MASTER OF DIVINITY (Pastoral Care & Counseling

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MASTER OF DIVINITY (Pastoral Care & Counseling Concentration) 2017-2018* HOURS REQUIRED: 78 Suggested Sequence of Courses FALL

SPRING

CH 500 CO 526 CO 539 YEAR GS 500 NT 501 1 OT 511 TM 500

History of the Christian Movement Therapeutic Communication Group Experience Thinking Biblically & Theologically New Testament Greek I Israel’s Early History & Poetry Intro to Mentored Formation TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS

3 ____ 2 ____ 1 ____ 2 ____ 3 ____ 3 ____ 1 ____ 15

AE 500 CO 551 CO 657 NT 502 NT 512 OT 512 TM 501

Apologetics & Ethics Crisis Counseling OR Counseling Responses in Crises and Disasters New Testament Greek II Epistles & Revelation Kingdom of Israel & Prophets Mentored Formation TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS

CO 540

Issues in Counseling Ministries Brief Counseling Brief Counseling Practicum Intro to Expository Preaching Hebrew I Mentored Formation TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS

3 ____ 2 ____ 1 ____ 3 ____ 3 ____ 1 ____ 13

CO 552 CO 621 OT 502 TH 501 TM 602

Marriage & Family Counseling Social & Cultural Foundations Hebrew II Survey of Christian Doctrine I Mentored Formation TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS

3 ____ 3 ____ 3 ____ 3 ____ 1 ____ 13

Gospels & Acts Survey of Christian Doctrine II Mentored Formation Language Exegesis or Bible1 Open electives TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS

3 ____ 3 ____ 1 ____ 3 ____ 2 ____ 12

CO 650 TM 604 NT/OT EXMDIV ELECT

Counseling Ministries Internship Mentored Formation Summative Experience Language Exegesis or Bible1 MDiv Oral Exam Open electives TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS

3 ____ 1 ____ 3 ____ 0 ____ 3 ____ 10

YEAR CO 560 2

CO 570 HOM 500 OT 501 TM 601

NT 511 TH 502 YEAR TM 603 3 NT/OT ELECT

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Students must take one NT Language Exegesis/Bible course and one OT Language Exegesis /Bible course from the following options: (1) New Testament - NT 611 Using Greek in New Testament Exegesis OR NT 635 Letter to the Romans: Analysis, Hermeneutics, and Theology. (2) Old Testament - OT 701 Hebrew Exegesis of Old Testament Texts, OT 640 Book of Joshua: Analysis, Hermeneutics, and Theology OR OT 648 Book of Genesis *

The MDiv program with a pastoral care and counseling concentration is sufficient for any form of ministerial vocation that recognizes a need to be trained in pastoral care and counseling issues and skills

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MASTER OF DIVINITY (Pastoral Care & Counseling Concentration) 2017-2018* HOURS REQUIRED: 78 Degree Requirements Master of Divinity Required Courses with Pastoral Care & Counseling Concentration Biblical Studies: Thinking Biblically / Theologically …………………………………………………….…………….…. 2 GS 500

Thinking Biblically & Theologically [2]

New Testament …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6 NT 511 NT 512

Gospels & Acts (pre/coreq: GS 500) [3] Epistles & Revelation (pre/coreq: GS 500) [3]

Old Testament …………………………………………………………………………………………………... 6 OT 511 OT 512

Israel’s Early History & Poetry [3] Kingdom of Israel & Prophets [3]

Christian Thought: Apologetics & Ethics ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 AE 500

Apologetics & Ethics [3]

Biblical Languages: New Testament Greek …………………………………………………………………………………….… 9 NT 501 New Testament Greek I [3] NT 502 New Testament Greek II (prereq: NT 501) [3] Choose one New Testament course from the following: NT 611 Using Greek in NT Exegesis (prereq: NT 502, offered fall) [3] NT 635 Romans: Analysis, Hermeneutics, & Theology (prereq: NT502) [3]

Old Testament Hebrew ……………………………………………………………………………………… 9 OT 501 Hebrew I [3] OT 502 Hebrew II (prereq: OT 501) [3] Choose one Old Testament course from the following: OT 701 Hebrew Exegesis of OT Texts (prereq: OT 502) [3] OT 640 Joshua: Analysis, Hermeneutics, and Theology (prereq: OT 502, offered fall) [3] OT 648 Book of Genesis (prereq: OT 502, offered spring) [3]

Church History …………………………………………………………………………………………………... 3 CH 500

Concentration: Pastoral Care & Counseling ………………………………………..…………………………………….. 17

History of the Christian Movement [3]

Theology …………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 6 TH 501 TH 502

Survey of Christian Doctrine I (pre/coreq: GS 500) [3] Survey of Christian Doctrine II (prereq: TH 501) [3]

Ministry Leadership: Relational Ministry ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 CO 540

Issues in Counseling Ministries [3]

Homiletics ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….... 3 HOM 500

Intro to Expository Preaching [3]

Mentored Formation: Training and Mentoring (taken in sequence) .…………………………………………………….. 6 TM 500 TM 501 TM 601 TM 602 TM 603 TM 604

CO 526 CO 539 CO 551 CO 657 CO 552 CO 560 CO 570 CO 621 CO 650

Intro to Mentored Formation Mentored Formation Mentored Formation Mentored Formation Mentored Formation Mentored Formation Summative Exp

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Therapeutic Communication [2] Group Experience [1] Crisis Counseling (intersession odd yrs) OR Counseling Responses in Crises & Disasters (intersession even yrs) [2] Marriage and Family Counseling [3] Brief Counseling (prereq: CO 526, offered fall) [2] Brief Counseling Practicum (prereq: CO 560, offered fall) [1] Social & Cultural Foundations [3] Counseling Ministries Internship (prereqs: CO 526; CO 539; CO 560; CO 570 & instructor permission) [3]

Open Electives ……………………………………………………………………………………………..….. 5 Choose any course from any department

MDiv Oral Exam ..………………………………...………………………………………………………….... 0 EXMDIV

MDiv Oral Exam (prereq: TH 501, TH 502) [0]

NOTE: Courses are offered both fall and spring, unless otherwise noted. *The MDiv program with a pastoral care and counseling concentration is sufficient for any form of ministerial vocation that recognizes a need to be trained in pastoral care and counseling issues and skills.