Doctor of Ministry

Final Project

The culminating event of the Princeton D.Min. program is the Final Project. Final projects may take a variety of forms. Some may be field research documents oriented toward a particular problem in ministry, others may be essays on a particular aspect of ministerial knowledge or concern, while still others may prominently feature the development of a resource for ministry.

Whatever the form, Final Projects all must meet the following criteria:

• Their subject matter must represent ministerial research or work which is needed in the church today.

• The final form of the project must contribute to public professional discourse through publication or other dissemination in an appropriate form.

• The general methodology of D.Min. study must be demonstrated.

• The project must represent a level of achievement appropriate to the awarding of a doctoral degree.

One or two faculty advisors are assigned to each Final Project, and specialized adjunct resource persons may also be used as the subject matter requires. Close collaboration between candidate and advisors on a topic of mutual interest makes this final phase of Doctor of Ministry work an intensive and exciting culmination of what will typically have been three or four years of doctoral work. Candidates must complete their final projects within three years following admission to Final Project status upon completion of the third workshop.