DMIN - (Member Care)

Purpose and Faculty


Purpose

The DMin (Member Care) equips professionals who have demonstrated skill in providing ministerial and/or therapeutic care for missionaries. It uses multi-disciplinary training tools to equip you as a Mission Support Services Specialist who served in an organizational setting or as a Clinical Counseling Specialist (licensure) who focuses on clinical needs of missionaries in the global arena. It uses a cohort-based model to build professional relationships and encourage in-depth peer mentoring.

Required Courses (30 semester hours)
CNC 6440 Organizational Member Care Skills
CNC 9441 Interpersonal-Relational Skills Building
CNC 9474 Clinical Applications in Member Care
CNC 9541 Career Dynamics &Trends in Missions
CNC 9572 Home Life Enhancement Skills
CNC 9574 Stress Addictions & Sexual Expression in the Missions Context
MIN 9431 Spiritual Mentoring
RES 9400 Doctoral Research Methods
RES 9990 Professional Research Project (6)

Upcoming Required courses:

  • January 19-29, 2010 RES 9400 - "Doctoral Research Seminar" with Dr. Junias Venugopal (Syllabus) Note: There is no class on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010.
  • June 21-25, 2010 MIN 9431 - "Spiritual Mentoring" with Dr. Rick Higgins (Syllabus Forthcoming)
  • Jan. 20-14, 2011 CNC 9572 - "Home Life Enhancement Skills" with Dr. Roni Pruitt



Resident Faculty

Rhonda Pruitt Rhonda Pruitt (Ph.D., Bethany Theological Seminary) Dr. Rhonda Pruitt brings a cross-cultural psychology flavor to the counseling program at Columbia International University. She has served as a missionary for 20 years in Asia and Europe. Out of her experience flows a passion for missions and the care of ... more

Adjunct Faculty

Gardner, Laura Mae ()

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