ICAS-Accredited Degree Program
Doctor of Ministry in Biblical Theology
D.Min. credential
Follow the unfolding storyline of the Bible and teach it whole, through a professional doctorate in biblical theology for the church.
Doctor of Ministry in Biblical Theology: Your Grant Price
Applications are free. Eligible applicants receive their admission and Grant decision before any one-time program fee is requested.
Published tuition
$24,900.00
$649.00 Registry & Assessment Fee
$149
Doctoral Degree
2026 Life in Christ Grant is active
Ministry Experience, Evaluated Against Academic Standards.
Documented prior learning may be considered when it aligns with program outcomes; every credit decision follows academic review.
Program Overview
About this program
The Doctor of Ministry in biblical theology is for experienced ministers teaching the canon's unity to a congregation. Biblical theology is the attempt to say how sixty-six books make one story without flattening any of them. This ICAS-accredited Kingdom of Life University pathway covers covenant and canon, promise and fulfilment, the major Old and New Testament approaches with their respective blind spots, controls on typology, and teaching the storyline to a congregation week after week.
Competency-Based Ministry Assessment
Recognition of demonstrated learning in theology and ministry
Experienced ministry practitioners demonstrate competencies developed through years of service, theological study, and continuing learning. The assessment connects that learning with the published outcomes of the Doctor of Ministry in Biblical Theology through biblical understanding, theological reflection, research, and ministry judgment.
70
Audited questions in this pathway bank
30
Questions drawn for each sitting
60 minutes
Time available for the knowledge component
24 hours
Interval before reassessment
Theological knowledge and degree outcomes
- Published bank title
- Doctor of Ministry: Biblical Theology - Doctoral Competency-Based Ministry Assessment
- Credential
- Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) in Biblical Theology
- Question construction
- 14 pathway subject-bank sources contribute 5 questions each, producing the complete 70-question bank.
How completion is reported
- The knowledge component contributes 40% and assessed ministry experience contributes 60% to one weighted result.
- The reported result is no lower than 80%, matching the 80% degree pass mark.
- Reassessment draws a fresh question set and is included in program access, with no additional fee or limit on sittings.
- The integrated assessment covers the published degree plan; separate course assessments, a capstone paper, and a dissertation defense are not required.
Program Objectives
What you will achieve
Integrate advanced theological inquiry and ministry judgment in service to the church and its mission
Give an account of the canon's unity that respects each book's own voice
Apply controls to typological and christological reading
Teach the biblical storyline so that a congregation retains it
Assess biblical-theological approaches for what they handle poorly
Learning Outcomes
Skills and competencies you will develop
Synthesize doctoral-level theological evidence, research judgment, and ministry wisdom for faithful leadership
Compare the major biblical theology approaches and justify the one you adopt
Produce a typological reading with explicit controls and defend it
Design and evaluate a congregational programme teaching the biblical storyline
Complete a doctoral project in biblical theology with demonstrated ministry application
Career Opportunities
Where this degree can take you
Teaching pastor
Bible teacher
Curriculum author
Doctoral-level Bible instructor
Major Subject Areas
The fourteen subjects you study, and the ones the ministry assessment draws on
Foundational and Major-Core Subjects
Four foundations every pathway shares, then four that belong to this field.
Doctoral Seminar: Biblical Interpretation
Exegesis disciplined by the whole canon, and the controls that keep a biblical-theological reading from overriding a text's own voice.
Doctoral Seminar: Old Testament Theology
Old Testament biblical theology: the competing organising centres, and the material each of them handles badly.
Doctoral Seminar: New Testament Theology
New Testament biblical theology: unity and diversity across the corpus, and the accounts that have been given of both.
Doctoral Seminar: Christian Doctrine
Systematic doctrine set beside biblical theology, since the two disciplines ask different questions and regularly correct each other.
Doctoral Seminar: Covenant and Canon
Covenant and canon, covering the structures that organise the biblical material and the disputes over which structure is primary.
Doctoral Seminar: Promise and Fulfilment in Scripture
Promise and fulfilment, covering the ways the New Testament reads the Old and the hermeneutical questions those readings raise.
Doctoral Seminar: Biblical Theology of the Old Testament
Old Testament biblical theology, covering the major approaches, their organising centres, and the material each handles badly.
Doctoral Seminar: Biblical Theology of the New Testament
New Testament biblical theology, covering unity and diversity across the corpus and the accounts that have been given of both.
Specialization Subjects
Six more that take the field into the places it actually gets used.
Doctoral Seminar: Typology and Christological Reading
Typology and christological reading, covering the tradition's practice, its controls, and the difference between typology and allegory.
Doctoral Seminar: Teaching the Storyline to a Church
Teaching the storyline to a congregation, covering sequence, pace, materials, and the evidence on what a congregation actually retains.
Doctoral Seminar: Biblical Theology and Preaching
Biblical theology in preaching, covering how whole-Bible reading changes a sermon and the errors it introduces when handled carelessly.
Doctoral Seminar: Doctoral Biblical Theology Project
The doctoral biblical theology project, covering question, research, application in a teaching ministry, and the written argument.
Doctoral Seminar: Spiritual Formation and Christian Vocation
Formation through reading the whole canon repeatedly, and the vocational task of giving a congregation the same map.
Doctoral Seminar: Integrative Theology and Ministry
A doctoral biblical theology project: research applied in a teaching ministry, evaluated for what the congregation retained.
Admission Requirements
What you need to apply
- Master's degree in theology, ministry, or a relevant field from an accredited or recognized institution
- Official graduate transcripts demonstrating advanced academic preparation
- Research statement identifying a proposed area of theological or ministry inquiry
- Scholarly or ministry-focused writing sample
- Current curriculum vitae documenting relevant research, church, or ministry leadership experience
- Three ministry or academic recommendations and a faculty interview
Degree Completion Requirements
Requirements for the Doctor of Ministry
Graduation Requirements
- Complete at least 60 doctoral semester credits in the approved degree plan
- Pass the Competency-Based Ministry Assessment for the degree
- Satisfy every doctoral-core, research-methods, specialization, elective, and Competency-Based Ministry Assessment requirement group
- Integrate theological knowledge with assessed ministry experience under the published result-weighting policy
- Recognize demonstrated learning against every published degree-plan requirement
Culminating Experience
Demonstrate doctoral-level theological synthesis, research judgment, and ministry leadership through Competency-Based Ministry Assessment, combining theological knowledge with assessed ministry experience.
Credit Distribution
| Requirement Area | Credits | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Doctoral Core | 24 | 8 courses. Doctoral theory, disciplinary foundations, and scholarly leadership. |
| Research Design and Methods | 12 | 4 courses. University-wide doctoral preparation in quantitative, qualitative, measurement, and research-ethics competencies. |
| Area of Specialization | 15 | 5 courses. Focused doctoral inquiry supporting the learner's research agenda. |
| Doctoral Elective | 6 | 2 courses. Any doctoral-level major course from any school that is not already part of this degree plan. |
| Competency-Based Ministry Assessment | 3 | 1 course. Integrated doctoral theological knowledge and assessed ministry experience, recognizing demonstrated learning across the published degree plan. |
| Total Degree Credits | 60 | All requirements must be completed within the approved degree plan. |
Program Details
Program Length
Self-Paced
Self-Paced Learning
Total Credits
60 credit hours
Up to 30 Transfer Credits
Published Degree Plan
20 courses
Across 5 required curriculum groups
Format
Flexible Study
Assessment Format
Competency-Based Ministry Assessment
Selected Degree
Doctorate
School
School of Theology and Ministry
Institutional Status
ICAS Accredited
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