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Here is a brief progress update.

I am officially elebigble to begin the dissertation process once I have achieved candidacy status in the Doctorate of Ministry Progrom at Concordia Seminary.  At this point I have submitted my candidacy application and will have to wait until September, when a committee reviews the application and makes their determination.  

The candidacy approval process is a screening process that Concordia Seminary has to evaluate students.  A committee reviews the student's application, visits with his professors and then makes a judgment call of whether or not the student can continue in their doctorate program.  

Upon approval (hopefully) by the committee I will then be able to submit my Major Applied Research Project proposal to another committee for approval.  The proposal will be presented to the committee and it will be either approved, rejected or modified.  Once the proposal is modified and/or accepted it is off to the races!  

Therefore, we are looking at candidacy acceptance in September and hopefully the research proposal being accepted sometime in October-November.  This means that research will officially begin this winter of 2012 and extend into the early portions of 2013.