Abstract
The Doctor of Ministry (DMin) program approaches forty-two years as a leader in the Spirit-empowered community. The approach of the DMin program from its inception in 1981 was to develop a Spirit-centered approach to impact the world as the only Spirit-empowered university. Since it began in 1982 with eleven students, the program has seen more than 430 graduates from 150 nations and all fifty of the United States have crossed the commencement platform. In addition, the Korean Language Doctor of Ministry Program, operating from 1992–2012, resulted in 136 graduates. More recently, the establishment of the Oral Roberts University (ORU) PhD program helped the DMin program to transition to a better ministry project model and to provide courses to allow the opportunity to enhance effectiveness and theological growth of church and para-church ministers, chaplains, and counselors in a post-modern society.
Recommended Citation
Butler, Celine
(2023)
"Oral Roberts University Doctor of Ministry Program: Historical Beginnings and the Emergent Future,"
Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology: Vol. 8:
No.
2, Article 11.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31380/2573-6345.1327
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