Talbot School of Theology
TTPT 634 - Foundations of Women’s Ministries This course is designed to prepare a student to validate, develop and maintain a biblical, contemporary ministry to women in or through the local church. Key foundational issues such as philosophy of ministry, leadership development, life stages of women, current and future trends and program development will be addressed. Note(s): Required of M.A.C.M.L. (Women’s Ministries) students. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. TTPT 635 - Toward a Philosophy of Ministry to Women A study of New Testament essentials leading to a model for ministry to women, with an emphasis on strategic planning and an evaluative review of major parachurch ministries to women. Note(s): Required of M.A.C.M.L. (Women’s Ministries) students. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. TTPT 636 - Evangelizing and Ministering to Women in the Present Culture A survey of the transition from pre-modern to post-modern in American church culture, with tools to attract and encourage women as they deal with contemporary issues such as feminism, depression, sexual abuse, abortion, eating disorders, and electronic temptations. Note(s): Required of M.A.C.M.L. (Women’s Ministries) students. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. TTPT 637 - Family Issues in Women’s Ministry Developing ministry approaches to women facing common family issues such as divorce, single parenting, caring for aging parents, balancing work and home, breast cancer, infertility, singleness and widowhood. Note(s): Required of M.A.C.M.L. (Women’s Ministries) students. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. TTPT 638 - Survey of Biblical and Historical Women in Ministry A study of biblical women who played key roles in Israel and the early church, and of women’s contributions through the centuries to the spread of the gospel and the establishment of Christian thought and institutions. Note(s): Required of M.A.C.M.L. (Women’s Ministries) students. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. TTPT 639 - Developing Leadership Teams The principles and practice of developing leadership teams, mentor relationships, and discipleship emphases in ministries to women. Note(s): Required of M.A.C.M.L. (Women’s Ministries) students. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. TTPT 681 - Talbot A.S. Officers Internship Each elected Talbot Associated Student officer is responsible for duties as described in the Talbot Associated Student Constitution. This course evaluates their involvement in this ministry. Note(s): Talbot students only. Required of current Talbot A.S. officers. Grade Mode: C. Credit(s): 0. TTPT 691 - Field Education III Weekly involvement in ministry with satisfactory completion of student’s self-evaluation form and supervisor’s evaluation form. Prerequisite(s): TTPT 591, 592. Restriction(s): M.Div. students only, except M.Div. Pastoral Care and Counseling students who take 693, 694, and 695 instead. Grade Mode: C. Credit(s): 0. TTPT 692 - Field Education IV Weekly involvement in ministry with satisfactory completion of student’s self-evaluation form, supervisor’s evaluation form and sermon evaluation form. Prerequisite(s): TTPT 591, 592, 691. Restriction(s): M.Div. students only, except M.Div. Pastoral Care and Counseling students who take 693, 694, and 695 instead. Grade Mode: C. Credit(s): 0. TTPT 693 - Pastoral Care and Counseling Internship I A series of interviews of pastors and agency leaders to discover the breadth of ministry approaches, practices, perspectives and goals. Each interview is reported on Blackboard to the professor and to classmates. A proposal near the end of the semester for involvement in a specific ministry is submitted for approval to the pastor or agency leader, and then submitted to the professor for Talbot approval as well. Prerequisite(s): TTPT 707. Restriction(s): M.Div. and M.A.C.M.L. (Pastoral Care and Counseling) students only. Strongly suggested to take TTPT 740 concurrently. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 1. TTPT 694 - Pastoral Care and Counseling Internship II One-hundred hours of supervised ministry under the mentorship of an approved pastor or agency leader, reported on Blackboard to the professor and to classmates as well as online interaction with classmates and the professor on their reports. Prerequisite(s): TTPT 693 and TTPT 740. Restriction(s): M.Div. and M.A.C.M.L. (Pastoral Care and Counseling) students only. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 1.
TTPT 695 - Pastoral Care and Counseling Internship III One-hundred hours per credit of supervised ministry under the mentorship of an approved pastor or agency leader, reported on Blackboard to the professor and to classmates as well as weekly in- class interaction with classmates and the professor on their reports. Prerequisite(s): TTPT 694. Restriction(s): M.Div. and M.A.C.M.L (Pastoral Care and Counseling) students only. Note(s): May be taken for 1 or 2 credits; 100 hours are required for each credit. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 1–2. TTPT 696 - Pastoral Care and Counseling Internship Directed experience in preparation, enrichment, equipping and remedial ministries in selected churches and agencies. Prerequisite(s): TTPT 707. Restriction(s): M.Div. and M.A.C.M.L. (Pastoral Care and Counseling) students only who entered these programs prior to the Fall of 2011. Note(s): Suggested 1 credit at a time. May be taken for a maximum of 4 credits. TTPT 696 should be taken in the student’s final three semesters. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 1–2. TTPT 699 - Women’s Ministries Internship Directed experience in preparation, enrichment, equipping and remedial ministries in selected churches and agencies. Restriction(s): M.A.C.M.L. (Women’s Ministries) students only. Note(s): May be taken for a maximum of 4 credits. Should be taken in student’s final semesters. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 1–2. TTPT 703 - The Church and Society A study of biblical ethics and the role the local church plays in the community. Special attention will be given to major social problems such as sanctity of life, chemical abuse, domestic violence, social ills, and the political process. Note(s): Required of M.A.C.M.L. (Pastoral Care and Counseling), M.A. Diversified, and M.Div. (except Missions and Intercultural Studies) students. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. TTPT 707 - Foundations of Pastoral Care and Counseling Explores ministry to people who request counseling in church and para-church contexts. Starting with relationship building skills, students will discover their limits in help-giving, and learn appropriate referral process. Much of the course focus will then be an exploration of building small communities within a church ministry. Note(s): Required of M.Div. (except Spiritual Formation), M.A.C.M.L., and M.A.C.E. students. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 2. TTPT 708 - Advanced Pastoral Counseling This course moves beyond learning relationship skills to developing skills that help people with the realization of physical, spiritual, emotional and moral issues in their lives. Secondly, there is a focus on skills that help people take responsibility for the awareness they have gained. The spiritual transformation process is integrated into the development of these skills. Prerequisite(s): TTPT 707. Note(s): Required of M.Div. and M.A.C.M.L. (Pastoral Care and Counseling) students. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. TTPT 711 - Advanced Sermon Preparation This course will assist advanced students to hone their preaching skills. Students will interact with the professor and various established preachers on issues such as the practice and ethics of persuasion, varieties of personal style and delivery, and planning a preaching calendar. Prerequisite(s): TTPT 609. Note(s): Elective. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 2. TTPT 712 - Ethics of the Fathers A study of the tractate of the Mishnah called Pirke Avot, the Ethics of the Fathers, with a view toward comparing these rabbinic teachings with the wisdom literature of the Hebrew Scriptures, the revelation of the New Testament, and the issues of ethics in contemporary society. Attention will be given to the interrelatedness of this Jewish tradition with biblical ethics incumbent upon Messianic Jewish congregations. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 2. TTPT 716 - Addressing Common Pastoral Counseling Concerns A study of some of the common concerns presented to pastors and pastoral care leaders. Issues such as ADD and related disorders, alcohol and substance abuse, anger, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, loss and grief, self-image and identity disorders, sexual addictions and pornography, and suicide will be studied. Specific interventions will be studied to augment the overall helping processes learned in other classes. The integration of theology and psychology will be prominent in this course as well. When Offered: Spring. Prerequisite(s): TTPT 707. Note(s): Required of M.Div. and M.A.C.M.L. (Pastoral Care and Counseling) students. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3.
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