Spirituality and Story
Pastors live and work at the teeming intersection of stories. They follow a call and look for providence in their unfolding autobiographies. They spend themselves helping parishioners to reframe the bits and pieces of their lives. They discern and lend themselves critically to the legends, tragedies, and emerging traditions of the congregations they serve. And they do all this more or less intentionally shaped and informed by the great stories of the Bible and of the church.
This doctor of ministry program will further equip pastors to live and work at that intersection by focusing on narrative as a category of spirituality and by fine-tuning the skills by which pastors participate in the demanding but rewarding work of weaving human stories into the fabric of God’s story.
Track begins May 2023. Courses include, but are not limited to the following:
- Engaging the Narratives of Other Religions
- Theology as Story
- Paul's Use of Narrative to Shape Congregations
- James Baldwin's Understanding of God: Overwhelming Desire and Joy
- Narrative Leadership
- Project Seminar
Students are required to fulfill 30 credit hours; Eight core courses in a mix of one week on campus intensive classes plus on-line and two elective courses that can be taken either on-campus, on-line or as a seminary sponsored study trip opportunity.
Earliest possible graduation date: May 2026
For information please contact our Admissions Office or call 202-885-8659.
