LABORATORY IN PASTORAL LEADERSHIP: PAUL AND THE EARLY CHURCH: HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY I: MINISTRY IN ACTION AND REFLECTION -- PART ONE: LEADING WORSHIP IN THE LOCAL CHURCH: ENNEAGRAM: ADDICTION AND CO-DEPENDENCE:
Also known as 'Conflict class', this class focuses on interpersonal relationships and the resulting dynamics, including the issues of anger and intimacy. Additional focus is placed on the dynamics of group task operations, including leadership and authority issues.
This is the second of two required New Testament courses. The critical interpretation of the book of the Acts of the Apostles, the letters of Paul, New Testament epistolary literature, and the book of Revelation in their literary, historical, social, and religious contexts is applied. Special attention is on the life and letters of Paul.
Also known as 'Church History', this is the first of two required church history courses. It is a general introduction to the history of the Christian church which incorporates doctrinal, institutional, social, and liturgical developments from the early church through the high Middle Ages.
This is the continuation of the Ministerial Studies (MS) track. In this, the third semester, a field ed placement at a congregational site is included. Focus is placed upon doing a case study from that congregational site, as was the case with our non-congregational placement last semester, as well as preparing for the required Comprehensive Ministerial Review (CMR). The CMR is, in many ways, similar to the RSCC interview I had back in April, as it focuses on readiness (as can be determined at this point) for ministry as well as the student meeting both seminary and denominational requirements.
This is the first two required courses that fall under the general umbrella of 'Worship and Preaching', with the focus this semester on worship. It is an introductory course designed to equip students to lead, discuss, enable, and teach worship in a distinctive cultural context. Topics that are engaged include current theological and practical issues in worship, including language, musical styles, and cultural pluralism.
A course that introduces students to the Enneagram, which describes nine personality types in terms of their psychodynamic and spiritual issues. A general overview of the Enneagram as a personality system, identifying one's own primary type, and the application of these insights to personal growth and pastoral care are also part of the foci of the course.
This course explores addiction as both a spiritual and psychodynamic reality that has implications for our personal and professional functioning.
