Doctor of Ministry for Clinical Pastoral Educators
The CPE Doctor of Ministry program is a unique process of personal, professional, intellectual and spiritual empowerment for seminarians of many traditions. Admissions requires a Masters Degree with four successfully completed Clinical Pastoral Education Units with clinical leadership experience.
Doctor of Ministry for Clinical Pastoral Educators (CPE DMIN)
ETS Degree Programs
Doctor of Ministry for Clinical Pastoral Educators
Master of Divinity
Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry
Master of Arts in Theological Studies
Master of Arts (Academic)
Leadership in Ministry Diploma
Continuing Education
Program Information
The Doctor of Ministry for Clinical Pastoral Educators is a unique academic program designed for seminarians that see a need for transformation in all levels of ministry outside of the traditional church setting. The program combines relational, practical, and theological intensives that emphasize research from the lens of an adaptive challenge in their ministry setting. CPE seminarians work as chaplains in hospitals, hospice clinics, trauma centers, etc.
The CPE DMIN program is a two-year intensive with one-week residencies held twice a year on the second full week of August and January. The week consists of an interdenominational worship, a dissertation development core course, a thematic lecture from a renowned visiting professor and concludes with mentor driven colleague groups.
MA (Academic) Student Learning Outcomes
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Demonstrate a diverse knowledge of Scripture, theology, ethics and moral theology in historic and the modern global context.
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Understand how contextuality informs theological interpretation.
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Interpret Scripture in a wide range of ministry contexts.
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Understand how contextuality informs ethical considerations.
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Perform scholarly interdisciplinary research.
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Effectively serve faith-based organizations as leaders and teachers.
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Ability to utilize multiple theological methodological approaches.
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Produce a scholarly thesis/research paper.
Program Requirements
The academic MA requires 56 quarter hours to complete. Applicants must possess an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university. The course requirements include a series of core courses that will offer both breadth and depth in the chosen concentration. Students will focus their elective coursework on their area of concentration. Currently, the MA in Biblical Studies is the only concentration offered by ETS. To complete the academic MA, students complete a 4-hour research seminar that culminates in a Masters Thesis approved by the program director and the concentration coordinator.
See MA Academic Courses
Admission Requirements
Registration Deadlines
James Waddell
Director of the Masters Programs
Professor of Biblical Studies