The acting Vice-Chancellor of the Christian Service University (CSU), Dr Stephen Banahene, has said the university remains committed to expanding graduate education, strengthening research capacity and enhancing academic relevance.
He said the CSU would position itself as a university to impact on humanity, using theological education.
“Through research, publications, conferences, and practical ministry engagement, this programme will generate new knowledge to address the realities of ministry within African and global contexts,” he said.
Dr Banahene said this at the launch a Doctor of Ministry (DMin) programme in Christian Leadership and Management programme designed for practitioners who remain embedded in ministry.
The programme is intended to bridge scholarship and practice, equipping pastors, chaplains, and other public-facing faith leaders to interpret complex realities with theological depth and respond with innovation and practical confidence.
He stated that the programme would also provide an academic platform for contextual theology and leadership models that respond directly to the unique challenges facing the African church.
In a welcome address, Dr Banahene said the launch was not merely the introduction of a new academic programme, but it was the unveiling of a vision to equip Christian leaders with skills for greater impact in ministry, governance, organisational leadership, and national transformation.
Leaders
Delivering the keynote address on the theme: “Bridging Scholarship and Practice: The Role of the Doctor of Ministry in Contemporary Church and Societal Leadership”, the Chancellor, CSU, Most Rev. Professor Emmanuel Asante, said the programme would equip leaders to navigate emerging challenges with intellectual seriousness and contextual responsiveness.
“It prepares leaders not merely to consume scholarship, but to interpret, test and translate it within local contexts,” he said.
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