ists who work with those problems. Prerequisite: PT 602. Elective. PT 722 Small Group Discipleship (3) An exa mination of tb e role of small grou ps in the loca l church for d eve loping bibli ca l community. E mphasis is placed on under standing interpe rson a l re lation ships, character development and skills for orga ni zing and lead ing a small group ministry. E lective. PT 725 Counseling Troubled Families (3) A comparison o f positi ve and neg at ive fam il y systems in Scr ipture, in theory and in church li fe . The deve lopment of a team approach to in tervent ion , enrichment and equipping for mini stry to families. Prerequisite: PT 628, 706. 707 or th e ir e qui va len ts. Required of M.Div. , (P.C.C.), (M.F.M.), M.A. (P.C.C. ) and M.A. Min. (l'vl.F.M. ) student~. E lecti ve . PT 726 Creative Preaching (2) An expl oration of several ways to procla im God 's Word such as rnp ical. textllal. inductive, dialogical, dramatic na rra ti ve. eva nge listi c and life sitllation preaching. Pre requi sites: PT 609,6 10. E lecti ve. PT 728 Mentoring in Ministry (3) Study and pract ice of mentoring in the co ntex t of ministry a nd preparation for ministry. Srndents will be exposed to mentoring in a va riety of contexts and distill the most important processes of men toring for ministr y. T he major proportion of the course will pu t st udents into the practi ce o f me n toring where me ntoring processes ca n be ex perien ced first hand. Elective. Bv s ignature onl y. PT 730 Biblical Leadership and Management (3) The biblical basi s for organiza tional management and leade r ship. Examination of the process of pl annin g, organizing. leadin g and supporting from a biblical b as is and mad e ap pli cab le to C hri st ian se rv ice and ministr y. Required of M.Div. (Pastora l and Ge ne ral Minis t ri es) . PT 734 Church Finance and Administration (2) An e xamin a tion of th e bibli ca l princ iples of stewardship , fund raising and financ ial acco untabil it y. Office a nd ph ys ica l pl a nt administration as well as the use of th e computer will he add ressed . Prerequisite: PT 7:>0. E lect ive.
PT 691 Field Education (0) Weekl y in vo lvement in mini stry with satisfactory completion of student ' s self-evaluation form, supervisor ' s evaluation form and lay lea d er ' s int e rvi ew form. Req uired of M.Div. students. PT 692 Field Education (0) Weekly involvement in ministry with satisfactory completion of srn dent 's se lf-evaluation form, super visor 's eva luation form and sermon evaluation form. Req uired of M.Div. srndents. PT 696 Internship (1-2) Directed experi ence in preparation. enri chment, eq uipping and reme dial miniseries in se lected churches. Ma y he ta ken for a max imum of four units. Prerequisite: PT 707. Required of M.A. l' .C.C. majors in their last three semesters. PT 703 The Church and Society (3) A swdy of biblical ethi cs and the role the loca l ch urch plays in the communit y . Spec ia l attention will h e give n to major social problems such as sanctity o f li fe, c hemi cal abuse , domesti c vio lence, socia l ilb, and the politica l process. Req uir ed of M.A. P.C.C.. all M.Div. excep t missi on and urban ministries . PT 706 Personal Foundations of Ministry (2) Focused on the importance of self und e rstandin g for spiriwal and emotion a l we ll- being as we ll as effective minist ry to hurting peo ple, an invest igation of the impact of pe rsonal and family history on theological out look, emotional con gru ence, re lational attract ions and moral decisions. Several personal assessment, as well as one or more therapy sess ions are an in teg ral part o f this course. Required of M.Div., and M.A. students. PT 707 Foundations of Pastoral Care and Counseling (2) T hi s is a n introd u cto ry co urs e designed to acquaint student, with th e breadth and scope of Pastoral Ca re and Counseling. Swdents will learn the contexts, principles, and pract ices of pastoral counselors including counseling models, using the Bible in counseling, how to make a pastora l diagnosis , ke y obstacles and o pportunities in proces s, comm II n icat ion s ki Ils, legal and ethical issues. and the refe rral process. Prerequisite: PT 706. Required of tvl.Di v. and M.A. swdent,, except TAPH.
PT 708 Advanced Pastoral Counseling (3)
PT 740 Issues and Ethics in Ministry (2)
A study of the ethical issues unique to the pastor, his famil y and the c.-on !',fegation. An examination of theo logical and psychological aspect~ of p asto ral ca re , inc ludin g e thical issues, networking with other health ca re professionals, management of the pract ice of church disc ipline, and equipping of the laity for pas toral care ministries. Required of M.Div. and M.A. (P.C.C.). PT 750 Directed Study (1-4) Reading and research in selected areas of stlldy. PT 760 Seminar (1-3) Se lec ted topics in the field o f ministry. /\fa y be repeated with different content. PT 774 The Family of the Christian Leader (2) A considerat ion of the special and uniqu e chall e nges faced by voca tional Chri st ian workers and their families. Inc ludes a ll phases o f occupational C hri s tian ministry. E lect ive . PT 775 Parent Education in Ministry (2) Review of the hi story of pare nting, biblical injunctions and models of parenting, and curre nt resea rch on parenting. T hen the development of parent educat io n modules for conferences, sem inars, workshops , learning groups or preaching series. PT 791-792 Field Internship (2, 2) Integration of all the disciplines of ministry and seminary education. It provides supe rvised experie nce
Focused on developing counseling skills needed beyond rel ationships to assist helpees co deal with phys ical. re lational , spiriwal, emotional and mora l realit y. Seco ndl y, focused o n d eve lopin g skills needed to ass ist helpees to take res ponsibility for their own li ves and grow on to ministry. Finally, overview of theoretica l approaches to counseling. Prerequisite: PT 707. Required of M.D iv. and M.A. (P.C.C.) students. PT 709 Personal Foundations Lab (0) Continu ed weekly meeting in a fa culty me ntored small group yo u developed in PT 706 to work on issues and minister to each other as you work to appl y the concepts you were exposed to the previous semes ter and a re a re being exposed to in current co urse s . Lab section to be taken in the imm ed iat e se mester following PT 706. Included is an overni ght spiritual retreat. Grad in g o n a C redit/No C red it basis. Req uired of all M.Div. , M.A. student,. Fee: A fee eq ui va le nt to one semester
hour ofrnition is required. PT 711 Advanced Sermon Preparation (2)
A sk ill-refin eme nt practicum in t h e esse nti a ls o f expos i tory preaching, including evaluation of o ff- campu s pulpit ministry. Pre requisites: PT 609, 6 IO. E lective. PT 715 Principles and Ethics of Communication (2) An expl anation o f th e principles of communi cat ion and how they effect lea rning and c hange. An examination of the e thi cal issues of persuasion such as emotional a pp ea ls , use of g uilt , fear and personalities. E lective . PT 717-718 Research Seminar (1-2) In-de pth invest igat ion of a topic unde r th e gu idance of the Chri st ia n M inistr y and Lead e rship department usin g standard resea rch procedures. Topi c selec tion and course e nrollme nt is by department. approval. E lective. PT 721 Pastoral Skill Development (2) Combinin g of c lassroom experi ence with field trips to jails, prisons, hospitals, sanitariums and vario us se lf~he lp groups. Exposure to the problems of humanity and special-
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