Program
Doctor of Ministry
Year Approved
2015
First Advisor
Berndt, Julie
Abstract
Access to leadership development through theological education is limited in places without seminaries. The Theological Education Initiative of Central Missouri started the Emerging Church Leadership Institute to fill that gap. Utilizing phenomenology, the researcher discovered the program’s impact from the graduates. The field research determined the program accomplished its’ goals. The biblical/theological research unearthed a history of education for leadership development in non-traditional settings. Finally, academia argued for/against these types of educational settings. However, a new approach could be successful and, given the many positive results of ECLI, their model can be effective across a range of ministry settings.
Degree Name
Doctor of Ministry
Document Type
Doctoral thesis
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Recommended Citation
Welch, A. A. (2015). Leadership Development Through Theological Education in the Theological Education Initiative of Central Missouri [Doctoral thesis, Bethel University]. Spark Repository. https://spark.bethel.edu/etd/653