G-24 TALBOT
SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
MIN 850 Self-Study*+ A directed individual study whereby the student may do advanced reading or re search into an area of special interest. A proposal must be prepared according to guidelines available in the D.Min. Office and approved by the D.Min. director. MIN 899 Dissertation * + Prescribed for D.Min. students. * Applicable to the field of concentration in church leadership. + Applicable to the field of concentration in marriage and family ministries.
MIN 828 Pastoral Care and Counseling Skills+ A course designed to help the pastor sharpen skills in pastoral care and counsel ing. The student will learn and practice a model of helping which incorporates tech niques and approaches of the behavioral sciences as well as biblical principles. The student will be exposed to live counseling sessions, extensive counseling practice and professionals in practice. (Additional work will be expected outside of class hours dur ing the course.)
MIN 829 The Pastor as a Crisis Counselor+
Student will develop skills to help indi viduals confronting typical crises such as the birth of a child, illness, the loss of a job, marital conflict, career adjustment, bereave ment, pre-marital pregnancy, retirement and terminal disease. Attention given to prevention of stress in predictable develop mental crises as well as recovery manage ment following a crisis. A combination of clinical exposure, case study and student experience used in this seminar. MIN 830 Administrative Leadership in the Local Church * A course designed to lead student through a biblical, organizational and psy chological understanding of leadership, moti vation, planning, managing conflicts, worker training, evaluation, change principles and organizational development. Participants have the opportunity to examine their leader ship style and to develop styles through group experiences and case studies that will make them more effectives leaders. MIN 833 Discipleship in the Local Church* An in-depth examination of the biblical principles, history and methodology of disci pleship. The course will emphasize the prac tical concern of how to develop an ongoing discipleship program in the local ministry. MIN 834 Advanced Church Growth * An in-depth look at cross-cultural issues facing churches in the U.SA. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the mosaic of culture both within the typical anglo churches and ethnic groups, as well as in troducing the potential for church planting. Prerequisite: MIN 826.
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