- Unit Code & NameDP8304B Introduction to Pastoral Theology and Ministry
- Description
This unit will give you a basic framework for pastoral theology and ministry. You will explore Biblical and theological foundations to help develop your skills in pastoral ministry and pastoral care. You will explore people helping skills and practice through the lens of pastoral ministry. You will be helped to develop your understanding of self and others through structured experiences and reflection.
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- DisciplineDelivery ID: 47548
- LevelPostgraduate Foundational
- Semester1. Summer School, 2023
- Delivery ModeOnline Intensive
- Date
This unit is running as an online intensive.
6 to 17 February 2023 - the assumption is that the student is released from usual work activities to study fulltime for this fortnight.
There will be live streamed lectures and online workshops. You are expected to attend all teaching and seminar sessions, which have been scheduled for:
- Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays from 9.15am to 2.30pm
- Wednesdays and Fridays from 9.15am to 12.30pm
- Lecturer(s) Major Dr Grant Sandercock-Brown | Reverend Dr Rex Rigby
- Prerequisites
Nil
- Learning Activities
Readings, discussions, practical exercises, videos, online forums
*This unit is offered at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level. Students may engage with people across both levels when this unit is delivered.
- Assessments
1 x 1,500 word essay - 25%
1 x 2,000 written verbatim report - 30%
1 x 2,500 word essay - 45%
- Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:
1. Articulate the biblical and theological foundations for pastoral ministry.
2. Assess the place of pastoral care within the overall ministry of the church.
3. Demonstrate and evaluate effective helping skills for pastoral ministry and pastoral care.
4. Reflect theologically and personally on an understanding of self and others.
5. Critically evaluate approaches to pastoral care to aid implementation of a model within a local ministry setting.
- Text Books
To undertake this unit, you are required to have access to a copy of:
Margaret Whipp. SCM Study guide to Pastoral Theology. London, UK: SCM Press, 2013.
Available as an eBook in the EBC Library.