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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
I 3 hours An introduction to the principles and practices of pastoral care and counseling. Students will examine systems in pastoral care and counseling from a biblical and theological perspective. The course will address visitation, ministering to the sick and their support system, and developmental family issues. Special attention is given to premarital, marital, divorce, and bereavement counseling. The pastor's place in the mental health care network and appropriate circumstances for professional referral will also be considered. Prerequisite: PY 101.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours An advanced course in pastoral care and counseling techniques. This course employs both in-class preparation and clinical practice. Students apply pastoral care and counseling intervention techniques in a clinical setting. Attention is given to family dynamics, conflict management and resolution, and crisis management, with particular reference to pastoral care in the black community. Assessment and referral methods are reviewed. Field education is required. Prerequisite: RP 361.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours An examination of biblical, theological, and historical foundations of Christian ministry and their relevance to professional issues in ministry. The course is designed to lead students from critical reflection to informed practice. As a continuation of RP 132, this course utilizes a case-study approach to develop the role of the minister as grounded in the ministry of Christ. Emphasis is placed on servant-leadership, ministerial ethics, life management, denominational polity, and strategic planning. Field education and personality testing are required. Prerequisites: RB 211, RP 132, and RT 221.
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2.00 Credits
2 hours An introduction to the biblical, theological, and historical foundations of Christian worship and the implications for black liturgical experience. With an emphasis on building skills for practice, the course explores selected liturgical elements, including the role of music and the centrality of the Word. Attention is given to the relationship between corporate worship and service. Students are required to complete observations in various worship settings. Prerequisites: RB 211 and RT 221.
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2.00 Credits
2 hours An introduction to public evangelism and church growth. With an emphasis on developing skills for practice, students examine the biblical and theological foundations of public evangelism and church growth as demonstrated in the ministry of Christ. Traditional and non-traditional approaches are explored. Special emphasis is given to the role of the laity in successful public evangelism and church growth. Field education is required. Prerequisites: RB 211 and RP 231.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours An application of Christian ministry in the church setting, designed to build students' basic skills in ministerial practice. As a continuation of RP 431, this course employs both in-class preparation and clinical participation in church administration, visitation, church finance, services of the church (e.g. baptism, wedding, funeral, communion, baby dedication), auxiliary ministries, and strategic planning. Attention is also given to resources for ministry, including technology. Field education is required. Prerequisite: RP 431.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
1-3 hours An advanced course designed to provide students with pastoral experience in a church and/or community setting (e.g. nursing home, campus residence hall, hospice, shelter, correctional facility). Students will engage in a specific area of ministry that will be supervised and assessed. This practicum is structured to allow students to test their ministry skills in a real-life setting. Prerequisite: RP 431.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
1-3 hours A course designed to provide students with instructional experience in a classroom setting. Students are assigned to the Department of Religion and Theology, Oakwood Adventist Academy, and other educational settings. Students will actively participate in classroom instruction that will be supervised and assessed. This practicum is structured to allow students to test their teaching skills in a real-life setting. Prerequisite: RP 351 and ED 240.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
1-3 hours A course designed to provide students with pastoral care experience in hospitals and other clinical settings. Students will work as counselors and chaplains with families, patients, health care providers, and community organizations in diverse cultural and religious settings. A supervised group setting will provide opportunities for each student to reflect theologically about human crisis, personal illness, loss, and community conflicts. The experience will allow each student to reflect on her/his personal and pastoral identity in diverse pastoral care settings. Prerequisites: RP 362 and PY 421.
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1.00 Credits
1 hour A practicum course designed to provide students with summer evangelistic experience in national or international field settings. Students will actively participate in assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of evangelistic meetings that will be supervised and assessed. Emphasis is placed on developing Christ-centered evangelistic preaching. The practicum will include instruction in public evangelism and church growth and may be taken in conjunction with RP 442. Prerequisite: RP 342 and senior standing.
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