POSTGRADUATE DOCTOR OF MINISTRY COURSE/Registration will be open from November 1 – December 15
This course explores how to prevent, recognize, and respond to abuse. Specifically, it will focus on how to minister to those who are survivors of abuse, how to respond to perpetrators of abuse, how to respond in a crisis, and how to build a healthy church culture before there is a particular crisis. This course will be a study of various forms of violence and abuse and the theological and practical implications of the Gospel for these topics. First, we will investigate sexual assault, domestic violence, spiritual abuse, and other types of abuse to better understand each issue as well as the prevalence of the issues and the effects on survivors. Second, we will study the theological subjects of the gospel of the kingdom to lay a foundation for how these biblical and theological themes affect our view of violence and abuse. Third, we will explore how the Gospel offers help, hope, and healing to survivors.