Summer 2003/Pasadena
FE501A/B/C
Kernaghan
FE501A/B/C: PART-TIME CHURCH INTERNSHIP. Ronald Kernaghan.
DESCRIPTION:
- This course is the required three-quarter church internship
designed to give students supervised applied experience in pastoral ministry in
the local church.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
- This course is designed to provide a means for students to increase
their skills and experience in a particular area of pastoral ministry, as well
as to meet the requirements which many denominations have for a candidate's
ministry preparation.
COURSE FORMAT:
- 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 the Office of 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 local church 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. Students will meet during the second quarter
(FE501B) in a Reflection Group, led by a faculty member or experienced pastor.
These groups ordinarily meet three to four times, for two hours each time. Each
student participating will write and present one case study from their
internship experience.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Participation in a Preparatory Workshop during the first week of the first
quarter in which the student is registered for a FE course.
- Completion of a Learning Agreement by the supervisor and intern, to be
turned in to the Office of Field Education by the end of the second week of
FE501A (the first quarter of the internship).
- Meeting during the first quarter (FE501A) with the Director of Field
Education, or other faculty member as selected, for a progress report on the
internship.
- Completion of Evaluation Reports by the student and the supervisor, to be
turned in by the end of the tenth week of EACH quarter.
- Participation in a Theological Reflection Group during the second quarter
(FE501B), including completion of a written case study to be submitted to the
Office of Field Education the tenth week of the first quarter (FE501A).
- Participation in a minimum of four Ministry Enrichment Seminars during the
course of the internship, to be arranged with the Office of Field
Education.
PREREQUISITES:
- None. However, note that a church 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 the Field Education Preparatory Workshop prior to actual
involvement in the internship.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- The three-quarter sequence, FE501A, B, and C, is required to meet
the FE1 M.Div. core requirement in Field Education (MIN 7). It is offered
pass/fail for 2 units. It is an elective for the M.A. in Theology (General
Format) and meets requirements for some M.A. in [specialized ministry] degree
programs.
- FINAL EXAMINATION:
- 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.