Spring 2006/Pasadena
FE502
Ingram

FE502: FULL-TIME INTERNSHIP. Gwen Ingram.


DESCRIPTION: This course (offered pass/fail for 2 units) is the full-time, three-month FE2 internship under the supervision of a pastor/supervisor in a church, parachurch, or institutional setting, leading to the development of competencies in specialized areas of ministry as well as overall exposure to ministry skills.

COURSE OBJECTIVES/LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students will (1) have a clearer sense of pastoral identity; (2) be better able to function in a pastoral role; (3) grow in their moral and spiritual integrity as followers of Jesus Christ; (4) be better able to engage in theological reflection in Christian ministry; (5) appreciate the importance of theological reflection in Christian ministry; (6) be more committed to the church.

RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY: This course offers practice and training in the tasks and skills of professional ministry in a local church, parachurch organization, or institutional setting.

COURSE FORMAT: The course has three primary components: practical ministry, supervision, and theological reflection. The student spends at least 35 hours each week for ten weeks in the church, parachurch, or institutional setting 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.

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 final evaluations by the supervisor and student to be turned in to the Office of Field Education by the end of the tenth week of the quarter.

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.

PREREQUISITES: None.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets the FE2 Field Education requirement for the MDiv (MIN 7). It is an elective for the MA in Theology (General Format) and meets requirements meets requirements for some MA in [a specialized ministry] degree programs. This course 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 completion of assignments as listed above.