Rev. Pennings writes:
"It is with thanksgiving to God that I am able to announce that I received notification from the Academic Dean of MINTS that I have completed my requirements for the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) degree through MINTS. The degree requires the writing of five MINTS courses of about 100 pages each. One was published formally as a book, another is set for publication this year. I have been accepted into the Ph.D. program which will be a 2-3 year project. Lord willing a graduation ceremony will be taking place on June 10 at Covenant Reformed Church of Toronto through the MINTS-Toronto Study Centre. I will be graduating with other students of mine who will be receiving Bachelors and Masters Degree in Theology and another D.Min. student."