Fall 2009/Pasadena
GM586
Clark
GM586: PRACTICUM IN CONGREGATION-BASED LEADERSHIP. Chapman Clark.
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
church. 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 local church's needs and culture, especially as it relates to leadership;
(2) observe and experience the dynamics of local church leadership and compare
that to their own leadership style, history, and philosophy; (3) theologically
reflect on the relationship of power related to pastoral responsibilities and
the commitment to equipping 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 local congregation.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY: The practicum should help students identify the
particular challenges, tasks, and skills involved in ministry in a
congregation-based context, 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 local
church (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 Applications. 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 and his/her
Academic Advisor will receive a Course Approval Notification. The student must
then contact the Academic Advisor to receive a Course Reference Number (CRN) in
order to register for GM586 online.
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 theologically reflective
comments will be completed on each of three books.
ASSIGNMENTS:
PREREQUISITES: None.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets core practicum in MA in Christian Leadership
requirements. This practicum is offered only for letter grade and four units
credit.
FINAL EXAMINATION: None.
This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to
modification. (8/09)