Doctor of Ministry students & faculty of the Blessing Based Spiritual Nurture program at UTS at their graduation, December 2007. Dr. Donald B Rogers, PhD, Dr. Jacqueline Nowak, D.Min., The Rev. Dr. Leanne Hadley, M.Div., D.Min. provided leadership for this creative approach to ministry.

Read the research projects of the first doctoral cohort group

The first UTS Doctoral Cohort, Learning and Developing the Theory, Practices and Power of Blessing Based Spiritual Nurture, did extensive, in-depth research, as each developed imaginative, well thought out research projects in spiritual nurture ministries. Foundational to each student’s work was an understanding of spiritual formation grounded in respect for children and all persons as inestimably valuable to God. These Ministries of Spiritual Nurture welcome children as fully participating members of families, congregations and communities. The ministries focus upon “going alongside” persons in every life stage, as they seek to deepen connection with or become more united to God and grow in relationship with God and others.

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