By virtue of the federation of Saint Paul University with the University of Ottawa, the Faculty of Theology at Saint Paul University offers graduate programs leading to degrees conferred jointly by the senates of both universities.

These programs operate within the framework of the regulations of Saint Paul University and of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies of the University of Ottawa.

The Doctor of Ministry is an applied research degree program designed to give professionals a deeper appreciation of the plurality of forms and understandings of ministry. It assists students in developing knowledge and appropriate methodologies for the advanced critical study of ministry through applied research. Graduates will be equipped to discern and promote the forms of collaborative and transformational ministry best suited to the human values, cultural expressions, and multiple dynamics of their given context.

The proposed Doctor of Ministry program envisions the role of professionals in ministry as facilitating the public activity of Christians, who form a ministering community and work hand-in-hand with women and men of other faiths to serve the wider society. Ministry is carried out through a variety of institutional structures located within distinctive ecclesial, ecumenical, multi-faith, social, and cultural contexts.

The Doctor of Ministry combines the resources of theological study and reflection with the methodologies of the social sciences to equip leaders with the skills needed for critical practicum research and the generation of new knowledge. The combined resources of the Faculties of Theology and of Human Sciences support the interdisciplinary character of the Doctor of Ministry degree.

The DMin is a bilingual program.

The professors included in the list below are members of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. This means that they are authorized to supervise or co-supervise theses. A complete list of the faculty and staff members associated with the program can be found at http://www.ustpaul.ca/index_e.asp

BELLEHUMEUR, Christian, Associate Professor
Social Psychology : Collective memory and minority groups' social identity Counseling & Spirituality : helper's psychospiritual integration Education : youth's imagination

BLOOMQUIST, Gregory, Full Professor
Socio-Rhetorical Analysis; New Testament Analysis; Classical and Jewish Backgrounds of the New Testament; Greek

CHIROVSKY, Andriy, Full Professor
Peter and Doris Kule Chair of Eastern Christian Theology and Spirituality; Patristics; Later Eastern Christian Theology and Spirituality

CLIFFORD, Catherine E., Full Professor
Ecumenical Studies; Sacramental Theology; Ecclesiology; Vatican II

DEMASURE, Karline, Associate Professor
Christian family studies; practical theology: epistemology, hermeneutics, narrativity; pastoral care; child sexual abuse; violence and spirituality

EATON, Heather, Full Professor
Ecological dimensions of conflict; Religious aspects of conflict and peace; Gender/feminism, peace and conflict research

GALADZA, Peter, Full Professor
Kule Family Chair of Eastern Christian Liturgy; Byzantine Liturgy; Eastern Christian Studies

GUIRGUIS-YOUNGER, Manal, Full Professor
Palliative care and homelessness

JILLIONS, John Alexander, Associate Professor
Eastern Christian Studies; New Testament; Ecumenism; Practical Theology

MALETTE, Judith, Full Professor
Rétrospective de vie; les images de Dieu et de soi, les styles d'apprentissage

MARTIN, Miriam, Associate Professor
Mercy and Presentation Sister Chair of Newfoundland in Religious Education and Catechetics; Religious Education; Liturgy; Feminist Theology

MARTINEZ DE PISON, Ramon, Full Professor
Fundamental theology; relationship of philosophy and theology

MICHAUD, Jean-Paul, Emeritus Professor
Synoptic Gospels; Johannine Studies; Epistle to the Hebrews; New Testament Apocrypha

MOOREN, Thomas, Full Professor
Interreligious dialogue; Islamic Studies; Missiology

PAMBRUN, James, Full Professor
Theological Foundations; Theological Anthropology

PEELMAN, Achiel, Full Professor
Faith and Culture; Amerindian Culture and Religion

PROVENCHER, Normand, Emeritus Professor
Revelation; Christology; Modernism; Liturgy and Sacramental Theology

ROLL, Susan, Associate Professor
Liturgy; Sacramental Theology

SHARP, Carolyn, Assistant Professor
Social and Political Ethics; Sexual Ethics; Women's Studies

SPATAFORA, Andrea, Associate Professor
Psalms; John; Apocalypse; Biblical Canon; Biblical Languagess

STE-MARIE, Lorraine, Associate Professor
Le langage et le changement dans la formation au ministère; la préparation des candidats à un programme de leadership en pastorale

VAN DEN HENGEL, John, Emeritus Professor
Christology; Hermeneutics

VOGELS, Walter, Emeritus Professor
Old Testament; Semiotics

WALTERS, Gregory, Full Professor
Social and Political Ethics; human rights; biotechnology and ethics; genetics and ethics; nanotechnology and ethics

YOUNG, Ronald, Assistant Professor
Missiological History; Theories and Practices of Evangelization; Pneumatology; Theologies of Inculturation; Theology and Mission; Oblatology

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the D.Min. program, the candidate must :

• hold a Master in Pastoral Theology or equivalent, with an average of B+ or better. Candidates with master’s degrees in Theology, Religious Education, or other related disciplines must have completed 60 credits in theology plus 30 credits of graduate-level study in a related field (e.g., pastoral counselling, religious education, etc.), with a component of relevant supervised field experience.
• provide proof of five years of sustained professional experience in ministry.
• master one of the two official languages of the University and have a passive knowledge (ability to follow lectures and read) of the other. One of the following is required to demonstrate language proficiency in the second official language:
  • a certificate of competency from the Alliance Française
  • a score of 4.5 in the CANTEST or TESTCAN administered by the University of Ottawa
  • a minimum score of at least 550 in the written version of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or 213 in the computer version
  • a minimum score of 6.5 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
• provide two confidential letters of reference from experienced professionals in the applicant’s area of ministry attesting to the applicant’s skills in pastoral practice and suitability for the program. One of these letters must be from a supervisor in the applicant’s ministry context, indicating support for his or her program of study and an appreciation for the need for stable placement, insofar as possible, during the period of study.
• write a letter indicating the goal of his program of studies and area of research interest.
• have an interview with members of the Admissions Committee.

Student Transfers from Other Universities

Students registering in the Doctor of Ministry program at Saint Paul University after having completed graduate courses at other universities may be granted the equivalent of up to two optional courses (6 credits) of advanced standing for successfully completed courses that pertain to the course of study in the Doctor of Ministry. Courses must have been completed within the past five years.

Degree Requirements

• Core Courses (12 credits)
The following four courses are compulsory:

IPA7120 METHODS FOR APPLIED RESEARCH (3cr.)
IPA7121 THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT OF MINISTRY (3cr.)
THO7191 METHODS OF THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION (3cr.)
THO7192 THE ECUMENICAL AND INTER-RELIGIOUS CONTEXT OF MINISTRY (3cr.)

• Elective Courses (6 credits)
Students must complete two elective courses, one of which must be selected from the following list:

THO7196 BIBLE AND CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN IDENTITY (3cr.)
THO7197 ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE PRACTICE OF MINISTRY (3cr.)
THO7198 THEOLOGIES AND PRACTICE OF MINISTRY (3cr.)
THO7199 THE DYNAMICS OF FAITH (3cr.)

• Research Practicum (12 credits)
Year One:
IPA8210 RESEARCH PRACTICUM I (6cr.)

Year Two:
IPA8211 RESEARCH PRACTICUM II (6cr.)

• Comprehensive Examination (THO 9998)
• Thesis Project Presentation (THO 8998) (3 cr.)
• Thesis (THO 9999)

Minimum Standards

Residence

Duration of the Program

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