The capstone project for the Ministry Residency is the web-based Ministry Portfolio. The student's personalized portfolio consists of artifacts, reflections, a ministry resume, and contain additional requirements outlined by your professor or your degree.

Artifacts - Throughout the Ministry Residency, you will be collecting ministry artifacts (documents produced for ministry, videos of you teaching or preaching, pictures from ministry events, reflective journals, reference letters, lesson plans, projects, curriculum, weblinks, examples of work, etc.) based on your Learning Planning Worksheet goals (Christian Spirituality, Servant Leadership, Communication, and Cultural Engagement). These artifacts are to demonstrate what you have learned during your internship and to demonstrate competency for ministry.

Reflections - In addition to the ministry artifacts, reflective explanations should explain why you included these particular artifacts in your Ministry Portfolio and what each choice was meant to convey. These descriptions also assist the reader of the Ministry Portfolio in evaluating what you have learned during your internship and time at seminary.

Resume - A ministry resume based on the DTS Placement Office template. Regardless of your vocational intent, a resume specific for ministry should be included. Business resumes are not acceptable.

Additional Requirements

ThM "ministry emphasis" students only - You will also collect artifacts for your ministry emphasis. A list of those artifacts can be found here.
MAMC or MAMW student only - You will also collect artifacts for your concentration. A list of those artifacts can be found here. Please see Dr. Tim Basselin for more information.

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On the following page, the DTS Ministry Portfolio Orientation by DTS Course Management provides an introduction to ePortfolios in Canvas which contains links to several sample Ministry Portfolios.