Ostiariate Seminary
The Ostiariate Seminary is a seminary in Texas, United States that provides the Order of Porter ordainment, as well as a Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) and Doctor of Divinity (D.D.), due to exemptions provided by Texas through the Texas Workforce Commission and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The Th.D. will focus on research to improve pastoral care, especially for those providing sermons to the cognitively impaired and with potential cognitive deficits (e.g., Alzheimer's, ALS, Parkinson's, Downs Syndrome), and their respective care providers. The Th.D. is a 40-credit-hour program with 10 courses that include two for the dissertation, with a completion time of three years. Only 12 individuals are selected for the three cohorts during the three years of the Th.D. (i.e., 4 per cohort or per year), due to the free tuition ($0), and to also reflect the 12 disciples in the early Christian era.
The Ostiariate Seminary also provides a higher doctorate, the Doctor of Divinity (D.D.), which requires a previous doctorate and is an earned doctorate that requires a dissertation at the beginning of the degree (as opposed to the end of the degree with doctorates not at the higher doctorate level). The D.D. also requires review by peers indicating an international presence in theology or healthcare with a theology focus, as well as multiple ordainments/commissions in theology practice. Due to the second and higher doctorate level of scholarship, the D.D. is a 50-credit-hour program that may take up to three years to complete with exceptional scholarship presented from a minimum of 10 years post-first doctorate, with the highest level of international portfolio review. The exceptional nature of the degree includes the highest degree of admissions, and especially the graduation requirements, with the D.D. envisioned to be approximately a 1:12 ratio of awardees compared to the Th.D. program.
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All of the offerings of the Ostiariate Seminary (i.e., Order, Th.D., D.D.) are free with the highest of application requirements. The Ostiariate Seminary (OS) is part of the Internet Chapel (IC) found on Facebook, as well as the Interfaith Ecumenical Church (IEC) that functions as a division of the International Cognitive Care Providers Association (ICCPA). The ICCPA is the fiduciary organization for the IEC, IC, and OS. The official website for the Ostiariate Seminary is at ostiariateseminary.my.canva.site[1] also known as iccpacares.org[2]
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