Applicants
for admission must submit the following materials, which are available
as Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) files:
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a
completed application form
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transcripts
for all past college work You may use this transcript
request form.
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a
brief essay as described in the application material
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three references
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International
students must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
prior to enrollment.
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application
fee.
Students
applying within 30 days of the beginning of the semester for which
they wish to enroll will be assessed a late application fee of an
additional $10.00.
For further information or
for an appointment to visit campus, contact the
Admissions Office, Emmanuel School of Religion, One Walker Drive,
Johnson City, Tennessee 37601-9438 (423/461-1535 or 800/933-3771).
Administrative offices are open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5
p.m., September through May, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., June through
August. The offices are closed on Saturday, Sunday, and most legal
holidays.
Other forms
which may be needed later in the application process are also
available here:
Email your questions about the Masters
programs
Eligibility
The Doctor
of Ministry degree is open to graduates of colleges and universities
who have also earned an accredited Master of Divinity degree or its
equivalent and who are involved in or who have been involved in
ministry. M.Div. equivalency will be determined generally in reference
to Emmanuel’s M.Div. program. Exceptions will be made on a
case-by-case basis by the D.Min. Admission Committee.
The Director’s office will
evaluate applications from those who do not have the Master of
Divinity degree and will indicate what courses need to be taken in
order to establish equivalency. Once those courses are completed, the
prospective student may apply for formal admission. No work taken to
meet equivalency requirements will count toward the Doctor of Ministry
requirements.
Applicants
must have completed at least three years of full-time experience in
ministry subsequent to having earned the Master of Divinity degree.
Application
The
following admissions materials are available here as Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf) files.
The Application
Form for the Doctor of Ministry degree program should be completed
and sent to Emmanuel School of Religion along with:
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The
application fee of $25.00 (not refundable).
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Official
transcripts of credits from college and seminary. The applicant
should arrange to have these sent directly to Emmanuel from
other schools. You may use this transcript
request form.
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Three references.
The applicant should complete the top section of three reference
forms and have three people fill out and send the references to
the school. If possible, choose as references a former seminary
professor, a ministerial colleague, and a member of a
congregation or constituency you have served.
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International students must
take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) prior to
enrollment.
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A
five-page double-spaced description of a critical
incident in your ministry. This small project should
indicate how you view ministry and how you put those views into
practice.
When these
documents have been read and evaluated by the Admissions Committee, an
interview will be arranged. If the student lives within 200 miles of
Johnson City, the interview will be on campus. If the student lives
beyond the 200-mile radius, a conference call will be arranged or a
regional representative of Emmanuel will conduct the interview.
An
application should be received no later than sixty days prior to the
beginning of the first class in which the student intends to enroll.
For further
information or for an appointment to visit campus, write or phone the
Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program, Emmanuel School of
Religion, One Walker Drive, Johnson City, Tennessee 37601-9438
(423/461-1522 or 800/933-3771). Email inquiries may be sent to DMinOffice@esr.edu.
Administrative offices are open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5
p.m., September through May, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., June through
August. The offices are closed on Saturday, Sunday, and most legal
holidays.
Critical
Incident
A critical
incident in ministry represents a situation in which the student has
been involved personally that required a considered judgment or
action. Writing and reflecting on this incident and the response to it
will reveal the theological issues raised by the encounter. The
exercise will also say something about personal strengths for ministry
as well as the insights that may contribute to change and personal
development.
The
requirements for this part of the admissions packet are as follows:
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Write
the incident in no more than five pages, double-spaced. Be
discrete, use initials instead of names; change the initials if
that is best. Concentrate on the critical information.
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State
the pertinent details leading up to the situation. Describe any
feelings or expectations before the incident took place. Indicate
which persons or pressures shaped the event.
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Describe
what happened. Be objective. Report as much detail as possible.
Remember that quotations of important statements give flavor to
the event.
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State
what was learned as a result of this event. Talk about feelings
and insights. Include relevant comments from other people.
Reflect on four areas:
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Describe
the effect this incident had on personal identity. Indicate
what was learned about self and how personality had an effect
on the situation.
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State
how this event influences your sense of calling or vocation.
Describe what skills and competencies were used well and
others that need to be developed.
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Indicate
which theological issues were raised by this event and how
those issues influenced the outcome.
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Describe
the ways in which this incident touched spiritual development,
what strengths and weaknesses it uncovered.
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Integrate
these findings into a conclusion that will be of help in the
future. Indicate the resources used in the incident and how you
made sense of the event. Describe the aspects you did not
anticipate and what you might do differently if a similar incident
arose.
