Students examine these with the instructor and with persons serving actively in ministry. Students consider the Pastoral Office from various points of view, seeking especially to understand it within their own tradition and to determine the implications of that for ministry. Students explore the history, theologies, structures, and practices of the United Church of Christ and its predecessor bodies, using their knowledge from other studies in ministry as a basis for analysis. The course generally meets ordination requirements in this subject. This course is a study of the government, history, and practices of Presbyterian churches.
Attention is paid to how the tradition shapes and serves contemporary ministry.
The course is designed in consultation with church officials to meet ordination requirements. A required course for United Methodist students seeking ordination, this course is a study of the Methodist movement from John Wesley to the present. This course is a study of the government and practices of the United Methodist form of church faith and life. Attention is paid to the relationship of tradition to contemporary ministry. Required for United Methodist students.