Dokes Ministry Scholars

Your Five-Year Experience

The Dokes Ministry Scholars program, an accelerated pastoral degree program, is the perfect option for high-achieving students who have felt the call to full-time ministry or theological study. After five years in this dual-degree program, you will receive a Bachelor of Arts in either biblical studies or Christian ministries from Gordon College and a Master of Divinity or Master of Arts from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Even though you will be taking courses that apply to both degrees, you will be on schedule to graduate from Gordon in four years with the rest of your undergraduate class.

Highlights

• $3,000 annual scholarship
• 2 degrees, 5 years (B.A. plus M. Div. or M.A.)
• Save between $50-90k on your education
• Cohort-based learning
• Entrepreneurship and leadership training
• Practical ministry experience and mentorship
• Global exposure (faculty representing Asia, Africa and the West

Qualifications

• Minimum GPA of 3.75
• Desire to attend seminary
• Demonstrated servant-leadership

Why study for a dual degree in pastoral ministries?

In addition to learning biblical languages, studying spiritual formation and developing a rich theological foundation for the future, you will gain entrepreneurial and business skills. Even though a church or a nonprofit may have a very different mission than most marketplace corporations, it’s increasingly important for church leaders to know how to problem-solve with limited resources, create a financially sustainable budget, reach diverse audiences through digital channels and manage people well (whether that’s through mediating conflict or building teams).

What careers can I pursue with a Master of Divinity or Master of Arts? 

Most of our graduates will go on to become pastors, missionaries, teachers, chaplains and nonprofit founders, but there are others who will use their degree for other callings.

• Common career paths include:
• Senior pastor
• Associate pastor
• Youth pastor
• Children’s pastor
• Military chaplain
• Hospital chaplain
• Professor
• Nonprofit leader
• Missionary
• Community development worker

About Gordon-Conwell

Gordon is fortunate to have one of the top 10 American seminaries located just two and a half miles from our campus, which is no coincidence. The “Gordon” name in Gordon-Conwell comes from Gordon Divinity School, which was Gordon College’s graduate seminary program that began in the early 1930s. Later, in 1969, Mr. J. Howard Pew, Dr. Harold John Ockenga and Rev. Billy Graham united two theological schools, Gordon Divinity School and Conwell School of Theology, because they saw a need for a strong, evangelical seminary in the Northeast. Since then, the seminary has brought in students like Xiong Yan, Scott and Kimberly Hahn, and Timothy Keller, who are known for their incredible fortitude, faithfulness and leadership. Now, the seminary’s main campus in Hamilton, MA, is home to over 800 students who represent 71 denominations and 41 countries.