APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:  The prospective doctoral candidate must hold an earned Master’s degree from an approved educational institution.  Upon receipt of the application and consultation, a determination will be made concerning the prospective doctoral candidate’s eligibility.

DEGREE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:

TUITION - $2,795.00

Automatic Monthly Payment Program:  $200 down and $100 a month for a total of $2,795.00.

Up Front Payment Program: $300 reduction for a total of $2,495.00 paid at enrollment.

Tuition does not include textbooks. Please purchase them at your favorite book dealer or www.Amazon.com. 

ABOUT THIS DEGREE PROGRAM:  The Doctor of Philosophy in Missions, Evangelism and Church Growth degree program acquaints the student with a broad perspective of evangelism, missions and leading churches to grow.

 The program consists of six courses, which are the equivalent of thirty hours of study, and a dissertation, which is the equivalent of twenty hours of study. Texts must be selected from the list of Authorized Textbooks provided below.  Although all textbooks may be ordered simultaneously, assignments must be submitted one at a time.  Once a textbook is read, a 10 to 20 page paper describing what was read must be submitted for grading.    A four to six page paper is required for each No Travel Seminar.  We are simply asking students for a summary of the material. A 60-150 page paper is required for the dissertation.  Review the How to Submit Your Work tab concerning submission of assignments.

SPECIFIC DEGREE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:  The Doctor of Philosophy in Missions, Evangelism and Church Growth degree program requires a total of 50 hours.  This is comprised of six courses (30 hours) and a dissertation (20 hours).  Three of the six required courses must be core courses chosen from the list of Authorized Textbooks provided below.  Up to three of the six required courses may be electives.  Electives may be chosen from the Electives Page, the No Travel Seminar tab or any other degree program page.  No Travel Seminars are optional.  A maximum of three No Travel Seminars may be utilized for this program.  Alternate courses/textbooks may not be utilized.

Courses/Textbooks may not be utilized for more than one degree program.

AUTHORIZED TEXTBOOKS:

• MEC 580 – Outreach and Evangelism II – The Master Plan of Evangelism- by Robert E. Coleman
• MEC 600 – Church Growth IV – Effective Evangelistic Churches: Successful Churches Reveal What Works, and What Doesn't- by Thom Rainer
• MEC 620 – Evangelism – Evangelism Explosion 4th Edition- by D. James Kennedy
• MEC640 – Church Growth Principles – Churches That Multiply: A Bible Study on Church Planting- by Elmer L. Towns
• MEC 660 – Mission Strategies – Planting Growing Churches for the 21st Century: A Comprehensive Guide for New Churches and Those Desiring Renewal- by Aubrey Malphurs
• MEC 680 – Missions and Church Planting – Planting New Churches in a Postmodern Age- by Ed Stetzer
• MEC700 – Church Growth and Development – Church Growth 101: A Church Growth Guidebook For Ministers And Laity – by Dr. Glenn W. Mollette
• MEC 720 – Bivocational Ministry – Serving As A BivocationalPastor – by Dr. Jim Highland
• MEC 730 – Practical Pastoral Ministry -  The Ambitious Pastor – by Dr. Art Christmas
• MEC 750 GLOBAL MISSIONS UPSIDE DOWN BY DR ROBERT KURTZ