Field Education Courses for the 2010 Fall Session

(For students taking field education of 500 hours.)

A seminar involving engagement in a ministry setting, appropriate supervision, and weekly theological reflection.

This praxis course is required for all MDiv, MRE, MPS and Diploma students. It combines, weekly, two and a half hours of classroom teaching and seminar work with eight hours in a supervised contextual education site. Classroom and seminar work includes structured discussion and biblical/theological reflection on ministry practice. Intentional learning covenants in the site and in a class small group provide opportunity to connect, to challenge and to integrate theoretical learning and practice and to develop the art of giving and receiving critical feedback and evaluation. Evaluation is based on successful completion of 8 written critical reflections, 6 verbatims, class presentations and participation, self, peer and site educator evaluation reports. *Successful completion of Context and Ministry EMP1601 is pre-requisite for this course. Students meet with the instructor by mid-March to negotiate an appropriate learning site for the following September. Placements in rural and urban congregations, social and institutional settings are available. *Successful completion of Context and Ministry EMP1601 is pre-requisite for this course. In March students will meet with the instructor to negotiate an appropriate learning site for the following September. Placements in rural and urban congregations, social and institutional settings are available.

One-year pastoral internship under the supervision of a Pastor. Monthly seminar, personal reflection, theological reflection and one presentation. 50% of the grade will be given on the basis of attendance and participation in the placement, seminar, and completed assigned theological reflections; 50% will be based on the pastoral growth of the student as reflected in the final written evaluations. Please see the Director of Parish Internship for more information.

An approved field placement with appropriate supervision and theological reflection seminar and three assignments. This course is part of the Diaconate Formation Diploma program at St. Augustine's.

This course consists of two parts: A) Practical Theology Seminar (0.5 Credit for RGF3040) - a seminar for first year students to develop the skills of theological reflection through which to reflect on personal faith development, a call to ministry, and an integration of personal experience and theology into a development of ministerial practice. Class participation, personal reflection papers, a final synthesis paper as well as workshops in pastoral skills, liturgy and personal identity will help to facilitate formation. B) Theological Reflection Seminar (0.5 Credit for RGF3040) - follows or runs concurrently with the theological field education ministry placement. The process of theological reflection enables the student to understand and assess their ministry in the context of personal faith and the theology they are studying in the total program. The remainder of the weekly meetings are spent in theological reflection on case studies of ministry events experienced by class members. Means of Evaluation: Case studies. Pass/Fail course.