DESCRIPTION: The aim of this course is to provide practical experiences for
students who are taking the MA in Christian Leadership (General Format).
Students will focus especially on identifying the perceptions, dilemmas, needs,
and institutional cultures of God's people involved in mutual ministry in the
world. Participants will engage in a project designed to prepare them to assist
God's people to deal with these aspects of their divine calling.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students will (1) understand and experience how to assess a
given ministry's needs and culture, especially as it relates to leadership; (2)
observe and experience the dynamics of an organization's leadership and compare
that to their own leadership style, history, and philosophy; (3) theologically
reflect on the relationship of power related to organizational responsibilities
and the commitment to equipping all of God's people for ministry; and (4)
develop and practice a theologically driven project that fits both the interest
of the student and the needs of the assigned organization.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY: The practicum should help students identify the
particular challenges, tasks, and skills involved in ministry in God's world,
as well as equip them to become effective resource persons to the community of
faith as it fulfills its ministry in the church and the world.
PRACTICUM FORMAT: Students will spend ten hours a week for ten weeks in a
community-based setting (a total of 100 hours). One hour each week is to be
spent with the approved supervisor for evaluation, planning, theological
reflection, and prayer.
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 a practicum
site. The student should contact the Office of Field Education at 626-584-5387
or fielded@fuller.edu to request the MACL Practicum materials. Then, the
student must submit the Internship and Supervisor applications. After the
student has submitted these applications, he or she must schedule an enrollment
interview with the Office of Field Education. If the Practicum is approved, the
student will then receive a Course Approval Notification that must be submitted
to the Academic Advisor prior to registration.
REQUIRED READING: The student will be provided with a reading list of
appropriate titles concerning Christian leadership training and development. A
one-page report in the form of a synopsis with theological reflective comments
will be completed on each of three books.
ASSIGNMENTS: