Congregational Development and Forming New Faith Communities in the 21st Century, Including a Womanist/Feminist Theological Perspective

Dr. Angela Washington and Dr. Donnell J. Moore

This Doctor of Ministry Program is designed to create contagious excitement for congregations by tailoring their ministries based on some of the leading congregations throughout the country. Our goal is to equip and provide transformative tools for empowerment, development and redevelopment of churches. We will concentrate on healthy and vital church growth while looking at a variety of administrative models and systems that bring measurable results Simultaneously, we will elevate and illuminate the voice of women who have shape and are shaping the topography and context of how vital and effective congregational life is conceived, nurtured and developed from divergent women perceptive Over a two- year period, we will visit leading men and women ministry leaders in their contexts and ascertain key methodologies for ministry success in the 21st Century. Ministry participants will be equipped with hands-on models of ministry that radically change the way ministry is practiced today. This program promises to prepare the participant to be a more effective servant leader for the 21st Century church.