DMIN Education ChronologyDownload the DMIN Education Chronology .pdf here
RENEW ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPMembership renewal is required every April.
There are many advantages to joining the Association!
• Discount to conferences
• Access to the ADME Journal
• Keep up to date with emergent issues in DMin Education
• Share ideas with colleagues at schools around the nation, and
• Access to the list of ATS-approved DMin programs
Click here to join or renew your membership and for information on our 5 levels of membership.
Learn more about Donating to ADME here. We will soon be posting information on how your school/universitycan be a part of our growing organization.
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The Association shall cultivate discussion, research and interchange of information regarding Doctor of Ministry programs, with the intention of strengthening them and advancing Doctor of Ministry concerns in theological education.
ADME was founded in 1990 to support Doctor of Ministry education through networking, exchanging information, and holding an annual meeting. It began as a response to the Hartford Study of the 1980s which indicated that D.Min. education was lacking a clear central identity due to, in part, too many diverse educational elements. Directors and faculty from the United States and Canada who have an interest in strengthening D.Min. education now meet annually to share insights and knowledge about this relatively new, complex form of theological education. We are regularly joined by a few colleagues from other countries such as Australia, the United Kingdom, and Korea.
At the annual meeting we provide orientation for new directors. We share resources and insights that can help D.Min. directors negotiate the many challenges surrounding faculty, students, administration, and ATS Standards. We hold workshops to think through certain topics such as what the doctoral project should be, how to orient faculty, how to start new programs, and the problems and promises of multi-lingual programs. We examine (often with the help of outside experts) issues such as finances, recruitment, admissions, advancement, advisement, and evaluation. Not least important is all the informal conversation that takes place, as we discover mutual problems and exchange strategies.
We members of ADME believe that D.Min. education is an important form of theological education that offers important enrichment to those in ministry, to the church, and to the academy. We are excited about the way in which we are educating church leaders. We intend to be as helpful to one another as possible. We invite you to join us!
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