A Christian school is now offering doctoral students the chance to study for a brand new degree – Doctor of Ministry in Spirit-Filled Global Leadership in the African Diaspora.
The new degree is slated to launch in the fall of 2020 at Jakes Divinity School – founder by mega-church leader, Bishop T.D. Jakes. The program is a fully accredited doctoral program powered by Portland Seminary, the divinity school at George Fox University.
“Jakes Divinity School’s new Doctor of Ministry is one-of-a-kind. It is designed to draw upon the reservoir of African cultural and spiritual genius that spans the globe,” said Antipas Harris, president and dean of Jakes Divinity School. “The influence of African leadership helped build the modern world. This trans-Atlantic approach to professional learning raises up doctors for the church with multi-cultural, multi-hermeneutical and multi-epistemological sensibilities. It stretches innovative leaders for ministry in a complex world.”
According to a press release, each year, a cohort will visit a different country in Africa and learn from some of Africa’s top educational leaders as part of its unique experiential offering. When the degree kicks off in September, students will be heading to the program’s first stop — Cape Town.
The curriculum incorporates preaching, worship, biblical thought, tacit knowledge, and quality instruction.
“Portland Seminary is excited to partner with a church-based divinity school that has international impact and empowers believers to take the gospel into the world,” said George Fox University President Robin Baker. “Our seminary’s mission is to serve the church, and our partnership will further that mission.”
