THE-802 DOCTORAL MINISTERIAL FORMATN
Doctoral Ministerial Formation (Unit A: Pastoral Skills; Unit B: Professional Standards and Ethics for Professions in Ministry and Mission; and Unit C: Ministerial Formation) provides theologically discerning accompaniment of students throughout their program of study. This course presumes that the student is engaged in ministerial praxis and has contexts upon which to apply and critique theological methods and theory using case study analysis. The course promotes the development of pastoral skills required for ministers, equips students in the practice of various theological reflection methods, and instills professional standards and ethics for pastoral practice, and ministry supervision. In the context of personal and communal development, students engage the human spiritual, intellectual and ministerial components of theological formation for ministry and learn to establish trust, confidentiality, and effective communication methods among other critical skills necessary for ministerial effectiveness. Unit B includes a prerequisite in fundamental moral theology (evidenced in M.Div. degree program/equivalence or THE 647, THE 655, or THE 665).
Distribution
Theology/Philosophy