ICAS-Accredited Degree Program
Doctor of Ministry in Evangelism
D.Min. credential
Recover confident gospel proclamation in your ministry, through a professional doctorate in evangelism.
Doctor of Ministry in Evangelism: 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 evangelism is for leaders training congregations to speak to people who are not asking. Training a congregation to speak about Christ is a different discipline from being able to do it yourself. This ICAS-accredited Kingdom of Life University pathway covers the theology of conversion, the history of evangelistic practice including methods whose effects were not what was claimed, member training with practice and feedback, evangelistic preaching without manipulation, honest objections, follow-up, and truthful evaluation.
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 Evangelism 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: Evangelism - Doctoral Competency-Based Ministry Assessment
- Credential
- Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) in Evangelism
- 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
State a theology of conversion that governs evangelistic practice
Train ordinary members rather than performing evangelism for them
Persuade without manipulating
Report evangelistic results honestly
Learning Outcomes
Skills and competencies you will develop
Synthesize doctoral-level theological evidence, research judgment, and ministry wisdom for faithful leadership
Design and deliver a member training programme with practice and feedback
Preach evangelistically without manipulative appeal
Build a follow-up pathway covering a new believer's first year
Complete a doctoral project reporting evangelistic outcomes honestly
Career Opportunities
Where this degree can take you
Evangelism pastor
Itinerant evangelist
Denominational evangelism director
Evangelism trainer
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
Reading Scripture with and for outsiders, and handling the passages that come up first when someone starts asking.
Doctoral Seminar: Old Testament Theology
The Old Testament's account of God's purpose toward the nations, which is the ground of the New Testament's mission.
Doctoral Seminar: New Testament Theology
The gospel as the New Testament announces it in its several summaries, and the reductions that lose something essential.
Doctoral Seminar: Christian Doctrine
The doctrines at stake: sin, atonement and conversion, stated precisely enough to know what is being asked of a person.
Doctoral Seminar: Theology of Conversion
A theology of conversion, covering regeneration, repentance, faith, and the disputes over how conversion is recognised and described.
Doctoral Seminar: History of Evangelistic Practice
The history of evangelistic practice, covering revivalism, crusade, and the methods whose effects were not what their advocates claimed.
Doctoral Seminar: Personal Evangelism Training
Training members in personal evangelism, covering realistic expectation, practice, feedback, and who will actually do it.
Doctoral Seminar: Evangelistic Preaching
Evangelistic preaching, covering address to the unconvinced, the appeal, and the difference between persuasion and manipulation.
Specialization Subjects
Six more that take the field into the places it actually gets used.
Doctoral Seminar: Evangelism and Honest Objections
Honest objections, covering the questions people actually raise and the judgement about when an objection is a wound.
Doctoral Seminar: Follow-Up and Assimilation
Follow-up and assimilation, covering the first year, the habits established then, and the common failure to plan for it.
Doctoral Seminar: Evaluating Evangelistic Ministry
Evaluating evangelistic ministry, covering indicators, the temptation to report early, and honest accounting including null results.
Doctoral Seminar: Doctoral Evangelism Project
The doctoral evangelism project, covering design, intervention, evaluation, and the written argument.
Doctoral Seminar: Spiritual Formation and Christian Vocation
Witness sustained over years without treating people as projects, and the discouragement that has to be survived.
Doctoral Seminar: Integrative Theology and Ministry
A doctoral evangelism project with training, practice, follow-up, and results reported honestly including the null ones.
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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