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Doctoral
Doctor of Biblical Studies and Ministry/Mission (DBSM)

Paradigm shift of church ministry based on God’s covenant 

Program description 

This program aims to teach Christian leaders the overview of essential courses of biblical ministry in the church required to fulfill the promises and purpose of God in his covenant, which is rooted on the scripture and in the Holy Spirit, called the Reformed Covenant. It is designed along with interdisciplinary approaches and the application of the experiencing learning model.  Also, its learning model follows the ways of the discipleship of Jesus in terms of his teachings of eschatological times which is focused on practicing the kingdom life to transform and empower his people for his kingdom leadership that they become the dwelling in which God lives in the Holy Spirit.  

 

Learning outcomes

1.           Identify the nature of God’s covenant in the scripture- building the relationship between God and his people and experiencing the dwelling of God in Jesus and in the Holy Spirit

2.           Illustrate all covenants of God in the scripture, be familiar with its promises and commandments, and re-understand and rediscover biblical issues in terms of God’s covenant.

3.           Understand the similarities with and differences between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant and trace the unity between them throughout the Old /New Testament.   

4.           Explain and experience the blood of Jesus according to the covenant of God and convince of the authorities and benefits of his blood in pastoral life and church ministry.

5.           Learn and experience the transforming work of the Holy Spirit in the New Covenant, Jesus, the kingdom/the church, believers, and the mission and experience and release the baptism and anointing of the Holy Spirit in Jesus Christ. 

6.           Theologize key elements in God’s covenant for overcoming barrios in   atheistic contemporary society to create living and ministry model.  

7.           Apply the requirements of God in his covenant into church ministry and believers’ life so that God’s purpose of the covenant may be fulfilled- becoming the priests of the Lord and God’s minsters (a theology of the laity).

8.           Contextualizing the gospel of the kingdom based on God’s covenant into atheistic society and culture and demonstrate covenant life and create the master plan for everyday kingdom life. 

9.           Create the community of the covenant and models it for and deliver it to the next generation of Christianity. 


Admission Requirements

The Admissions Committee will review all submitted information. Any student seeking admission to the DBSM program must possess a Bachelor of Arts degree or its equivalent and a MDIV degree(its equivalent). Whenever deemed necessary, the Admissions Committee or the Admissions Office may also request an interview with the candidate for a final acceptance approval.

 

 

Admission Documents

  1. Application form.

  2. Non-refundable application fee(100$).

  3. Copy of transcripts, showing all courses pursued, grades received, and degrees earned, and indicating a minimum grade point average of 3.0 or higher on the standard four- point scale.

  4. Signed GCS Release and Assignment Form

  5. Signed GCS Student Disclosure Agreement Form

  6. Two letters of recommendation: one from a colleague or mentor in the field of intercultural work, and one from an academic advisor, such as a former professor

  7. A valid government-issued ID (Driver’s License, passport, etc.)

    Suggested Progress Plan (42 credit hours)

Total credits: 42 credit hours

Period of learn: 3 years

Philosophy of Doctor in Christian Intercultural Studies and
Leadership/ Integrative Covenant Theology & Ministry

60 Credits/3-4 years  

Program Descriptions

For the Christian ministry & Mission in a global, diasporic, pluralistic, atheistic and risky  society,  intercultural engagement, including community development, evangelical outreach, and innovative research skills, is essential for positively impacting church and society. a program that enables students to develop knowledge and understanding of culture, to acquire intercultural competence and communication skills, and to use interdisciplinary research methods for cultural studies within the framework of the Christian intellectual tradition for effective mission. Beyond this, however, Intercultural Studies at GCS integrates key biblical and theological coursework and intercultural understandings and research methods to prepare students to tackle the complex problems of the 21st atheistic century. Also, the core tenant of this program is to train students to reflect and theorize their practices and experiences in the Experiential Learning Model based on the perspective of the Bible. There are two tracks in it: 

Track 1: Leadership

The Ph.D. in Christian Intercultural Studies and Leadership further equips experienced, intercultural professionals by deepening their understanding and application of relevant

theoretical and practical constructs of leadership for ministry and mission in a global, pluralistic and intercultural context, which is based on intercultural understandings of Christian theology. Graduates of this program often teach in higher education and lead international or intercultural institutions. This provides customized training across the public, non-profit, government, education, church ministry and mission sectors. Through expert facilitation, highly participatory workshops, intercultural knowledge, and skilled coaching, this creates powerful learning experiences for serving as the transformed leader for his kingdom in intercultural settings.  

 

Program Objective and Learning Outcomes

  1. Articulate and practice components of biblical leadership in the intercultural and
    global setting

  2. Lead interculturally and create a culture of belonging in a pluralistic society.

  3. Engage and communicate effectively across cultural differences for
    transformation

  4. Build and sustain trust among diverse teams in terms of covenant perspectives
    and intercultural sensitiveness and openness. 

