Emerging Leaders Program

In the Emerging Leaders program students choose a cohort based on the focus of study. The students begin as a cohort and stay together for the duration of their program. There are no electives as the curriculum offerings are focused on helping students develop expertise in a specific area of study. The Emerging Leaders program also makes use of distributive learning technologies, which reduces the time required to complete the course work from three years to two years. Another unique aspect of this program is that students are exposed to a professor of record who is a proven scholar/practitioner in the subject being studied and who serves as the cohort’s primary mentor.

Earning a Doctor of Ministry in the Emerging Leaders program requires the completion of 48 quarter credits. All persons in this program will complete six courses focused on the cohort subject matter as determined by the cohort professor(s), as well as the Thesis Proposal Workshop (Research Methodology and Design) and the completion of an acceptable dissertation. Two of the courses in the Emerging Leaders program will be delivered via Blackboard™, Bethel’s distributive learning technology, and require no on-site classroom work.

Current cohorts scheduled to launch are posted on the seminary website

D.Min. Emerging Leaders: Structure of an Average Year

YEAR ONE

Pre-Course Work 3 Months	On-Campus Intensive 5 Days	Project Proposal 45 Days	Project Completion 7.5 Months
Pre-Course Work 3 Months	Blackboard Course 10 Weeks	Project Proposal 45 Days	Project Completion 7.5 Months
Pre-Course Work 3 Months	On-Campus Intensive 5 Days	Project Proposal 45 Days	Project Completion 7.5 MonthS

YEAR TWO

Pre-Course Work 3 Months	On-Campus Intensive 5 Days	Project Proposal 45 Days	Project Completion 7.5 Months
Pre-Course Work 3 Months	Blackboard Course 10 Weeks	Project Proposal 45 Days	Project Completion 7.5 Months
Pre-Course Work 3 Months	On-Campus Intensive 5 Days	Project Proposal 45 Days	Project Completion 7.5 Months

THESIS SCHEDULE

Thesis Proposal Draft 3 Months	Thesis Proposal On-Campus Workshop 5 Days	Thesis Proposal Completion 60 Days	Submission Chapters 1-2 3 Months
	Submission Chapters 3-4 3 Months	Submission Chapters 5-7 3 Months	Submission Final Revision 3 Months

The Bethel Seminary Catalog is provided online as a convenience for those who desire course information in electronic form. The printed version of the Bethel Seminary catalog is the official version, and it will be treated as the document of record in all seminary business.