of the six quarters. The method of teaching
in these intensives varies according to the needs of the group and
the style of the resource person.
The thesis project is to be substantive, a contribution to knowledge
about real ministerial needs, theology based, congregation based,
and demonstrative of the ability to do theological reflection in a
specific ministerial setting. The thesis project paper is to be
completed within two years of the completion of course work. A
two-year extension may be granted.
The Doctor of Ministry candidate will need to contact Fr. Webb,
Academic Dean and Program Director, each quarter throughout the
extension period verifying that they want to continue their work
towards completing the degree CURRENT COURSESClick here for current courses FACULTYThe Doctor of Ministry program is staffed by the Full-Time Faculty of the University of St. Mary of the Lake I Mundelein Seminary, and, when appropriate, by a few members of the Adjunct Faculty of the Seminary. Current faculty include:
Raymond J. Webb,
Ph.D., Loyola University
Chicago, Academic Dean,
Program Director
Kathleen Wiskus,
D. Min., University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Project Coordinator
Robert Schoenstene,
S.S.L., Pontifical Biblical Institute, Theological Coordinator
Thomas Baima,
S.T.D., Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Rome)
Robert Barron,
S.T.D., Institut Catholique de Paris
Michael Dowling,
D.Min, University of Saint Mary of the Lake
Michael Fuller,
S.T.D. University of Saint Mary of the Lake
Ronald Hicks,
D.Min. University of Saint Mary of the Lake
John Lodge,
S.S.L., S.T.D., Pontifical Biblical Institute, Pontifical Gregorian
University
Elizabeth Nagel,
S.S.D., Pontifical Biblical Institute
Daniel Siwek,
S.T.L., University of Saint Mary of the Lake |
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