Master of Divinity Program
OBJECTIVES
hours each week for six (6) weeks. A list of current church centers and courses offered ma y be obtained through the office of the TIBS Director on the La Mirada campus. Talbot Seminary Wives Fellowship Karen Dirks, Director Seminary Wives Fellowship provides opportunity for growth and fellowship for wives of semi nar y s rnd enrs. Preparation for sharing in a wide var iety of min istries for which student husbands a re st.Lldying is offered throu g h special speakers, interaction with faculty wives and events designed to enhance community.
various perspectives for the purpose of inculcating their contributions and understanding their diver gences. All the while rhev are meas ured by the pattern of the Word. Talbot's program focuses on the entire person and is meant to contribute to personal spiritual for mation as well as cognitive aware ness and the development of min istr y skills. The curriculum is structured to develop "sustainable habits" that can be continued in life and ministry after grad uation. The various components of the curriculum are designed to comple ment one another and to reinforce bas ic principles to which swdents have been exposed in other parts of their seminar.' program. A goal of the program is to equip swdenl5 to think bibli ca ll y and to respond appropriately to the varietv of chal lenges of life and ministry.
sion to biblically significant sites such as Rome, etc., held during the January lnterterm. The srndent has opportunity to see and experi ence the geographical (and to some extent, the culrnral) context of the Old Testament and especially the gospels. The program is a bl ock co urse offered during alternate years with preparacory work done during the semester prior co the Intenerm travel cou rse. Prepara tory work may be done with a scheduled class or independently. The pri ce of the course includes four (4) units of credit. airfare, all meals (except two), housing, tips and miscellaneous expenses. Talbot-Turkey/Greece Study Program Dr. Richard Rigsby, Direccor The Ta lbot-Turk ey/Greece Program is offered in alternate vears to the Talbot-Israel program (above). While Tallxit-lsrael srnd ies the Old Testament and gospels, Talbot-Turkey/Greece examines archaeological , hiscorica l and geo graphical background to the Acts, Epistles and Hevelation. The pro gram visiLs Antioch and Tarsus, as well as all mainland sites visited by Paul on his First. Second and Third Missionary Journeys. It also visils the seven cities of the churches of Revelation in addition to ocher sites. Th e program is a block rnurse during Interterm (January) with preparatory work done during the semester prior co the class iL~elf. Pre-trip preparation may be accom plished with a scheduled class the semester prior or it may be done independently. SPECIAL PROGRAMS - NON-CREDIT Talbot Institute for Biblical Studies (TIBS) Dennis Dirks, Direccor The Talbot lnstirnte for Bibli ca l Srndies offers a wide range of non-credit biblical. theological and ministr y skills study courses through a network of church-based training centers throughom South ern Californ ia. 'T'he purpose is to equ ip believers with biblical/theo logi ca l foundations essential to inte lligently articulate the Ch ristian worldview and the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is the goal of TIBS to assist churches effectively to be the church in an environment that is essentiall y hostile tu the message of God's Truth. Courses meet two (2)
The Master of Divinity c ur ri culum at Tallxit School of Theol ogy is designed tu foster the pur poses for which the seminary was established - preparation for th e propagation of the faith. This pur pose entails an accurate knowledge of the Word of God, the source of faith and the effective means of its communi ca tion. The course of study is therefore designed around these two basic foci. Believing firml y that God in love and g race has provided an answer for the needs of the world in Jesus Christ and that this Jesus is the Christ of the Scriptures, Tal bot e mphasi zes a knowl edge of the content of the Word of God. Su that the Word may be known and ex pou nded accurately and authoritativel y. matters of biblical background. including the lan guages of the Old and New Testa ments, are srndied. Sound princi ples of literary interpretation are also explored as a basis for th e interpretation of th e Scriprnres. On the basis of such interpretation there comes systematic study so as to organize va rious parts of the Word into theological categories. Since the faith of wday does nm stand a lone, hut is rooted in past centuries during which God has prese rved and instructed His people, cogn iza nce of this her itage is taken in a study of the his tory of the church and its doctrine. Previous interaction between faith and the world provides a basis for unde rstanding modern times. It is the seminary's aim that this knowledge of the faith first /_'fip the life of the srndent and then moti vate the student to share it with the world. In accord with this latter aim instruction is given in vital area.s of ministry and communication. From the preparation and delivery of ser mons to indi vid ual invol vement in co unselin g, the c urri c ulum is designed to provide instruction that will facilitate propagation of the faith in the various fields of God's call. Opportunity is also given for the development of ministry skills as principles are applied in the cnn text of ministry in the church. With recognition that the Great Commission commands the church to go into the world to minister to all peoples, the cross-cu rrents of mod ern thought are considered relevant to the preparation of Goers minister. Throughout the course of instruc tion, in teraction is provided with
SPECIAL STUDIES
The fu l luwi ng are special srndies cou rses to assist srndents in becoming proficient in writing skills essential for an effective seminary ed ucat ion . Specific enrollment requireme nts are indi cated in each course description. SS 500 Theological Writing (0) Grammar, sentence struc rnre and paragraph development for theo logical writing. Critical thinking a nd co mpos iti on includin g ex tracri ng in formation from sources. synthesis, format for written papers. Experience in writing papers in th eological and related areas. A rwo-semester hour , non-credit course required in the first semester of seminary srndy for srndents assigned by the Ta lbot Writing Proficiency Exa m or certain st.Lldenrs who h ave completed the ESL sequence. Srndents who do not earn a passing g rad e in this co urse muse re p eat the co urse. Studems who do nut earn a pass i n~ grade in this co urs e must repeat the co urs e. fee: A fee equivalent to two semester hours of tuition is required. SS 510 Theological Research Methodologies (1) Hesearch skills for use of library and theological reference works. tvlethods of theological writing with emphasis on critical thinking. pers uasion and evaluation. Must he taken within the first l.'i unit.s of study. Required of all M.Div. and /'\I.A. students. Prereq uisite: SS .'iOO (no concu rrent enrollment), or passing score on Talbot Writing Proficiency Exam (TWPE).
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
All applicanls, to be accepted, muse hold the Bac helor of Arts degree, or ils academic equivalent. They must ha ve a 2.6 (o n a 4.0 scale) grade point average. Those not meeting this latter require ment. if accepted, will be placed on probation. Graduates from approved unaccred ited colleges. if accepted , will be granted provi sional acceptance, though excep tions may he made when the grade point average is 3.0 or higher. Graduates from approved unac cr~dited colleges may be required to take certain additional liberal arl~ course work (nut applicable toward the gradua te degree) , if their undergraduate program did nor includ e these courses. St11dents who have nut had Greek hut wish to take it in seminary mav take Beginning Greek at Talbot and rece ive elective credit applicable toward the graduation requirement.
EMPHASIS REQUIREMENTS
Emphases are offered in the following areas of professional preparation: Pastoral a11fl Ce11eml Jlli11istties {:/Jris1ia11 Efl11mtio11 Pas/om/ r:r,rr a11fl {:1J1111s,,fi11f!. Jllarrir~([r a11fl Fami~l' Ali11is1ries Evrmgelism Ill/fl Disripleship Afissi1J11s llrh1m/A111!ti-E1h11ir Afi11i.r1ries Each srndenr is to select an emphasis and satisfactorily com plete its requirements. Swdents
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