Academics - Field Ed. The field education program provides students with opportunities to serve the church of Jesus Christ and the world. The program relies heavily on partner churches and agencies that are willing to offer themselves as laboratories where the art of ministry is considered and practiced. A set of unique partnerships develop between the student, the Seminary, the supervisor, and those at the ministry site. Partnership implies a relationship based on mutual trust fostered through two-way communication and tangible support.
Partnership produces the best sites and supervision.
All field education placements are done in approved sites under the direction of certified supervisors. Churches or institutions that participate in the PTS field education program have an understanding of the program's goals and educational mission and have agreed that the primary purpose of field education is the preparation of the student for competent professional ministry. The field education program is neither a source of cheap labor nor an employment bureau. Specifically, the site must provide a system for supervision of and opportunities for supervised ministry experiences to the theological student. These opportunities should address the general goals of field education and the goals of the individual student.