Winter 2020/Pasadena

PM504

Fredrickson

PM504: PASTORAL MINISTRY (4 Units: 161 hours). Kurt N. Fredrickson.

DESCRIPTION: PM504 focuses on the theological frameworks, skills, and personal development necessary for a student to engage in various aspects of pastoral ministry. This is not a course in pastoral counseling. The course prepares students to participate in the work of worship, equipping, discipleship, care and witness in congregational contexts and broader contexts (e.g. nonprofit organizations).

LEARNING OUTCOMES: After successful completion of this course, students will be able to (1) describe pastoral ministry in the context of congregational life; (2) demonstrate basic active listening skills, (3) reflect upon the practice of self-care and develop a plan for self-development; (4) demonstrate skills for theological reflection on the praxis of pastoral ministry. (5) Students will have completed an approved online course in mandated reporting.

RELATIONSHIP TO PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES: This course will teach students concepts and skills for Christian formation and discipleship, which is consistent with the SOT/SIS PLOs that state that, “Students will have demonstrated capacities to cultivate a theologically reflective practice of Christian discipleship.” (MDiv, MAT, MATM, MAICS), “Students will have demonstrated capacities to engage diverse cultural contexts for transformational discipleship, mission, and ministry,” and “Students will have demonstrated capacities for being theologically reflective practitioners for Christian ministries.”

COURSE FORMAT: This class meets once per week for three hour sessions for a total of 30 hours of classroom plus 10 hours of directed learning activities for a total of 40 instructional hours. The class will include lectures, and small group discussions. Appropriate faculty members will provide short video segments along with related reading content for certain aspects of the course. Each of these modules would include (a) a video portion where the professor discussed the key issues, (b) a set of readings that covered the psychological issues, the pastoral issues, and the theological issues, and (c) a case study to which the students would respond.

REQUIRED READING: ~ at least 1,400 pages from the required reading sections.

Read All

DeGroat, Chuck. Toughest People to Love: How to Understand, Lead, and Love the Difficult People in Your Life. Eerdmans, 2014. ISBN: 978-0802871435, Pub. Price $14.00. Available as an e-book from the Fuller Library [183 pp.].

Scheib, Karen D. Pastoral Care: Telling the Stories of our Lives. Abingdon, 2016. ISBN: 978-1426766473, Pub. Price $36.99. Available as an e-book from the Fuller Library [232 pp.]

Smith, Mandy. The Vulnerable Pastor: How Human Limitations Empower Our Ministry. IVP Books, 2015. ISBN: 978-0830841233, Pub. Price $18.00. Available as an e-book from the Fuller Library [208 pp.].

Willimon, William. Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry. Abingdon Press, 2016. ISBN: 978-1501804908, Pub. Price $32.99. Available as an e-book from the Fuller Library [392 pp.].

Read One of these books describing life in a congregational setting:

Brooks, Jonathan. Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods. IVP Books, 2018. ISBN: 978-0830845552, Pub. Price $16.00 [240 pp].

Cha, Peter, S. Steve Kang, and Helen Lee. Growing Healthy Asian American Churches. IVP Books, 2006. ISBN: 978-0830833252, Pub Price $21.00 [221 pp].

Fox, Bethany. Disability and the Way of Jesus: Holistic Healing in the Gospels and the Church. IVP Academic, 2019. ISBN: 978-0830852390, Pub. Price $28.00 [224 pp].

Funder, John. A Heart for the Community: New Models for Urban and Suburban Ministry. Moody Publishers, 2013. ISBN: 978-0802410689, Pub. Price $29.99 [512 pp].

Hart, Drew G. I. Trouble I’ve Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism. Herald Press, 2016. ISBN: 978-1513800004, Pub. Price $16.99. [189 pp.].

Holmes, Barbara. Joy Unspeakable: Contemplative Practices of the Black Church. Fortress Press, 2017. ISBN: 978-1506421612, Pub. Price $29.00 [264 pp].

Humphreys, José. Seeing Jesus in East Harlem: What Happens When Churches Show Up and Stay Put. IVP Press, 2018. ISBN: 978-0830841493, Pub. Price $16.00 [240 pp].

Perkins, John. One Blood: Parting Words to the Church on Race and Love. Moody Publishers, 2018. ISBN: 978-0802418012, Pub. Price $15.99 [208 pp.].

Smith, Efrem. The Post-Black and Post-White Church: Becoming the Beloved Community in a Multi-Ethnic World. Jossey-Bass, 2012. ISBN: 978-1118036587, Pub Price $24.95 [240 pp.].

Read One of these books about African American Church contexts:

Hart, Drew G. I. Trouble I’ve Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism. Herald Press, 2016. ISBN: 978-1513800004, Pub. Price $16.99. Available as an e-book from the Fuller Library [189 pp.].

