Winter 2009-Spring 2009/Pasadena
FE579A/B/C
Peace

FE579A/B/C: PART-TIME NINE-MONTH EVANGELISM INTERNSHIP. Richard Peace.


DESCRIPTION: This course (offered pass/fail for 2 units) is designed to provide an internship in a church, parachurch, or institutional setting that will assist the student in developing competencies in the ministry of evangelism.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students will (1) grow in their ability to engage in theological reflection by having regular opportunities to think critically about ministry in light of the Christian tradition; (2) deepen their understanding of the cultural context of ministry by immersing themselves in a specific context and regularly reflecting with their supervisor on the connection between context and ministry; (3) develop toward becoming spiritually mature and accountable practitioners by reflecting with their peers in a theological reflection group and with their supervisor in their internship on the connection between their faith and their ministry; (4) become better Christian leaders by having many opportunities to practice the responsibilities of ministry throughout their internship.

RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY: This course offers an introduction to the tasks and skills of ministry as an evangelist whether as a full-time evangelist, parachurch evangelist, minister of evangelism, or a pastor who is concerned about developing evangelistic outreach in a congregation.

COURSE FORMAT: The course has three primary components: practical ministry, supervision, and theological reflection. The student spends at least ten hours each week for nine months (three academic quarters) in the church, parachurch, or institutional setting involved in specific ministry assignments agreed upon by the supervisor and student, and approved by the instructor and the Office of Field Education. One hour each week is to be spent with the approved on-site supervisor to discuss (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.

ASSIGNMENTS:

  1. Completion of the Learning Agreement by the supervisor and the intern to be turned in to the Office of Field Education by the end of the second week of the quarter.

  2. Completion of quarterly evaluations by the supervisor and student to be turned in to the Office of Field Education by the end of the tenth week of EACH quarter.

  3. Meeting during the first quarter (FE579A) and the third quarter (FE579C) with the Director of Field Education, or other faculty member as selected, for a progress report on the internship.

PREREGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS: Before the student may register for this course, several steps must be completed, a process that may take up to a month, since the student is responsible to make arrangements for an internship site. The first step in the process is to read the preregistration materials available on the Internet at www.fuller.edu/sot/fielded. After the student has submitted internship and supervisor applications, he or she must schedule an enrollment interview with the Office of Field Education. If the internship is approved, the student and his/her Academic Advisor will receive a Course Approval Notification. The student must then contact the Academic Advisor to receive a Course Reference Number (CRN) in order to register for FE579A online. Each quarter of FE579A, B, and C has a different CRN. The student must register for each of the subsequent quarters online.

PREREQUISITES: None.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: The three-quarter sequence meets the FE2 Field Education requirement for the MDiv (MIN 7). This internship is offered pass/fail for two units.

FINAL EXAMINATION: None. Evaluation is based on completion of the internship as specified in the individual learning agreement and on-time completion of assignments as listed above.

This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification. (11/08)