Spring 2005/Pasadena
CN548
Y. S. Kim
CN548: RESTORING KOREAN FAMILIES (Taught in Korean). Yea Sun E. Kim.
DESCRIPTION:
- This course is designed to equip Korean students with a biblical
and psychological understanding of divorce and remarriage. It will enable
students to be more effective in ministering to the divorced and the remarried
through counseling and education. It will also teach students how to understand
and work with the children of the divorced. Finally, it will familiarize
students with clergy self-care, which is essential in working with people in
distress.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
- Korean families in the USA and Korea are undergoing a myriad of
serious family problems. The number of divorcing couples, single parents,
blended families, and troubled children of the divorced continue to increase.
This reality is forcing Korean churches to initiate healing ministries for
families in pain. However, Korean church leaders are not properly trained to
minister to such families. This course aims to equip Korean church leaders with
the ability to initiate family ministry for the divorced and remarried that is
theologically solid as well as suitable for Korean families and
churches.
COURSE FORMAT:
- The course will utilize lectures, student presentations,
discussion, and video-tapes. The class will meet weekly for three-hour sessions
for ten weeks.
REQUIRED READING:
- Backus, W. Learning to Tell Myself the Truth. Minneapolis:
Bethany House, 1994.
- Olson, R. P. and C. D. Pia-Terry. Ministry with Remarried Persons.
Valley Forge: Judson Press, 1984.
- Oswald, R. M. Clergy Self-Care: Finding a Balance for Effective
Ministry. New York: Alban Institute, 1995.
- Smoke, J. Growing through Divorce. Eugene, OR: Harvest House,
1995.
- Worthington, E. L. Counseling before Marriage: A How-To Approach.
Dallas: Word, 1990.
RECOMMENDED READING:
- Cloud, Henry and John Townsend. Boundaries: When to Say Yes,
When to Say No to Take Control of Your Life. Grand Rapids: Zondervan,
1992.
- Dunn, D. New Faces in the Frame. Nashville: Life Way Press, 1994.
- Ferguson, D.; T. Ferguson; B. Walker; and J. Walker. Discovering
Intimacy. Austin: Intimacy Press, 1998.
- House, H. W., ed. Divorce and Remarriage: Four Christian Views.
Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1990.
- Nouwen, H. The Wounded Healer. New York: Doubleday, 1972.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- A fifteen-page paper on ministry to the divorced or the remarried, or on
clergy self-care.
- Conducting two sessions of an education program on divorce and remarriage
at a local church or in an informal setting.
- One class presentation.
PREREQUISITES:
- Understanding Korean. (English may be used for class presentations
and for papers.) No audits.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- Meets MDiv core requirement in Pastoral Counseling (MIN 5) and
concentration in family life education and pastoral family counseling.
FINAL EXAMINATION: None.