Perkins, John. One Blood: Parting Words to the Church on Race and Love. Moody Publishers, 2018. ISBN: 978-0802418012, Pub. Price $15.99 [208 pp.].

Smith, Efrem. The Post-Black and Post-White Church: Becoming the Beloved Community in a Multi-Ethnic World. Jossey-Bass, 2012. ISBN: 978-1118036587, Pub Price $24.95 [240 pp.].

SUPPLEMENTAL READING: (if you need another book because you have previous read one of the above, choose from the supplemental reading)

Barnes, Craig. The Pastor as Minor Poet: Texts and Subtexts in the Ministerial Life. Eerdmans, 2008. ISBN: 978-0802829627, Pub. Price $22.00 [154 pp.].

Bevins, Winfield. Ever Ancient, Ever New: The Allure of Liturgy for a New Generation. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2019. ISBN: 978-0310533137, Pub. Price $16.99 [224 pp].

Leach, Tara Beth. Emboldened: A Vision for Empowering Women in Ministry. IVP Books, 2017. ISBN: 978-0830845248, Pub. Price $17.00 [200 pp.].

McKnight, Scot. A Fellowship of Differents: Showing the World God’s Design for Life Together. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2015. ISBN: 978-0310277675, Pub. Price $19.99 [272 pages].

Montilla, R. Esteban.Pastoral Care And Counseling With Latino/as. Fortress Press, 2006. ISBN: 978-0800638207, Pub. Price $17.00 [164 pp.]

Nouwen, Henri. Wounded Healer. Image Books, 1979. ISBN: 978-0385148030, Pub. Price $14.00 [100 pp.].

Peterson, Eugene. Five Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co, 1992. ISBN 978-0802806604, Pub. Price $20.00 [251 pages].

___________. Working the Angles: The Shape of Pastoral Integrity. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1987. ISBN: 978-0802802651, Pub. Price $20.00 [137 pages].

Rah, Soong-Chan. Prophetic Lament: A Call to Justice in Troubled Times. InterVarsity Press, 2015. ISBN: 978-0830836949, Pub. Price $18.00 [224 pp.].

Scazzero, Peter. The Emotionally Healthy Leader: How Transforming Your Inner Life Will Deeply Transform Your Church, Team, and the World. Zondervan, 2015. ISBN: 978-0310494577, Pub. Price $26.99 [336 pp.].

Tan, Siang-Yang. Shepherding God’s People: A Guide to Faithful and Fruitful Pastoral Ministry. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2019. ISBN: 978-0801097706, Pub. Price $22.99 [272 pp].

Wimberly, Edward P. African American Pastoral Care: Revised Edition. Abingdon, 2008. ISBN: 978-0687649495, Pub. Price $19.99. Available as an e-book from the Fuller Library [151 pp.].

RECOMMENDED READING:

Anderson, Ray S. Ministry on the Fireline: A Practical Theology for an Empowered Church, Reprint ed. Wipf & Stock, 2011. ISBN: 978-1610972024, Pub. Price $28.00 [236 pages].

Bolsinger, Tod. Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory. IVP, 2015. ISBN: 978-0830841264, Pub. Price $22.00 [250 pages].

Burns, Bob. Resilient Ministry: What Pastors Told Us About Surviving and Thriving. IVP Books, 2013. ISBN: 978-0830841035, Pub. Price $20.00 [313 pp.].

Clinton Tim, and Jared Pingleton. The Struggle Is Real: How to Care for Mental and Relational Health Needs in the Church. WestBow Press, 2017. ISBN: 978-1512792997, Pub. Price $29.95 [432 pp.].

Creech, Robert R. Family Systems and Congregational Life: A Map for Ministry. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2019. ISBN: 978-1540960375, Pub. Price $27.99 [240 pp].

Doehring, Carrie. Pastoral Care: A Postmodern Approach. Westminster John Knox, 2015. ISBN: 978-0664238407, Pub. Price $30.00. [254 pp.]

Evans, Rachel H. Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers. 2015. ISBN: 978-0718022129, Pub. Price $16.99 [288 pp].

Frost, Michael. Keep Christianity Weird: Embracing the Discipline of Being Different. Colorado Spring, CO: NavPress, 2018. ISBN: 978-1631468513, Pub. Price $7.99 [192 pages].

Galindo, Israel. The Hidden Lives of Congregations: Discerning Church Dynamics. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2004. ISBN: 978-1566993074, Pub. Price $25.00 [240 pp.].

