Description
This seminar is designed to enable students to examine their understanding and practice of ministry in light of the cultural conditions under which they minister. To assist them in doing this, the seminar requires readings from the Bible, the life and thought of the church throughout its history, biographies and autobiographies, trends in theological articulation, and works on various practices of ministry. An important element of this seminar is reflection on the students' own theological orientation to ministry and analysis of their individual settings of ministry. The seminar leads each student to write a Re-visioning Ministry paper of approximately 25 pages that will define the student's understanding of ministry. The quality of that paper will be a significant indication of the student's ability and readiness to proceed with the other requirements of the D.Min. program.