DESCRIPTION:

This course is the part-time three-quarter FE 2 internship designed to give students supervised applied experience in a church, para-church, or institutional setting.

This course is designed to provide a means for students to increase their skills and experience in a particular area of ministry, as well as to meet the requirements which many denominations have for a candidate's ministry preparation.

The student begins the internship process by contacting the Office of Field Education for preregistration materials and instructions on arranging an internship. After an internship site has been selected, the student must schedule an enrollment interview with Field Education. The course has three primary components: practical ministry, supervision, and theological reflection. The student spends ten hours each week for three academic quarters (nine months) in the church, parachurch, or institutional setting involved in specific ministry assignments agreed upon by the supervisor and student, and approved by the Office of Field Education. One hour each week is to be spent with the approved on-site supervisor. The agenda should address a) professional direction, evaluation, and overseeing of the student's ministry; b) theological reflection and discussion of topics related to ministry as identified by the student and supervisor; c) support and prayer.

1. Completion of a Learning Agreement by the supervisor and intern, to be turned in to the Field Education Office by the end of the second week of FE503A (the first quarter of the internship).

2. Completion of Evaluation Reports by the student and the supervisor, to be turned in by the end of the tenth week of EACH quarter.

3. Meeting during the first quarter (FE503A) with the Director of Field Education, or other faculty member as selected, for a progress report on the internship.

None. However, note that a setting for the internship experience and the selection of an approved supervisor must be arranged and approved prior to registering for the internship. Also, the student must participate in a Field Education Preparatory Workshop prior to actual involvement in the internship.

The three-quarter sequence, FE503A, B, and C, meets the FE2 Field Education requirement for the M.Div (MIN 7). It is an elective for the M.A. in Theology (General Format) and meets requirements for some M.A. in [specialized ministry] degree programs. The course is offered pass/fail for two units.

None. Evaluation is through completion of the nine-month internship as specified in the individual learning agreement and through completion of all assignments listed above.