Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School · Courses
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14 courses with the subject PT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
PT 202212 Supervised Ministry
The Supervised Ministry experience involves both practicum experience and an integrative class. In this experience students will: 1)Practice the various arts and skills of ministry, in consultation with the supervisor. 2) Practice doing theology inductively and analogically. 3)Think critically about ministry in a way that relates to the context. 4) Develop an integrated theology of ministry that uses the range of subjects taught in the theological curriculum. 5)Develop the habits of learning in and from the community of ministry and of engaging in ongoing self-evaluation of his/her own work.
This course will focus on the most common emotional and spiritual issues that pastoral ministers are likely to encounter as they journey with others. We will look at the unique role of the Pastor in the life of the faith community and in the most intimate moments in the life of the people of that community. Case studies will provide student with practical experience dealing with life’s wonder-fi and awe-fi moments.
What distinguishes preaching that is pastoral, communicative of the Gospel, scripturally rooted, and spiritually liberating? Exploring these questions, the course will address sermon preparation and delivery, with opportunities for students to integrate theory and practice by preaching in class. Att will be given to the use of language, metaphor and imagination, and responsible encounter with the biblical text.
This course will provide students with the tools needed to excel in leadership of and navigation through the mechanics of non-profit management. Students will be able to review theoretical and practical policies and procedures of the nonprofit sector and be able to develop their own nonprofit management plan by examining trends in nonprofit management across sectors, nationally, globally and historically. The overarching goal of this course is to deepen student understanding of the nature of the nonprofit world while making connections to our foundations in ministry. Vital to the course will be the exploration of the intersection of our faith practices with the implementation of nonprofit management approaches.
The purpose of this course is to offer theoretical and experiential preparation for students related to the issues of providing appropriate and meaningful pastoral care in the context of illness. 31 course Instructor
As the scope of medical care becomes more complex, there is an urgent need for new dialogue on the integration of faith and medical practice. Patients and their families, increasingly, wish to have issues of faith cultivated during their care - and research confirms that doing this successfully improves their experience. This course, co-taught by pediatric oncologist Jessica Shand and pediatric chaplain Maurice Hopkins, will use didactic, case-based and individual reflective learning to explore intersections of faith and medicine, including theological approaches to suffering, interfaith perspectives on medical care and conversation-building between physicians and chaplains.
The Celtic way weaves all aspects of life together into a knotwork tapestry of God, Nature, and humanity. The objectives of the course are the particulars of this greater design.
This course examines aspects of ministry as practiced by pastors within the Baptist traditions. Building upon the history, principles, and practices, which are common among Baptists, special attention will be paid to pastoral leadership with the American Baptist Churches, USA and to the leadership practices of Black Baptist traditions. Students will receive practical instructions in the pastor’s administrative role, current governance practices in the Baptist churches, the ordinances of Baptism and The Lord’s Supper, and issues facing pastors in the post-modern Church in American society. The goal is to explore the tension between freedom and responsibility. Primary attention will be given to course members’ needs in the ordination process.
This course will examine the development of United Methodist polity from a historical and theological perspective. Students will become familiar with the nature and implications of connectionalism, studying The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church, as well as supplemental readings. Attention will be paid to how United Methodist polity relates to contemporary issues of ministry and mission.
An examination of the Reformed theological traditions and biblical principles that form the foundation of the Book of Confessions. This course is open to all students, but is required for Presbyterians preparing for the theology exam in the Presbyterian Church (USA).
PT 364Unitarian Universalist and Liberal Theologies
This course will focus on 20th and 21st century Unitarian and Universalist theologies, and will also include recent liberal Christian theology. It will be a seminar course, with emphasis on reading and discussion, presentation of papers, and shared leadership. Course objectives are to become familiar with UU and liberal theology; to understand and begin to participate in current theological dialogue; to practice theological reflection; to practice integrating theology into sermon-writing; and to articulate a personal theology.
One of the questions for ordination of Presbyterian ministers of Word and Sacrament, elders, and deacons, to which an affirmative answer is required, reads “Will you be governed by our church’s polity, and will you abide by its discipline?” The course is designed to equip students seeking leadership positions in the Presbyterian Church USA (specifically, but not exclusively, those preparing for ordained ministry) to answer in the affirmative, familiarizing them with the constitutional policies and procedures of the denomination as delineated primarily in the Constitution of the PC (USA) Part II. Primary attention will be devoted to the Form of Government in depth and to the Rules of Discipline. Course methodology includes lecture, class discussion, role play, Biblical and theological reflection, research, and development of skills in listening, communication, procedural negotiation, rules of order, and ability to apply the polity of the church in a practical and helpful manner.
PT 380Conflict Transformation in Faith Communities
The course is designed to teach skill and approaches for managing, resolving or transforming conflict. Preliminary to utilization of this process is a clear understanding of conflict, its causes and consequences, and the usual societal response.
This class is combined with a pilgrimage to Israel Palestine. On this pilgrimage Students and Life Long Learners will visit Jewish, Christian and Muslim holy sites, meet people of these faith communities, and engage the ways in which the realities of military occupation and settler colonialism are tearing the fabric of life in this land. Particular attention will be paid to what Palestinians see and have to say about their situation and how it relates to what is happening elsewhere. Throughout the twelve days, there will be occasions for prayer, worship, Bible study, as well as lectures on biblical and contemporary theological and ethical topics. 33 course Instructor Dr. Mark Brummitt & Dr. Melanie A. Duguid-May
