Summer 2005/Pasadena
FE501A/B/C
Clark
FE501A/B/C: PART-TIME CHURCH INTERNSHIP. Chapman Clark.
DESCRIPTION:
- This course (offered pass/fail for 2 units) is the required
nine-month 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 course has three primary components: practical ministry,
supervision, and theological reflection. The student spends at least 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 to discuss a) professional
direction, evaluation, and oversight 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:
- (1) Participation in a Preparatory Workshop during the first week
of the first quarter in which the student is registered for a FE course. (2)
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). (3) Meeting during the first quarter
(FE501A) with the Director of Field Education, or other Field Education staff
as selected, for a progress report on the internship. (4) Completion of
Evaluation Reports by the student and the supervisor, to be turned in by the
end of the tenth week of EACH quarter. (5) 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). (6) Participation in a minimum of four
Ministry Enrichment Seminars during the course of the internship, to be
arranged with the Office of Field Education.
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 is to read the preregistration materials available at www.fuller.edu/sot/fielded or in the Office of
Field Education. 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 will then
receive a Course Approval Notification that must be submitted to the Academic
Advisor prior to registration. The student must also participate in the Field
Education Preparatory Workshop prior to actual involvement in the
internship.
PREREQUISITES: None.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- The three-quarter sequence, FE501A, B, and C, is required to meet
the FE1 MDiv core requirement in Field Education (MIN 7). It is offered
pass/fail for 2 units. It is an elective for the MA in Theology (General
Format) and meets requirements for some MA in [a 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.