Is anyone aware of situations in which someone has successfully used a Doctor of Ministry degree (D.Min.) in secular job settings. In other words where the fact that it was a doctorate and possibly focussed in an are such as Leadership Studies, etc., out weighed the fact that it had the word "ministry" in the title. I scan of yahoo indicates several people doing either counseling or consultation with the D.Min. but I wondered if anyone has encountered the use of the degree in any other job settings. North
North, I think there are probably many cases wherein someone with a D.Min. was able make a transition to a secular job, but it may often be the case that their M.Div. carried the water with its 90+ graduate credit requirements. For example, many community colleges and other two-year colleges require that instructors have about 18 graduate credits in the teaching area. I would think that many M.Div. holders could qualify in several teaching areas, such as history, religion, Greek or Hebrew, literature, psychology/counseling, and others, depending on their specializations. Along those lines, a person with with an M.Div. and years of ministerial experience leading hundreds of people, has many skills that qualify him for various functions, such as community outreach, team-building, social work (if only in periperal areas such as administration), fundraising, human resources...I'm sure you can think of others, especially in the helping professions. Bill Highsmith
Thanks for the response Bill. I am considering D.Min programs as they are more in line with some of my interests and affordable than the Ed.D./Ph.D programs. North
I hope some others with more background in this will weigh in. I sure a Ph.D. or Ed.D. would be more marketable.
