Every paper and/or assignment given shall be assessed. This assessment shall be done in a timely manner, meaning that within one month of submission it will be returned having been marked. If it is not so returned, then the grade shall not be less than a B, although it may be more so that the student is not penalized for the lateness of the teacher’s grading.
Through various social media avenues, the needs and interests of the student as well as problems and issues shall be identified. This shall be initiated by either the student or by one of the mentors and should be done on a monthly basis. This is not a formal assessment but is designed to create a relational learning community in which the student and mentors journey together.
At the end of the residential courses offered in the program there will be a comprehensive exam. This is explained further in the appendix to this handbook.
At the time of the presentation of the students dissertation proposal, normally following the comprehensive exam, the dissertation proposal will be defended orally before the chosen committee of guidance and any other interested public. This defense may be done by video conferencing technology which may make other public attendance impractical.
At the time the dissertation is presented to the committee and has passed the reading approval of the committee so that it may be advanced to oral defense, the student shall give defense of the dissertation. The rubric to be used in grading the dissertation is found in the Appendix. The public is welcome to the initial presentation of this defense but is excluded from the faculty evaluation discussion. This defense may be done by video conferencing technology which may make other public attendance impractical. Further explanation is provided in a later section and an appendix.
Core courses are focused around knowledge, values, and skills that seek to sharpen and guide leaders toward effective ministry:
- LS 841 Personal Leadership Assessment
- LS 842 Theology and Spirituality of Leadership
- LS 823 Leading for Spiritual Transformation
- Choose one:
- LS 844 Transforming Movements: Biblical Foundations and Contemporary Applications
- LS 832 Curriculum Design for Developing Leaders
- LS 812 Training Models for Leadership Multiplication
- LS 814 Discipleship in the Gospel of Mark and the Asian Context
- LS 816 Discipleship and the Gospel of John- Independent Study
- LS 818 Asian Christian Ethics
- LS 820 Asian Cities: Centers of Ministry for the 21st Century
- LS 845 Leadership Coaching
- LS 831 Core Coaching Skills
- LS 890 Mentored Tutorial
- LS 850 Research Methods for Leadership Studies (3c)
- LS 851 Independent Study & Proposal (3c)
- LS 855 Dissertation/Research Project (3c)
one course (whole day for one week or half-day for two weeks)
- Summer or School year – some of IGSL’s ongoing semester long or summer modular courses may be applicable to the D.Min. program, with special added assignments. (Other D.Min. courses may be scheduled to fit the availability of distinguished visiting professors)
- Mentored Tutorials – a limited number of personalized studies can be arranged subject to the availability of suitable mentors.
- Ministry Enhancement Trainings – Students may earn independent study credit for work done through ministry enhancement programs with approval from the Doctor of Ministry Studies Director. A student may design a course of study around organizational seminars which may be used as preparation for an applied research project or to fulfill elective course requirements. (Student will be responsible for the costs of the ministry enhancement TRAINING in addition to tuition for the course). Only three units may be acquired using this option.
- Transfer Credits – A limited number of qualified units may be transferred fromother programs (to be determined by the DMin committee).
Php 1,250 non-refundable (about US$ 25) (US$ 50 for applicants from developed countries)
Php 10,938.00/ US$185 for enrollees coming from developing and developed countries except for US, Korea, and Singapore. It includes the following:
| Tuition and other Fees | Developing and Developed Countries (in Philippine Pesos) | Developing and Developed Countries (in USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition Fee | Php 3,696.00 | US$ 62 |
| General Fee | Php 1,800.00 | US$ 30 |
| Academic Resources Fee | Php 1,152.00 | US$ 20 |
| Registration Fee | Php 590.00 | US$ 10 |
| Library Fee and Information Services (EBSCO included) |
Php 1,750.00 | US$ 30 |
| Digital Subscription & Services | Php 1,950.00 | US$ 33 |
| Total | Php 10,938.00 | US$ 185 |
Php 3,000-4,000 (Peso equivalent of approximately US$ 60-70) per course
(Kindle or E-Book format are recommended)
A library fee is included in the student costs and access to the on-line journals through EBSCO is available for all registered students. The access code will be given the first week of courses. Note however that many of the journals that EBSCO holds will not be sufficient. It will be in the participant’s interest to identify a person or place where they are able to access a wider and fuller range of journals and articles. Sometimes this can be done by connecting with a faculty member from another institution who has access to a greater library source. These friends cannot do research for you, but if you identify a journal or article that you would like to read, many times they can access it and make a soft copy for you. There is a growing e-library of resources including articles, manuals, and material from many of our courses and well beyond. These may be accessed on the team Google drive but may not be distributed or copied. Many of them are not formally published but do represent intellectual property, so should be treated that way. They are for personal study. There may be many helpful models and examples as well as articles.
Course extension, program continuation, graduation, dissertation, etc.
The DMin program provides limited scholarships for enrollees that need financial assistance. The eligibility of the scholarship application will be assessed by the DMin program director after acceptance to the program. Interested applicant/s of the DMin scholarship should accomplish the required DMin scholarship Application Form (pages 23-24) and submit immediately to mgo@igsl.asia, cc rang@igsl.asia and leadershipprogram@igsl.asia. The result of the scholarship application will be notified via email.