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DOCTORATE IN MINISTRY

PREREQUISITES
The admission to the Doctor of Ministry degree is on the basis of the high competence in theological ministry. This is a programme that is beyond the Master’s degree. Pastors and Leaders who have completed their Masters degree with TBC can register and those who have not studied with TBC but desire to enroll can do so provided that they have a Master degree in theology or an equivalent degree. All prospective students must complete the relevant documents pertaining to the study and either email or call personally at the TBCFN offices with the documents.  

PHASE ONE: MOTIVATION FOR CANDIDACY
A student must submit a 5-8 pages in length motivation stating his/her desire for enrolling in this programme and should include reasons for TBCI to consider his/ her candidacy for this study including his/ her life experience and what s/he desire to gain personally from the programme. The proposal for the doctoral dissertation must be included in the motivation. The motivation must be attached to the official application form together with a certified copy of the Masters Certificate or an equivalent degree to the Dean for approval.

PHASE TWO: COURSES

A student is required to complete seven areas of specialization with a local church.

1. Developing Discipleship in the Local Church
2. Christian Education Development
3. Cultural Studies for Evangelism
4. Men/Women’s Ministry Development
5. Developing a World Christian Perspective
6. Counselling, Family Life and Pastoral Leadership
7. Developing Leadership Potential in the Local Church.

PHASE THREE: DOCTORAL THESIS PROPOSAL

After the student has collected, interpreted and sufficiently evaluated the ministry project, the next step is to write the dissertation report using the skills and material provided in the prerequisite research, including a publishable multi-chapter report about his or her ministry project. The student is required to submit proposal to the College which must clearly state the title that is to be researched, accompanied by a brief synopsis of the areas that would be covered and a brief summary of each chapter of the thesis. The student MUST include a list of books (Bibliography) that s/he would use for the research. A sample copy of the proposal has been included with the course modules.

PHASE FOUR: INTERNSHIP

Internship is one of the requirements for a student to attain his/her Doctoral Degree. The student must furnish the name of his/her mentor to the College as well as the proposed training programme for the completion of the internship.
Students who are full-time pastors in a local church or ordained in the five-fold ministry office for more than fours years are exempted from the internship.

PHASE FIVE: DOCTORAL THESIS

The thesis must comprise of 250-300 pages - double spaced on topics approved by the College. Students who require assistance in completing this task may call the office. A supervisor will be assigned to each student until the finalization of the thesis. The student must submit a spiral bound draft (two copies) to his/her supervisor. The draft copy must be ring- bounded and handed in personally or posted to the College. This will be graded according to the requirements of the College in USA and only when the student has been notified in writing that s/he has fulfilled the requirements, two copies of the final thesis must be professionally bound in dark blue solid covers with gold lettering bearing the title details, name of the student on the front cover and along the spine, and submitted to the College together with the thesis saved on a CD in MS Word format. The student must not proceed with the solid cover binding until he/she is advised to do so by the supervisor.

DURATION

The programme is over two years, allowing the student sufficient time to complete the entire course. Students will only graduate if they fulfill all the requirements as stipulated by the College.

Enrollment: R 500,00

Course Fee: R 5500,00

Graduation: R300.00                                        

Payment Details

It is important to forward a copy of the deposit slip to the College at Chatsworth by fax. Please include the name of your school student number/ your name as per ID document clearly written. Ensure that the faxed deposit slips are legible. Your school account will only be credited once monies are verified by our accounts department. Principals will be held accountable to ensure that TBCFN receives its full payment.

Banking details:

Bank:                             Nedbank
Branch:                          Chatsworth, Durban
Branch code:                 132226
Account name:               Teamwork-Bible-College
Account number:            1322 013020
Reference:                      (Your centre name or your name)
Amount:                         (Amount of your deposit)

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