Degree Program

Doctor of Philosophy in Digital Communication & AI Ministry

Faith-Integrated · Online · Self-Paced

11 Modules

Full Curriculum

12–16 Months

Program Duration

$3,900

Pay in Full

$400/mo

Monthly Option

Program Overview

The most consequential questions of our era sit at the intersection of faith, technology, and human identity. This doctoral program prepares scholar-practitioners to conduct rigorous research at that frontier—examining how AI systems shape religious experience, how digital platforms reconfigure community and belonging, and how the Church can provide prophetic leadership in a surveillance-capitalist age. Students engage primary AI research, communication theory, digital missiology, and theological anthropology to produce original scholarship with real-world ministry impact. Designed for leaders ready to advance the field, not just enter it.

30

Video Lectures

11

PDF Materials

10

Graded Quizzes

Full Curriculum

11 modules across 2 phases
1

Phase 1: Doctoral Foundations in Technology & Theology

5 lessons

01

DCD1101 – Advanced Foundations: AI Theory, Media Ecology & Theological Anthropology

02

DCD1102 – Advanced Research Methods in Digital Ministry Studies

03

DCD1103 – AI Ethics, Governance & Theological Regulation

04

DCD1104 – Advanced AI Tools: Research Applications & Critical Scholarship

05

DCD1105 – Digital Hermeneutics: Scripture, Text & AI-Mediated Interpretation

2

Phase 2: Advanced Research, Leadership & Original Contribution

6 lessons

01

DCD1106 – Platform Governance, Surveillance Capitalism & Religious Freedom

02

DCD1107 – AI Pastoral Care: Machine Empathy, Chatbots & Ethics of Digital Soul Care

03

DCD1108 – Digital Missiology: Global Church Growth in the AI Age

04

DCD1109 – Future Technologies: XR, Metaverse Ministry & Transhumanism Theology

05

DCD1110 – Leading Digital Transformation in Religious Organizations

06

DCD1111 – Doctoral Capstone: Research Synthesis & Dissertation Proposal

Video PDF Quiz Requires enrollment

Tuition Options

Choose the plan that works for you

Pay in FullBest Value

$3,900

one-time · no interest

Monthly Plan12–16 months

$400/mo

flexible · cancel anytime

11 online modules
Video lectures per lesson
Downloadable PDF materials
Graded module quizzes
Certificate of completion
Lifetime access
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Questions? Contact

Grant James

Director of Admissions

📞 678-466-0714 admissions@southgeauga.com