{"id":5949,"date":"2004-12-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2004-12-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/2004\/12\/22\/luthers-d-min-program-in-biblical-preaching\/"},"modified":"2004-12-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2004-12-22T00:00:00","slug":"luthers-d-min-program-in-biblical-preaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/2004\/12\/22\/luthers-d-min-program-in-biblical-preaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Luther&#8217;s D.Min. Program in Biblical Preaching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I love to preach. I couldn&#8217;t not preach. It&#8217;s what God made me to do,&#8221; says Christopher Smith, &#8217;93, pastor at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, Apple Valley, Minn. Smith is also enrolled in Luther Seminary&#8217;s Doctor of Ministry program in biblical preaching.<\/p>\n<p>Why study something you already love and are good at? &#8220;I have a philosophy of operating, which is a healthy level of dissatisfaction. I know I&#8217;m a good preacher, but I could be better,&#8221; he explains. &#8220;For the sake of the mission which I have bound myself to, I want to be a better preacher.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Smith chose Luther&#8217;s D.Min. program because &#8220;I think this is a very structured, disciplined, goal-oriented way to [become a better preacher],&#8221; he says. It&#8217;s also a way for Smith and other D.Min. students to stay in their ministry throughout their studies.<\/p>\n<p>Luther Seminary&#8217;s Doctor of Ministry in Biblical Preaching is a three-year program created to give pastors of many Christian traditions the inspiration, biblical knowledge and skills needed to present consistently thoughtful, dynamic and scripture-based sermons that bring the bibilical stories to life. Pastors remain in their congregation while learning with peers in a class\/cohort. Courses are taught through independent, contextually based study, and three-week summer residencies.<\/p>\n<p>Interested in hearing from more students about the D.Min. in biblical preaching? Watch video clips of students at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/dmin\">www.luthersem.edu\/dmin<\/a>.  Click on &#8220;Biblical Preaching.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Love preaching? Love a good sermon? Hear how the D. 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