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Graduate Studies – Ordinary People Inc. School of The Prophets
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Graduate Studies

Norman Odell Warren (N.O.W.)

Master of Divinity

The Norman Odell Warren, Sr. School of Graduate Studies is named in honor of the late father of Dr. Annette Wright, OPISOP’s founder. Mr. Warren was an advocate, a leader and a student of the Word of God. His exceptional leadership skills were displayed in the federal sector, in the marketplace, and by partnering with non-profit governmental agencies that trained people to display Kingdom leadership principles.

At the heart of the school is the master’s degree in Christian Leadership. The degree program graduates students prepared to exercise wise, courageous, and Christ-centered leadership in ministry, marketplace, educational, governmental and nonprofit arenas (among others). Its focus on the apostolic and the prophetic means that students learn how to advance the Kingdom of Heaven on the earth by hearing and heeding the voice of God. Students are equipped to exercise the godly influence that changes their environment for Christ.

Graduation Requirements

Duration of Academic Program: 2 years

GPA Minimum: 3.5

Email: academics@opisop.org

Dean of the School: Warren Cannon

Graduates of the program will emerge:

  • With an apostolic and prophetic education
  • With a strengthened Christ-centered worldview
  • Better equipped for Kingdom-minded leadership
  • As wise, strong, and courageous leaders.

Total Credit Hours:
The Master of Arts is a two-year program consisting of 36 credit units.

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Career Opportunities

A master’s degree in Kingdom Leadership prepares graduates to excel in a variety of functions:

  • C-suite leaders
  • Directors
  • Managers
  • Educators
  • Board members
  • Consultants
  • Administrators

Graduates could work in a variety of industries including:

  • Business
  • Non-Profit
  • Education
  • Media, Arts & Entertainment
  • Ministry
  • Government
  • Healthcare.
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Graduate Program

  • KL 500: Managerial Accounting
  • KL 501: Financial Management
  • KL 502: Human Resource Management
  • KL 503: Being Leaders: The Nature of Christian Leadership
  • KL 504: Religion, Economics and Public Policy: Ironies, Tragedies, and Absurdities of the Contemporary Cultural Wars
  • KL 505: Strategic Planning: An Interactive Process of Leaders
  • KL506: Operational Management
  • KL 507: Prophetic Warrior: Operating in your Prophetic Authority
  • KL 508: Apostolic and Prophetic in the American Culture
  • KL 509: Apostolic Leadership in the 21st Century
  • KL 510: Applied Leadership Thesis  I
  • KL 511: Applied Leadership Thesis II
  • KL 512: Convocation Services

Doctor of Ministry- (DMIN)

The Doctor of Ministry program develops its practitioner-scholars into influential leaders who shape culture in this generation and in the generations to come. Emphasizing a Kingdom perspective, the degree prepares students for effective practical leadership in the marketplace or in ministry rather than emphasizing research and teaching careers.

Building upon the foundational knowledge they acquired in their master’s program, the graduates of the doctor program will emerge: 

  • with Christ-centered, Word-based tools and techniques to change their environment,
  • as apostolic and prophetic thought leaders to advance Kingdom culture, 
  • better equipped to transform society to reflect a Kingdom worldview, and
  • as cultural architects creating blueprints for building the Kingdom of God

Graduation Requirements

Duration of Academic Program: 3 years

GPA Minimum: 3.5

Email: academics@opisop.org

Dean of the School:  Dr. Greg Wallace

Graduates of the program will emerge:

  • With a strengthened Christ-centered worldview
  • Better equipped for Kingdom-minded leadership
  • As wise, strong, and courageous thought leader
  • To stimulate continued growth in biblical and theological foundations
  • To enable scholars who are rooted in a biblical foundation to be empowered

Total Credit Hours:
The Doctor of Ministry in Theology is a two-year program consisting of 36 credit units.

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Career Opportunities

A Doctor of Ministry in Theology prepares graduates to excel in a variety of functions:

  • C-suite leaders
  • Directors
  • Managers
  • Educators
  • Board members
  • Consultants
  • Administrators

Graduates could work in a variety of industries including:

  • Business
  • Non-Profit
  • Education
  • Media, Arts & Entertainment
  • Ministry
  • Government
  • Healthcare.

Doctor of Ministry Courses

Doctoral courses are designed for leaders who seek to grow and develop in their current roles. They make leaders even better leaders and executives even better executives.

  • DM 800: The Church And Its Challenges
  • DM 801: Rethinking Church Models
  • DM 802: Revival And Social Transformation
  • DM 803: Transformational Leadership
  • DM 804: Igniting Social Transformation
  • DM 805: Kingdom-Minded Leadership in the 21st Century
  • DM 811: Survey Methods and Quantitative Analysis
  • DM 812: Qualitative Methods in Action Research
  • DM 813: Dissertation Proposal
  • DM 814: Dissertation Seminar
  • DM 815: Dissertation Defense