Degree Schedule Template
*The following schedule is a template. Course offerings will not necessarily line up exactly with each student’s schedule, depending on when a student matriculates into the program. It will be necessary for students to take the courses which are available in the upcoming quarter.
Seminary Phase
Fall Quarter Year 1 Seminary Phase, 1st Year
(On-ground in Van Nuys, CA)
October Week 1 (1 day) Orientation & Research Clinic (Dr. Wess Pinkham)
October Week 1 DMIN 747 – Jewish Identity in Messianic Ministry
October Week 2 DMIN 722 – Jewish Worldview and the Kingdom of God
Winter Quarter Year 1
February Week 1 DMIN 746 – Yeshua and Israel in the Third Millenium
February Week 2 (1 day) Research Clinic (Dr. Wess Pinkham)
February Week 2 DMIN761 – SPN – Consultation I – The Rabbi’s Personal Life (Dr. Jack Hayford)
Spring Quarter Year 1
June Week 1 (1 day) Research Clinic
June Week 1 DMIN 749 – Fostering Ruach/Spirit-Filled Life and Ministry in Messianic Congregations and Organizations)
June Week 2 DMIN 750 – The Messianic Spokesman and the Spirit of Prophecy
Fall Quarter Year 2 Seminary Phase, 2nd Year
(On-ground in Van Nuys, CA)
October Week 1 (1 day) Research Clinic (Dr. Wess Pinkham)
October Week 1 SPN – Consultation II (Dr. Jack W. Hayford)
October Week 2 Yeshua as Israel’s Destiny
Winter Quarter Year 2
February Week 1 The Professional Project in Messianic Jewish Ministry
February Week 2 (1 day) Research Clinic (Dr. Wess Pinkham)
February Week 2 The Messianic Redemption of Israel in Century 21
Spring Quarter Year 2
June Week 1 (1 day) Research Clinic
June Week 1 SPN- Consultation III (Dr. Jack W. Hayford)
June Week 2 The Place of Zion in Kingdom Expansion
Candidacy Phase
*See Instructions Below for Selecting a Project Mentor
June (following Seminary Phase) Project Proposal Deadline
June-July Research and Finalize Chapter 1
July Receive Proposal Approval
September (Year 3) Research and Write Chapter 2
October (Year 3) Write Chapter 3
November (Year 3) Write Chapter 4
Dec – Jan (Year 3) Implement Project Design
February (Year 3) Write Chapter 5
March (Year 3) Write Chapter 6
April 1 (Year 3) Submit First Draft of Final Report
April (Year 3) Graduation Applications Due
May (Year 3) Defend Project Report*
June (Year 3) Graduate
June (Year 3) The King’s Form and Style Inspection
June (Year 3) Prepare Copies for Binding
The Project Mentor
- Purpose of the Project Mentor. The project mentor provides the participant with seasoned and insightful input. Participants are required to select a committee member who will serve as a mentor in their field of ministry as well as an outside reader of the dissertation. This should be completed before the integrative essay is completed. Participants will not be allowed to participate in the integrative essay process without a field mentor. One of the goals of the field‑mentor relationship is an opportunity for students to build collegial relationships along their line of academic and professional interest.
- Selecting a Project Mentor. Define the topic of your study. Determine who may best help you with the content of the study. Recommend Project Mentor to D.Min. Director. While the project‑mentor need not have doctoral level credentials, that person must represent significant expertise in the doctoral candidate’s area of research and study.
Exit Procedures
• Professional Ministry Project. The professional ministry project is a demonstration or test of a theory you have about the improvement of ministry. Therefore, one must conduct a process (project/experiment) that includes observation, interpretation and evaluation. The project is presented first as a proposal (See D.Min. Handbook). After your proposal approval, you may implement your project. At least one year must be dedicated to the ministry project according to ATS standards.
• The Professional Ministry Project Report. The D.Min. Professional Ministry Project Report is the final report about the ministry project and the associated evaluation process. It should demonstrate clear relationships between an application of theory to practice in a methodical way.
• Exit Report. An Exit Report form must be completed as the final step in completing the D.Min. program. All accounts-tuition, library/publishing and graduation fees‑-must be cleared as well.
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