Many of us, as seasoned ministers, encounter challenges, even obstacles, in our ministerial practice. These challenges often become the leaven in the deepening of the practical theologies from which we work. The Doctor of Ministry program is specifically designed to meet the needs of those who must nurture their intellectual curiosity, who feel passion for liberal ministry, and who desire to contribute to the institutional wisdom of Unitarian Universalism and its broader ministries-and yet must negotiate the realities of full-time ministry. 

Through the Doctor of Ministry program, experienced religious professionals engage with peers and faculty in an educational process that integrates the theological and the practical. The learning is collegial, participatory, and interdisciplinary. The learning environment provides an opportunity for reflection on one's experience and context of ministry. The focus of one's plan of study is designed in collaboration with faculty, around the student's area of interest.

The Doctor of Ministry degree is open to religious professionals with a Master of Divinity degree or the documented equivalent and at least three years of professional ministry experience.