Hansen, David. The Art of Pastoring: Ministry Without All the Answers. Revised ed. IVP Books, 2012. ISBN: 978-0830841042, Pub. Price $20.00. Available as an e-book from the Fuller Library [224 pp.].

Jinkins, Michael. Letters to New Pastors. Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2006. ISBN: 978-0802827517, Pub. Price $16.00 [204 pp.].

Lartey, Emmanuel Y. Pastoral Theology in an Intercultural World. Wipf & Stock, 2013. ISBN: 978-1620329733, Pub Price $22.00 [174 pp.].

Lee, Cameron and Kurt Fredrickson. That Their Work Will Be a Joy: Understanding and Coping with the Challenges of Pastoral Ministry. Wipf & Stock, 2012. ISBN: 978-1608997626, Pub. Price $33.00 [278 pp.].

Lee, Cameron and James L. Furrow. Preparing Couples for Love and Marriage: A Pastor’s Resource. Abingdon Press, 2013. ISBN: 978-1426753206, Pub. Price $19.99 [160 pp.].

McKnight, Scot. Pastor Paul: Nurturing a Culture of Christoformity in the Church. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2019. ISBN: 978-1587434266, Pub. Price $21.99 [272 pp].

Neuhaus, Richard John. Freedom for Ministry. Revised ed. Eerdmans, 1992. ISBN: 978-0802806222, Pub. Price $27.50 [271 pp.].

Peterson, Eugene. The Pastor: A Memoir. HarperOne, 2011. ISBN: 978-0061988219, Pub. Price $16.99 [336 pp.].

Rohrer, David. The Sacred Wilderness of Pastoral Ministry: Preparing a People for the Presence of the Lord. IVP Books, 2012. ISBN: 978-0830838240, Pub. Price $16.00 [180 pp.]

Root, Andrew. The Pastor in a Secular Age: Ministry to People Who No Longer Need a God. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2019. ISBN: 978-0801098475, Pub. Price $26.99 [320 pp].

Simpson, Amy. Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church’s Mission. IVP Books, 2013. ISBN: 978-0830843046, Pub. Price $18.00 [222 pp.].

Steinke, Peter. How your Church Family Works: Understanding Congregations as Emotional Systems. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2006. ISBN: 978-1566993296, Pub. Price $24.00 [146 pp.].

Weborg, John. Made Healthy in Ministry for Ministry. Wipf & Stock, 2011. ISBN: 978-1608998630, Pub. Price $19.00 [134 pp.].

Wilde, Caleb. Confessions of a Funeral Director: How the Business of Death Saved My Life. HarperCollins, 2017. ISBN: 978-0062465245, Pub. Price $25.99 [208 pp.].

Wimberly, Edward. Recalling Our Own Stories: Spiritual Renewal for Religious Caregivers. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2019. ISBN: 978-1506454771, Pub. Price $16.99 [156 pp].

Yarhouse, Mark, Richard E. Butman and Barrett W McRay. Modern Psychopathologies: A Comprehensive Christian Appraisal. IVP Academics, 2005. ISBN: 978-0830827701, Pub. Price $38.00 [457 pp.].

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

  1. Attend and participate in class, and engage in online directed learning activities, and 10 hours of directed learning activities (DLAs) as an extra assignment.(15% of the grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, #2, #3, #4] [40 hours].
  2. Write a 750-word autobiographical paper that connects the student’s upbringing with their practice of pastoral ministry. This paper will also include a section on practices for self-care (20% of the grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, #3, #4] [6 hours].
  3. Write a 500-word report on an interview with a pastor related to matters of call and congregational care (10% of the grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, #3, #4] [5 hours].
  4. Write a 2,000-word paper (30%). Students will write a theologically reflective essay responding to a case, its context, and options for pastoral praxis. [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, 3, and 4] [25 hours].
  5. Engage in spiritual formation practices throughout the quarter, and practice active listening skills (10% of the grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #2, #3] [13 hours].
  6. Complete the online training course for mandated reporting (5% of the grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #5] [5 hours].
  7. Complete 1400 pages of reading. [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, #3, #4] [65 hours].
  8. Write a 300-word paper developing an outline for a wedding or a funeral, and offering a theology of that service as it relates to the practice of ministry (10% of the grade)[This assignment is related to learning outcome #4] [2 hours].
  9. Complete classroom exercise in active listening. [This assignment is related to learning outcome #2].

PREREQUISITES: IS500 and IS502 are highly recommended but not required.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Option to meet the PM requirement in the MDiv Program (2017). Option to meet the PC requirement in the 120 MDiv Program (Fall 2015).

FINAL EXAMINATION: None.

NOTE: This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification. Textbook prices are set by publishers and are subject to change. Copyright 2019 Fuller Theological Seminary.