DESCRIPTION: This course (offered pass/fail for 2 units) is designed to
provide an internship in a church, parachurch, or institutional setting that
will assist the student in developing competencies in the ministry of worship,
theology, and the arts. The internship is a vital component of the student's
final masters project and will therefore be coordinated by the academic program
staff of the Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts based on its
relevance to the overall plan of the student's proposed project.
COURSE OBJECTIVES/LEARNING OUTCOMES: The course seeks the following goals for
each student: Cognitive: theoretical knowledge relating to the theology
and practice of ministry and the ways that the arts serve the church;
Affective: deepened appreciation for the use of arts in ministry and the
artistic gifts of lay persons in ministry; Skills: capacity to use the
arts in worship and in various kinds of ministries, and to develop the use of
artistic talent among lay people in ministry.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY: This course offers an introduction to the tasks and
skills of worship and/or arts ministry whether the person serves as a part-time
worship director, music leader, visual or performing arts director, or pastor
who is concerned about developing and integrating worship and the arts in a
congregation or ministry setting.
COURSE FORMAT: The student begins the internship process by contacting the
Office of Field Education for preregistration materials and instructions on
arranging an internship. An internship site should be selected with the
approval of the academic program staff of the Brehm Center. The course has
three primary components: practical ministry, supervision, and theological
reflection. The student spends at least ten hours each week for nine months
(three academic quarters) in the church, parachurch, or institutional setting
involved in specific ministry assignments agreed upon by the on-site supervisor
and student, and approved by the academic program staff of the Brehm Center and
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 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 on-site supervisor and the student to be turned into the Office of Field Education by the end of the second week of the quarter. (2) Completion of final evaluations by the on-site supervisor and student to be turned into the Office of Field Education by the end of the tenth week of EACH quarter. (3) Meeting during the first quarter (FE513A) and the third quarter (FE513C) with the Field Education Staff or academic program staff of the Brehm Center as selected, for a progress report on the internship.
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 in the process is to read the preregistration materials
available on the
internet 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: The three-quarter sequence, FE503A, B, and C
(WTA), meets the requirement for the MA in Worship, Theology, and the Arts
degree. It also meets the FE2 Field Education requirement for the MDiv (MIN 7).
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.