Pastoral Care and/or Counseling

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Dr. Jerome Stevenson and Dr. Thomas Francis

This unique Doctor of Ministry Program is designed to empower and inform clergy who want to focus their ministry on pastoral care and/or counseling. The student will meet in focus groups on the Dayton campus of United at least twice per year in a week-long Intensive, and will meet in between these Intensives for four days of peer session with their mentor.

It will have two foci: The student will participate in the appropriate session for either pastoral or counseling certification. The overall objective of this program is to help the student to focus on a project conducive to his/her context of ministry.

Program Requirements

  • Each student must have completed one unit of CPE or be enrolled in an accredited program to be completed within the next 24 months.

  • Each student must have completed the required coursework in an accredited program with a M.Div. degree or equivalent in Pastoral Care and Counseling.

  • All fees for these requirements will be paid by the student in addition to United tuition and fees. Federal student loans are available through our Financial Aid office.