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 Small Church Ministry degree program acquaints the student with a broad perspective of Small Church Ministry.  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.   We are simply asking students for a summary of the material. Review the How to Submit Your Work tab concerning submission of assignments.

SPECIFIC DEGREE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:  The Doctor of Philosophy in Small Church Ministry 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 or the No Travel Seminar tab.  No Travel Seminars are optional.  A maximum of two No Travel Seminars may be utilized for this program.

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

AUTHORIZED TEXTBOOKS:

SCM 700Life and Ministry in a Small Church - A Place Where Everybody Matters (House of Prisca and Aquila)  by Jean Rigby, Leslie McKinney. WIPF & Stock:  Eugene, OR, 2015

SCM 701The Solo Pastor -  Solo Pastorby Gary McIntosh. Baker Books, 2023

SCM 702Leading the Small Church - One Size Doesn't Fit All: Bringing Out the Best in Any Size Churchby Gary McIntosh.  Grand Rapids:  Fleming H. Revell, 1999 

 SCM 703 Small Church Advantage - The Small Church Advantage: Seven Powerful Worship Practices that Work Best in Small Settingsby Teresa Stewart.  Market Square Books, 2023

SCM 704Small Church Mission - Mission Possible for the Small Church: Simplifying leadership, structure, and ministries in the small churchby Kay Kotan and Blake Bradford. Market Square Books, 2023

SCM 705Small Church Excellence - Small Church, Excellent Ministry: A Guidebook for Pastorsby Jeffrey F. Farmer. Wipf and Stock Publishing, 2017.

SCM 706Small Church Checkup - Small Church Checkup: Assessing Your Church's Health and Creating a Treatment Planby Kay Kotan and Phil Shroeder, 2018.

SCM 707The Gospel in Small Places - A Big Gospel in Small Places: Why Ministry in Forgotten Communities Mattersby Stephen Witmer. Downers Grove, IL:  IVP Books, 2019

SCM 708Pastoring Small Towns - Pastoring Small Towns: Help and Hope for Those Ministering in Smaller Placesby Ronnie Martin and Donnie Griggs. B&H Publishing, Brentwood, TN, 2023

SCM 709Christian Education - Christian Education in the Small Membership Church (Ministry in the Small Membership Church)by Karen B. Tye, 2008 (EdD 609)

SCM 710Church Invite Culture - Unlocking Your Church’s Invite Culture: Strategies for Church Growth That Work Todayby Rich Birch, 2024

SCM 711The Future of Bivocational Leadership The Future is Bivocational: Shaping Christian Leaders For a Post-Christian Worldby Andrew Hamilton, 2022.

SCM 712Dynamic Bi-Vocational Ministry -Cutting Edge of the Kingdom: The Necessity of Dynamic Bi-Vocational Ministry  by Matt Friedman 2018

SCM 713Leadership Ways - The Ways of the Leader: Four Practices to Bring People Together and Break New Groundby Bill Mowry, 2023.

SCM 714Forsaken Churches - Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoodsby Jonathan Brooks, 2018

SCM 715Church Growth - De-sizing the Church: How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What's Nextby Karl Vaters, 2024

SCM 800 Ministry Studies Practical Survey – Minister’s Guidebook Insights from a Fellow Minister by Dr. Glenn W. Mollette,  CLICK HERE OR GO TO AMAZON.COM TO  PURCHASE