  5. Manage conflict effectively among different cultures

  6. Leverage diversity for optimal educational outcomes

  7. Train to reflect and theorize their experience to discover adaptive truths and
    applications of the Bible and lead the context for the gospel

  8. Contextualize the gospel in different and various contexts.

  9. Lead church and world for the presence of God’s kingdom, resulting in creating
    kingdom leadership.

  10. Release the wisdom and power of the Holy Spirit as the promised Spirit in the life of church and believers and let them be transformed and do ministry.

Track 2: Integrative Covenant Theology & Ministry

PH.D. in Integrative Covenant Theology & Ministry further equips experienced, intercultural and theological professionals by deepening their understanding and application of integrative constructs of covenant theology for ministry and mission in an intercultural context. Graduates of this program often teach in higher education and lead international or intercultural Christian schools, churches, and ministries. It starts with biblical theology, systematic theology, historical theology and practical theology which are integrated with the perspectives of covenant theology, resulting in ministry and mission in an intercultural setting. This provides customized training across the public, non-profit, education, church ministry and mission sectors. Through expert facilitation, highly participatory workshops, intercultural knowledge and covenantal and integrative understanding of Christian theology, this creates powerful learning experiences for serving as the transformed leader for his kingdom in intercultural settings.  

 

Program Objective and Learning Outcomes

  1. Define the mission and ministry in terms of the Bible and in intercultural studies  

  2. Integrate covenant theology and leadership studies for effective and authentic ministry and mission.  

  3. Articulate components of integrative covenant theology and leadership in the intercultural ministry and mission setting. 

  4. Release the wisdom and power of the Holy Spirit as the promised Spirit in the life of church and believers and let them be transformed and do ministry. 

  5. Employ appropriate social science research to develop a research-based solution to a ministry problem.

  6. Manage conflict effectively among different cultures and leverage diversity for optimal educational outcomes.

  7. Contextualize the gospel in different and various contexts. 

  8. Lead interculturally and create a culture of the belonging in a pluralistic society for the presence of God’s kingdom.  

  9. Apply the components of the integrative covenant theology and leadership to transform the world.    

  10.  Practice their experience to discover adaptive truths of the Bible through using Experiential Learning Model.    

Admission Requirements

The Admissions Committee will review all submitted information. Any student seeking admission to the Ph. D program must possess a Bachelor of Arts degree or its equivalent and a Master degree (of Intercultural Studies or equivalent programs) a grade point average of 3.0 on all previous post-secondary credits to be admitted on other than a probationary status. Whenever deemed necessary, the Admissions Committee or the Admissions Office may also request an interview with the candidate for a final acceptance approval.

 

1.Those who have received a Master of Divinity (MDiv) and Master of Art in Intercultural Studies (Missiology or equivalent discipline) or

2.Those who have the MDIV (totaling at least 90 semester hours) can be accepted with the condition to take pre-requisite courses of intercultural studies (12 credit hour) at the Master level required by GCS’s Doctoral Office.( writing sample to be submitted)

 

Admission Documents

  1. Application form.

  2. Non-refundable application fee(100$).

  3. Copy of transcripts, showing all courses pursued, grades received, and degrees earned, and indicating a minimum grade point average of 3.0 or higher on the standard four- point scale.

  4. Signed GCS Release and Assignment Form

  5. Signed GCS Student Disclosure Agreement Form

  6. Two letters of recommendation: one from a colleague or mentor in the field of intercultural work, and one from an academic advisor, such as a former professor

  7. Academic purpose statement- plan of dissertation (2 pages)

  8. A valid government-issued ID (Driver’s License, passport, etc.)

  9. Dissertation plan with bibliography (2 pages)

Dissertation Policy

For the format of the GCS Ph.D. program, the American Psychological Association (APA) style is used. The dissertation can be first written in Korean and then is translated into English. However, a student who wants to submit the Korean version also may be permittable.  

 

Transfer Credit 

Applicants who have the degree of Ph. D, Th. D and DIS can be granted 9 transfer credit hours and 6 credits hour for D.MIN and E.DD.  

 

Dissertation 

The dissertation is written in Korean with the American Psychological Association (APA) style and translated into the English Version. However, students who want to submit in the Korean version are permittable. Professors of GCS start to mentor students in the first year to design their dissertation by applying their learning taught in their coursework

Track 1: Leadership Studies

Suggested Progress Plan

(60 Credit Hours Required)

Track 2: Integrative Covenant Theology & Ministry

Suggested Progress Plan

(60 Credit Hours Required)

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