DESCRIPTION: This course (pass/fail for 2 units) is the full-time, one-quarter
internship under the supervision of a pastor/supervisor 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.
SIGNIFICANCE FOR LIFE AND MINISTRY: This course offers practice and training in
the tasks and skills of music, worship, and/or arts ministry whether the person
serves as a 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.
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.
COURSE FORMAT: The student must first contact the Field Education and Ministry
Formation (FEMF) Office for preregistration materials and instructions on
arranging an internship. The course has three primary components: practical
ministry, supervision, and theological reflection. The student spends at least
35 hours each week for ten weeks (one academic quarter) 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 FEMF
Office. 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)
mentoring, support, spiritual formation, and prayer.
ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT: