ICAS-Accredited Degree Program
Doctor of Philosophy in Worship Production
Ph.D. credential
Put sound, video, live production, and digital skills in service of worship and help more people take part in church life.
Doctor of Philosophy in Worship Production: 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
Doctoral study in Worship Production is for those directing production and setting departmental standards. Amplification, projection and streaming all change what a congregation does, and the decisions are usually made on grounds of production value alone. This ICAS-accredited Kingdom of Life University program covers audio, lighting, video and broadcast competently, plus accessibility, volunteer team leadership, equipment budgets, and what the technology is doing to the gathering.
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 Philosophy in Worship Production 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
- Worship Production - Doctoral Competency-Based Ministry Assessment
- Credential
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Worship Production
- 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
Judge technological choices by their effect on participation and proclamation
Operate audio, lighting, and video competently in a live setting
Use technology to increase accessibility rather than only production value
Lead a volunteer technical team and steward its equipment budget
Learning Outcomes
Skills and competencies you will develop
Synthesize doctoral-level theological evidence, research judgment, and ministry wisdom for faithful leadership
Mix a live service audibly for both speech and congregational song
Produce a stream that serves remote participants rather than observers
Audit a worship space for accessibility and implement improvements
Build an equipment lifecycle and budget plan
Career Opportunities
Where this degree can take you
Worship technology director
Church production manager
Media ministry leader
Streaming ministry coordinator
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
Scripture read aloud and displayed, and the practical differences between a congregation that holds the text and one that watches it.
Doctoral Seminar: Old Testament Theology
The Old Testament's material worship — space, sound, sight, procession — as the precedent for taking the physical seriously.
Doctoral Seminar: New Testament Theology
The New Testament's assembly, where everything was audible without assistance, and the questions that raises about mediation.
Doctoral Seminar: Christian Doctrine
Doctrine about the gathered body and the remote participant, which streaming forces the church to decide rather than assume.
Doctoral Seminar: Theology of Technology in Worship
What technology does to worship, covering mediation, attention, and the theological questions raised by amplification, screens, and broadcast.
Doctoral Seminar: Audio Engineering for Churches
Church audio, covering signal flow, gain structure, mixing for speech and music, feedback control, and room acoustics.
Doctoral Seminar: Lighting and Visual Design
Lighting and visual design, covering fixtures, colour, cues, and the discipline of serving the gathering rather than staging a show.
Doctoral Seminar: Live Streaming and Broadcast
Streaming and broadcast, covering camera work, switching, encoding, latency, licensing, and the pastoral question of the remote participant.
Specialization Subjects
Six more that take the field into the places it actually gets used.
Doctoral Seminar: Media Preparation and Workflow
Preparing and managing media, covering file workflow, presentation software, rehearsal, version control, and the failures that occur live.
Doctoral Seminar: Accessibility in Worship Technology
Accessibility through technology, covering hearing assistance, captioning, contrast, and the needs that projection and volume commonly ignore.
Doctoral Seminar: Building and Leading Tech Teams
Building and leading volunteer technical teams, covering recruitment, training, rota, and the culture that keeps people serving.
Doctoral Seminar: Stewardship of Equipment and Budgets
Stewardship of equipment and budget, covering lifecycle, specification, procurement, maintenance, and the case for spending less.
Doctoral Seminar: Spiritual Formation and Christian Vocation
The spiritual life of people who serve every Sunday from behind a desk and rarely participate in the service they enable.
Doctoral Seminar: Integrative Theology and Ministry
A production project — an installation, a stream, or an accessibility improvement — specified, implemented and evaluated.
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 Philosophy
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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