1st Year – M607, two or three electives
2nd Year – M-694, M-601, one or two electives
3rd Year – I-648, Thesis

This sequence ensures each student has completed four core courses, four electives, and a thesis.

January Term 2026

H-601 Christian Diversity in American History (Dae Sung Kim)
One week, January 26-30, 2026, 9:00AM-5:00PM
In-Person, Chicago

MWP-528 Preaching as Celebration (Frank Thomas)
January 12-16, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM, in person, Chicago

Spring 2026

M-601 Restorative Research Methods (Cindy Kissel-Ito) REQUIRED 2ND YEAR
(12-week evenings on Zoom) Thursdays 6:00PM – 9:00PM

B-667 The Bible, Gender, and Sexuality (L Koepf)
(12-week evenings on Zoom) Tuesdays 6:00PM – 9:00PM

Summer I (June 22–26, 2026)

M-672 Womanist Theology (Eboni Marshall-Turman)
One week, June 22 – 26, 2026, 9:00AM – 5:00PM
In-Person, Chicago

Summer II (June 2 – Aug. 18, 2026)

M-685 Prophetically Navigating Corridors of Power (Barbara Wilson)
Tuesdays, June 2 – August 18, 2026, 6:00PM – 9:00PM
(12-week evenings on Zoom)

Fall 2026 (September-December)

DMin Residency October 19-23, 2026 – In-Person, Chicago

M-607 Justice Design Thinking for Nimble Ministry(Lis Valle) Required 1st Year

M-694 Trauma-Informed Leadership (TBD) Required 2nd Year

I-648 Thesis Residency (Anna Case-Winters) Required 3rd Year

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