Pastoral leadership in the Asian American church involves understanding how our congregations are distinct and how those nuances can impact the way we think about and do ministry. God encounters our communities in their concrete particularities, which means that God sees and cares deeply about our unique pains, longings, and hopes as Asian American churches.

This Doctor of Ministry cohort aims to form and equip pastors in leading Asian American churches in holistic witness to the gospel of Christ in their contexts. Combining interdisciplinary scholarship with practical experience, this cohort provides research-based academic resources, spiritual enrichment, and ministerial competencies to support the thriving of Asian American pastoral leaders and their congregations.

In this cohort we will address questions such as:

• How does the gospel shape and inform us as Asian Americans and our practice of pastoral leadership?
• How can being Asian American impact the way we embody and offer ministry as congregations?
• How do we lead our Asian American churches to a more imaginative and hopeful future?

The DMin Cohort in Asian American Ministry is a professional degree created for working pastors. The cohort is centered around a contextual research project that addresses a question, challenge, or opportunity from the student’s particular ministry context. The focus of year one is to define the Asian American context and engage that context with a theology of grace. Year two explores theological and practical matters of ecclesiology and pastoral ministry, with an emphasis on nurturing environments of embodiment in which Asian American churches are formed into communities of spiritual, congregational, and missional flourishing. Year three provides opportunities for mutual learning through doctoral project presentations and networking with expert scholars and practitioners engaged in critical work in Asian American church contexts.