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:

  • Jan. 10-14, 2011 CNC 9572 - "Home Life Enhancement Skills" (Syllabus) with Dr. Roni Pruitt
  • June 13 - 24, 2011 RES 9400 "Doctoral Research Methods" with Dr. Robert Ferris. Note: This course will be capped at 10 students (non-negotiable, no exceptions)! Students who have taken seven (7) courses in their program prior to that time will be eligible to register for RES 9400 and will be given priority. This will also be handled on a "first come" basis. Students who wish to take this course and have less than seven courses completed will be placed on a waiting list, with priority given according to the number of courses completed as well as a "first come basis."

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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