All arrangements for Supervised Ministry requirements are handled through the Supervised Ministry office. PT 111 Orientation in Ministry. This course introduces supervised ministry and is a prerequisite for any approved field experience. The M.Div. candidate must complete four units of supervised ministry to qualify for the degree. The four units must be completed before the end of December in the academic year the student expects to graduate.
Several formats are available.
The units may be taken concurrently with the academic year or during summer or year-long internships. For students in the Master of Divinity General Ministries Track with Counseling Emphasis, the supervised ministry will ordinarily occur in a counseling setting, primarily in a local church. It is strongly recommended that at least one unit be completed in a cultural setting different from the student's own. These are semester-long weekly sessions of one hour each in which no more than 12 students meet with faculty to analyze and discuss the actual ministry experience of the participants. The seminars are offered each semester and are not assigned academic credit.