The Doctor of Ministry
The Doctor of Ministry (DMin) program equips clergy and lay leaders to grow deeper in the theology and practice of ministry. Through doctoral-level coursework, field study, research and writing, and the completion of a thesis project, DMin students become better equipped to understand their ministry contexts and approach the work of ministry through a biblical, theological, and liturgical framework.
The DMin program operates on a cohort model, where students sign up to participate in a cohort on a particular topic—for example, catechesis and discipleship, worship and liturgy, leadership in ministry, reading and preaching Scripture, etc.
Each cohort, made up of 8-12 students, meets together for two weeks each year for in-person residential coursework, and they do this for three years in a row—with reading, writing, and independent study in between. Each cohort is designed and led by 1-3 faculty mentors who are experts in their field of ministry and who also serve as thesis supervisors.
Usually, cohorts meet on-site at our Ambridge campus during the first two weeks of June, but each cohort may operate on a different timing and location. At the end of each cohort’s three-year cycle of coursework, students then move into the thesis-writing stage, crafting a project unique to their context and interests with guidance from their faculty mentors. Students usually complete the program in 4-5 years.
Doctoral Courses are $695 per credit hour. Students who have been accepted to the DMin degree program at Trinity and who meet the minimum GPA requirement may be eligible for a DMin Scholarship. The scholarship application includes submitting a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®).
Dr. Alex Fogleman
Alex Fogleman is the Associate Dean of Special Programs and Assistant Professor of Theology at Trinity Anglican Seminary, where he directs the Doctor of Ministry Program and the Robert Webber Center. He holds a Ph.D. in Patristics and Historical Theology from Baylor University and a M.Div. from Regent College (Vancouver, BC).
Alex is especially passionate about helping clergy and lay leaders connect Scripture, theology, and the Great Tradition with the most pressing areas of ministry today. He is the author of two books: Making Disciples: Catechesis in History, Theology, and Practice (Eerdmans, 2025), and Knowledge, Faith, and Early Christian Initiation (Cambridge University Press, 2023), both of which draw on the wisdom of the church to help renew the practice of church-based theological formation (or catechesis) today. Alex is married to Molly, and they have four sons: James, Thomas, William, and Charlie.
Trinity is to be an evangelical seminary in the Anglican tradition. To this end we develop Christian leaders who can plant, renew, and grow churches that make disciples of Jesus Christ.
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