Overview

About the program

The focus of the Boston University Ministry degree is Transformational Leadership, and anyone can become a transformational leader. You first need the desire to build new skills and explore new ideas, to understand your community and know its strengths and needs, and a willingness to see possibilities for transformative change.

The DMin program is a three-year, low-residency degree program that combines online learning with intensive on-campus classes, and allows you to craft the program that you will need for your ministerial practice.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Embodying the Kin(g)dom
Church Renewal
Global Development and Faith
Mission and Outreach: Foundations for Transformation
Situational Preaching and Transformation
Conflict Transformation for Ministry
Radical Christian Spiritualities
Worship in Times of Change
Sabbath: Theology and Practice
Liberated Community

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Boston, United States

Disciplines

Theology and Religious Studies View 97 other PhDs in Theology and Religious Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completed Online Application
Digital copies (PDF preferred) of unofficial transcripts from all academic institutions where applicant has received previous academic credit
3 Letters of Reference
Personal Statement
Resume/CV
Sample of Scholarly Writing. PhD applicants’ writing samples should not exceed 30 pages in length. Feel free to excerpt from a larger work or thesis, including an abstract of the entire piece and an indication that the sample is an excerpt from the whole.
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Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

24048 USD / year

≈ 24048 USD / year
Out-of-State

24048 USD / year

≈ 24048 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

24048 USD / year

≈ 24048 USD / year

Living costs

Boston

United States

1560 - 3239 USD / month

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Scholarships Information

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