Traditional/Ecumenical Track Masters Certificates
Requirement - 4 Classes for Each Certificate
The Certificate in Pastoral Care offers courses that provide the student with a specialized focus on the pastoral care of souls in settings that include, but are not limited to, the local congregation. This certificate offers a variety of courses in the theory and practice of pastoral care.
1. Pastoral Care
2. The Pastor as Shepherd
3. The Visiting Pastor / Ministry of Presence
4. Ministry with Youth
5. Ministry with the Aging
6. Spiritual Care for the Soul
7. Conflict Resolution Ministry
8. Care for the Aging & the Dying
9. Grief Ministry: Death, Dying & Bereavement
Certificate in Pastoral Care
The Certificate in Pre-Chaplaincy Studies offers courses that introduce the student to the ministry of chaplaincy. These courses are designed to prepare the student to navigate the complex culture of chaplaincy education (CPE) in theory and in practice.
1. Introduction to Chaplaincy
2. Ministry with the Sick and Dying
3. Care for the Aging and the Dying
4. Grief Ministry: Death, Dying & Bereavement
5. Crisis Pastoral Care
Certificate in Pre-Chaplaincy Studies
Certificate in Family Ministry
1. Family Systems
2. Human Development
3. Marriage, Sexuality & Family
4. Models of Crisis Intervention
Certificate in Community Worship
The Certificate in Community Worship offers the student a specialized focus on what is arguably the heart of the Christian community’s religious faith. The student will acquire critical understanding and awareness of the theology and practice of worship.
1. Community worship
2. Prophetic preaching
3. Lectionary preaching
4. Worship as pastoral care
5. Theology of music
6. Liturgical theology and ecumenism