Doctor of Missiology
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The Doctor of Missiology (abbreviated DMiss or D.Miss.) is a doctoral degree in the field of missiology.
North America
The Doctor of Missiology (DMiss) is an advanced theological degree offered by a number of universities, divinity schools, and seminaries.{{cite web|title=Member School Advanced Search|url=http://ats.edu/member-schools/member-school-advanced-search?title=&field_ms_primary_denomination_value=&field_ms_degrees_offered_value=DMiss&field_ms_has_comprehensive_value=&circle_op=%3C&circle[value]=&circle[unit]=miles&circle[location]=|website=ATS|publisher=Association of Theological Schools|accessdate=6 May 2018}} The Association of Theological Schools classifies the Doctor of Missiology as an "Advanced Program Oriented Toward Ministerial Leadership".{{cite web|title=Degree Program Standards|url=https://www.ats.edu/uploads/accrediting/documents/degree-program-standards.pdf|website=ATS|publisher=Association of Theological Schools|accessdate=6 May 2018}} Admission to DMiss programs requires possession of an appropriate master's degree (such as the Master of Divinity) and also requires prior professional experience as a Christian missionary or minister. Though questions about the viability of the DMiss have been raised as it has been outpaced in offering institutions by the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.){{cite book|title=What's in a Name? Assessing Mission Studies Program Titles|publisher=The 2015 Proceedings of the Association of Professors of Mission|pages=157–185|url=https://issuu.com/asburytheologicalseminary/docs/front_matter_2_digital|accessdate=6 May 2018}} it continues to be successfully offered by prominent theological schools such as Fuller Theological Seminary{{cite web|title=Doctor of Missiology|url=https://www.fuller.edu/doctor-of-missiology/|website=Fuller Theological Seminary|publisher=Fuller Theological Semminary|accessdate=6 May 2018}} and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.{{cite web|title=Doctor of Missiology|url=http://www.sbts.edu/doctoral/doctor-of-missiology/|website=The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary|accessdate=6 May 2018}}
DMiss students are required to complete a doctoral project, thesis, or dissertation and "demonstrate an advanced competency in the
practice of ministry; give evidence of being informed by analytic, ministerial, and disciplinary research; and show the integration of these areas of advanced knowledge with opportunities for growth in one's ministerial capacity and spiritual maturity." DMiss can be used as an academic qualification for the instruction of missiology or evangelism.{{cite web|title=Faculty|url=http://www.tsm.edu/team/the-rev-canon-dr-john-macdonald/|publisher=Trinity School for Ministry|accessdate=6 May 2018}}
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